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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $112.39/cwt -7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 524 lb · 84 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.11/cwt -8.87 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 460 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $118.97/cwt -9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 521 lb · 63 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 942 633 0
Feeder cattle 942 633 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-12.00 lower.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 135.00 $135.00 $317 -25.00
325 325 10 144.00 $144.00 $468 -6.00
357–395 367 4 136.00–147.00 $144.04 $529 +0.04
422 422 3 120.00 $120.00 $506 -22.00
454–480 465 13 124.00–130.00 $126.34 $587 -8.83
506–548 522 37 125.00–130.00 $127.10 $663 +2.10
578–586 583 44 123.00–131.00 $126.95 $740 -3.01
631–648 642 12 124.00 $124.00 $796 -3.64
653–695 658 36 115.00–120.00 $118.62 $781 -6.75
715–745 728 10 107.00–117.00 $112.81 $821 -3.75
753 753 9 116.00 $116.00 $873 -7.00
807–840 819 11 110.00–114.00 $113.17 $927 -4.83
850–885 857 5 109.00–112.50 $111.78 $958
925 925 1 105.00 $105.00 $971
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 124.00 $124.00 $370
382 382 11 133.00 $133.00 $508 +9.00
520 520 2 106.00 $106.00 $551 -7.00
650 650 2 108.00 $108.00 $702

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 115.00 $115.00 $310 -13.00
318 318 9 122.00 $122.00 $388 -7.00
376–382 377 27 118.00–122.50 $121.66 $459 -1.28
437 437 5 120.00 $120.00 $524
453–480 460 73 110.00–119.00 $115.11 $530 -8.87
522–538 524 84 110.00–115.00 $112.39 $589 -7.08
554–595 578 47 105.00–115.00 $107.06 $619 -11.42
611–641 634 37 100.00–111.00 $102.22 $648 -12.65
631–639 value added 635 15 116.00–118.00 $116.93 $743
655–693 673 17 100.00–107.00 $101.75 $685 -16.25
679 value added 679 9 115.00 $115.00 $781 -6.50
725–748 737 13 94.00–104.00 $102.47 $755 -4.20
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780
810–848 835 3 95.00–104.00 $101.09 $844 +26.09
856 856 7 103.00 $103.00 $882 +17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 114.00 $114.00 $353
410 410 1 111.00 $111.00 $455
456 456 6 103.00 $103.00 $470 -9.00
575–580 579 9 95.00–103.00 $102.12 $591
740 740 1 90.00 $90.00 $666

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–385 383 22 136.00–139.00 $138.60 $531 -1.07
445–448 447 49 120.00–123.00 $122.27 $547 -15.54
518–522 521 63 115.00–120.00 $118.97 $620 -9.79
587–590 589 47 116.50–120.00 $119.18 $702 -6.33
650–670 655 38 108.00–110.00 $109.52 $717 -3.81
745–748 746 19 105.00–109.00 $108.16 $807 -5.10
833 833 6 102.00 $102.00 $850 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 114.00 $114.00 $539
525 525 3 95.00 $95.00 $499
653 653 2 100.00 $100.00 $653

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.