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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.32/cwt +8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 530 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $124.65/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 525 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.24/cwt +11.13 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 455 lb · 39 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 578 942 934
Feeder cattle 578 942 934

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. ***Offerings also included the following video load lots:*** 1 Load - 75 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 650 lbs. @137.00 per cwt 1 Load - 78 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 650 lbs. @ 140.50 per cwt 1 Load - 66 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 740 lbs. @ 133.00 per cwt 1 Load - 61 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 810 lbs. @ 131.00 per cwt 1 Load - 57 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 875 lbs. @ 129.75 per cwt 2 Loads - 145 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 800 lbs. @ 129.50 per cwt ***Total number of head counting video load lots 684 regular run + 482 video cattle = 1166 total head***

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 244 6 144.00 $144.00 $351 +9.00
322 322 11 140.00 $140.00 $451 -4.00
390–395 393 2 134.00–139.00 $136.48 $536 -7.56
410–446 441 10 131.00–140.00 $135.62 $598 +15.62
463 463 6 134.00 $134.00 $620 +7.66
521 521 12 125.00–130.00 $127.08 $662 -0.02
588–591 590 15 120.00–128.00 $125.87 $743 -1.08
604 604 4 123.00 $123.00 $743
653–663 661 17 115.00–125.00 $121.48 $803 +2.86
705–735 731 8 114.00–123.50 $122.36 $894 +9.55
750 value added 750 7 125.00 $125.00 $938
773 773 6 112.00 $112.00 $866 -4.00
863–870 value added 868 7 116.00–118.50 $116.71 $1,013
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 135.00 $135.00 $392 +11.00
387 387 3 124.00 $124.00 $480 -9.00
490 490 1 114.00 $114.00 $559
555 555 2 116.00 $116.00 $644
680 680 1 110.00 $110.00 $748 +2.00
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 116.00 $116.00 $290 +1.00
310–323 321 8 122.00–134.00 $132.55 $425 +10.55
381–392 383 18 129.00–131.00 $130.66 $500 +9.00
428 428 8 120.00 $120.00 $514 ±0.00
453–462 455 39 117.00–129.50 $126.24 $574 +11.13
518–540 530 51 117.00–125.50 $121.32 $643 +8.93
572–582 578 26 112.00–115.50 $114.16 $660 +7.10
644 644 8 110.50 $110.50 $712 +8.28
651 651 18 113.00–117.00 $115.89 $754 +14.14
721–727 724 9 110.00–110.50 $110.22 $798 +7.75
764 764 5 105.00 $105.00 $802 +5.00
892 892 3 103.00 $103.00 $919
920 920 1 79.00 $79.00 $727
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–381 380 5 100.00–104.50 $103.61 $394
462 462 5 112.00 $112.00 $517 +9.00
650 650 1 103.00 $103.00 $670
800 800 1 76.00 $76.00 $608

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–383 381 30 130.00–135.00 $134.02 $511 -4.58
439 439 15 125.00 $125.00 $549 +2.73
450–456 456 34 119.00–130.00 $129.68 $591
523–534 525 45 120.00–126.00 $124.65 $654 +5.68
587–589 588 12 119.00–126.00 $122.49 $720 +3.31
656–661 657 17 112.50–117.00 $115.67 $760 +6.15
725–738 736 14 106.00–109.50 $109.01 $802 +0.85
839 839 6 98.50 $98.50 $826 -3.50
980 980 1 78.00 $78.00 $764
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–445 412 7 105.00–117.00 $106.85 $440
493 493 3 111.00 $111.00 $547 -3.00
752 752 3 95.00 $95.00 $714
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 102.00 $102.00 $551

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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.