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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

1,114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.20/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 785 lb · 102 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $112.81/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 638 lb · 86 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.21/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 527 lb · 83 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,114 578 1,119
Feeder cattle 1,114 578 1,119

***Offerings also included the following Load Lot sold on Video*** 1 Load 66 Heifers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 750 @ 121.75 per cwt ***Total number of head counting the video load lot was 1382*** Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 6 175.00 $175.00 $455
327–334 329 40 166.00–169.00 $166.76 $549 +26.76
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 +13.52
423–445 434 6 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $605 +3.89
455–498 464 17 130.00–133.00 $131.74 $611 -2.26
526–531 528 17 130.00–135.00 $132.93 $702 +5.85
581–598 589 31 125.00–130.00 $128.31 $756 +2.44
613–644 635 66 123.50–130.00 $125.70 $798 +2.70
664–695 678 21 120.00–124.00 $122.93 $833 +1.45
722–741 731 20 117.00–118.50 $117.82 $861 -4.54
755–785 780 33 110.00–120.50 $117.25 $915 +5.25
788 value added 788 69 129.00 $129.00 $1,017
908 908 2 105.00 $105.00 $953
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 4 142.00 $142.00 $420 +7.00
380 380 3 138.00 $138.00 $524 +14.00
467 467 3 120.00 $120.00 $560 +6.00
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 129.00 $129.00 $335 +13.00
317 317 10 134.00 $134.00 $425 +1.45
385–386 386 32 133.00–136.00 $135.25 $522 +4.59
439–446 440 36 117.00–129.00 $127.65 $562 +7.65
450–475 458 22 114.00–127.00 $121.58 $557 -4.66
516–549 524 66 113.00–123.00 $117.97 $618 -3.35
533–548 value added 540 17 124.00 $124.00 $670
564–590 579 54 110.00–117.00 $113.61 $658 -0.55
616–642 value added 632 38 120.00 $120.00 $758
608–649 643 48 103.00–116.00 $107.12 $689 -3.38
654–695 663 35 104.00–118.00 $114.91 $762 -0.98
702 value added 702 10 117.00 $117.00 $821
711–747 731 17 103.50–111.00 $108.86 $796 -1.36
759 value added 759 18 111.00 $111.00 $842
820 820 1 105.00 $105.00 $861
852 852 3 99.00 $99.00 $843
930 930 2 95.00 $95.00 $884 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 113.00 $113.00 $371
440 440 4 115.00 $115.00 $506
535 535 1 109.00 $109.00 $583
580 580 1 102.00 $102.00 $592

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–382 382 26 149.50–156.00 $154.75 $591 +20.73
448 448 7 130.00 $130.00 $582 +5.00
454 454 49 135.00 $135.00 $613 +5.32
501–527 519 49 120.00–134.00 $130.69 $678 +6.04
580–583 582 48 115.00–123.00 $121.17 $705 -1.32
606–635 629 29 119.00–125.00 $120.20 $756
667 667 8 112.50 $112.50 $750 -3.17
740 740 8 106.50 $106.50 $788 -2.51
760 760 10 111.00 $111.00 $844
855 855 3 93.00 $93.00 $795
973 973 2 79.00 $79.00 $769 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 +13.15
453 453 2 113.50 $113.50 $514
523–527 525 5 114.00–115.00 $114.60 $602
650 650 3 108.50 $108.50 $705

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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.