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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

1,076 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.84/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 521 lb · 96 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.60/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 712 lb · 84 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.45/cwt -7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 672 lb · 82 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,076 1,614 0
Feeder cattle 1,076 1,614 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 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
314 314 6 161.00 $161.00 $506 +11.00
375 375 1 156.00 $156.00 $585 +4.80
433–447 439 12 152.00–155.50 $154.01 $676 +7.01
455–464 460 15 140.00–148.00 $145.28 $668 -3.35
513–545 527 18 137.00–142.00 $138.70 $731 +1.89
564 value added 564 24 140.00 $140.00 $790 +2.50
558–593 569 37 130.00–139.00 $135.25 $770 +2.10
636–648 645 16 120.00–123.50 $122.64 $791 -4.60
655–684 value added 670 53 125.00–132.00 $128.06 $858 -6.02
667–683 676 29 118.50–122.00 $120.67 $816 -2.13
725–743 740 18 110.00–117.00 $116.02 $859 +1.02
773 value added 773 16 124.50 $124.50 $962 -3.23
798 798 2 114.00 $114.00 $910 -6.69
805 value added 805 12 122.50 $122.50 $986 -0.48
801–830 812 8 110.00–114.00 $112.47 $913 -9.03
850 value added 850 17 119.00 $119.00 $1,012 -7.25
858 858 5 111.00 $111.00 $952 -1.00
960 960 1 100.00 $100.00 $960
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261–283 269 8 142.00–155.00 $149.88 $403
318 318 4 146.00 $146.00 $464
445–447 446 6 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $624
460–475 468 2 133.00–134.00 $133.49 $625 -4.51
585 585 1 119.00 $119.00 $696
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799
703 703 2 104.00 $104.00 $731

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 125.00 $125.00 $325 -1.00
316 316 7 133.00 $133.00 $420 +4.37
365–397 381 27 126.00–138.00 $135.22 $515 +0.79
420–445 442 38 125.00–135.00 $127.18 $562 +1.00
450–485 466 27 120.00–132.00 $127.66 $595 -0.56
507–534 521 96 120.50–130.00 $124.84 $650 +5.83
557 value added 557 6 126.00 $126.00 $702 +2.41
563–595 581 57 110.00–122.00 $117.21 $681 +0.90
601–636 value added 608 32 114.00–116.50 $116.01 $705 -4.38
632–648 642 49 105.00–112.50 $109.49 $703 -2.27
657 657 3 105.00 $105.00 $690 -5.90
663 value added 663 17 114.75 $114.75 $761 -2.47
709–739 value added 711 76 114.00–126.50 $125.82 $895 +7.08
713–742 724 8 100.00–104.00 $102.46 $742 -5.79
753–770 762 4 102.00–105.00 $103.48 $789 +5.51
812–816 value added 815 9 109.00 $109.00 $888 -9.41
830 830 1 104.00 $104.00 $863
880 880 2 96.00 $96.00 $845 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 5 109.00 $109.00 $635
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 100.00 $100.00 $545

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–391 385 15 152.00–154.00 $153.46 $591 +3.46
401 401 8 162.00 $162.00 $650 +26.10
459 459 17 140.00 $140.00 $643 -2.34
515–526 518 42 134.00–141.00 $137.10 $710 +4.64
565–590 583 31 122.00–129.00 $124.84 $728 -3.54
615–628 623 8 115.00–120.00 $116.85 $728 -1.63
660–685 666 12 116.00–117.50 $117.11 $780 +12.11
725 725 2 107.50 $107.50 $779 -1.50
758 758 5 107.00 $107.00 $811 +4.00
861 861 7 97.00 $97.00 $835 +12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426
441 441 6 130.00 $130.00 $573 +4.00
453 453 4 139.00 $139.00 $630
531 531 4 125.00 $125.00 $664 +8.00
595 595 2 105.00 $105.00 $625
648 648 3 110.00 $110.00 $713

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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.