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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.75/cwt +7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 570 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.64/cwt +10.57 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 625 lb · 34 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $117.24/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 811 lb · 28 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 505 1,076 464
Feeder cattle 446 1,076 412
Slaughter cattle 59 52

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 higher.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 163.00 $163.00 $456
328 328 2 162.00 $162.00 $531 +1.00
383 383 2 168.00 $168.00 $643 +12.00
435–439 438 5 149.00–156.00 $154.61 $677 +0.60
462–465 463 8 160.00 $160.00 $741 +14.72
508 508 12 150.00 $150.00 $762 +11.30
589 589 9 133.00 $133.00 $783 -2.25
600–610 value added 607 19 131.50–135.50 $133.60 $811
665–687 675 15 120.00–127.50 $124.32 $839 +3.65
718–724 value added 721 21 125.00–126.00 $125.47 $905
763–793 783 6 116.00–121.00 $117.62 $921 +3.62
801–819 value added 810 27 115.00–120.00 $117.62 $953 -4.88
840 840 1 107.00 $107.00 $899 -5.47
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 149.00 $149.00 $559
430 430 1 132.00 $132.00 $568 -8.00
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 +6.51
510 510 4 124.00 $124.00 $632
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 -4.00
630 630 1 118.00 $118.00 $743

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 318 3 139.00–144.00 $140.75 $448 +7.75
381 381 4 129.00 $129.00 $491 -6.22
415 value added 415 9 136.50 $136.50 $566
405–440 430 7 126.00–129.00 $128.19 $551 +1.01
450–492 470 14 119.00–127.50 $126.05 $592 -1.61
455–490 value added 484 6 134.50–135.50 $134.66 $652
516–548 528 15 120.00–126.00 $123.70 $653 -1.14
528 value added 528 9 129.50 $129.50 $684
552 value added 552 9 128.50 $128.50 $709 +2.50
560–583 577 25 120.00–126.50 $124.76 $720 +7.55
606–636 value added 624 27 123.00–123.50 $123.32 $770 +7.31
631 631 7 120.00 $120.00 $757 +10.51
653–693 666 22 112.50–120.50 $116.35 $775 +11.35
715 715 12 108.00 $108.00 $772 +5.54
759–790 766 8 91.00–104.50 $101.95 $781 -1.53
945 945 1 94.00 $94.00 $888
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 102.00 $102.00 $530 +2.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–389 383 7 156.00–158.00 $157.74 $604 +4.28
454–464 457 16 139.00–151.00 $147.19 $673 +7.19
516 516 17 137.00 $137.00 $707 -0.10
560–583 580 7 121.00–125.00 $124.45 $722 -0.39
635 635 1 112.00 $112.00 $711 -4.85
662 662 11 121.00 $121.00 $801 +3.89
741 741 5 110.00 $110.00 $815 +2.50
780 780 2 101.00 $101.00 $788 -6.00
830 830 3 97.00 $97.00 $805
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 3 127.00 $127.00 $606 -12.00
560 560 1 117.00 $117.00 $655 +12.00
700 700 1 89.00 $89.00 $623

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $625

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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.