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Browning Livestock Market Report, Lafayette, TN

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

661 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.65/cwt +9.49 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 629 lb · 87 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.74/cwt +2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 691 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.68/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 572 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 661 482 1,040
Feeder cattle 661 482 1,040

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 180.00 $180.00 $464 +12.00
390–395 393 8 148.00–157.00 $152.47 $599 —
427 427 5 150.50 $150.50 $643 —
455 455 8 162.00 $162.00 $737 +5.03
523–539 536 10 143.00–154.00 $151.85 $814 +9.51
558–597 584 21 145.50–153.50 $151.97 $888 +5.23
600 600 2 135.00 $135.00 $810 —
605–620 value added 609 4 146.50–149.00 $147.14 $896 -0.79
666–671 value added 669 14 138.50–140.50 $139.79 $935 -6.75
668–687 674 22 126.00–137.50 $130.76 $881 +0.08
709–748 727 8 119.50–125.00 $123.08 $895 -0.29
763 763 4 129.00 $129.00 $984 +7.27
815 815 2 122.00 $122.00 $994 -1.50
891 891 8 121.00 $121.00 $1,078 —
910 910 1 109.00 $109.00 $992 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 130.00 $130.00 $416 -7.50
393 393 2 138.00 $138.00 $542 -4.00
443 443 2 137.00 $137.00 $607 —
468 468 3 145.00 $145.00 $679 +0.74
545 545 1 139.00 $139.00 $758 —
560 560 1 129.00 $129.00 $722 —
615–645 630 2 119.00–130.00 $124.63 $785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 143.50 $143.50 $486 -24.00
368–385 373 7 132.00–141.00 $138.34 $516 -11.42
435 435 1 132.00 $132.00 $574 -0.94
450–470 460 31 134.00–143.50 $139.54 $642 +2.39
488 value added 488 9 147.50 $147.50 $720 —
520–523 value added 522 14 141.50–143.00 $142.47 $744 +3.47
514–540 526 21 128.00–133.00 $130.61 $687 -0.80
553–580 value added 564 27 136.50–139.50 $137.86 $778 —
584–587 585 18 122.00–125.50 $124.91 $731 -6.38
606–647 value added 625 71 130.00–139.00 $135.06 $844 +4.56
642–647 645 16 119.00–128.50 $121.95 $787 -0.68
667–693 683 13 117.00–125.00 $118.83 $812 -3.82
694 value added 694 42 130.50 $130.50 $906 —
715 715 1 112.00 $112.00 $801 +3.23
760–769 766 19 105.00–117.00 $111.31 $853 +3.31
849 value added 849 36 119.50 $119.50 $1,015 —
928 928 8 95.50 $95.50 $886 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 458 2 114.00–125.00 $119.59 $548 —
522 522 5 120.00 $120.00 $626 —
680 680 1 103.00 $103.00 $700 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 6 156.00 $156.00 $612 -5.26
448 448 9 144.00 $144.00 $645 —
455–480 461 13 155.00–157.00 $155.48 $717 +0.41
531 531 22 135.00–148.50 $145.43 $772 -4.57
570–586 580 28 131.00–145.00 $137.33 $797 -1.84
665–695 677 23 115.00–124.50 $119.74 $811 —
758–759 759 9 106.00–111.00 $109.89 $834 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 140.00 $140.00 $536 —
425 425 1 134.00 $134.00 $570 —
495 495 1 123.00 $123.00 $609 -8.00
527 527 3 129.00 $129.00 $680 +1.97
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 —
640 640 1 111.00 $111.00 $710 -8.00
690–695 693 3 107.00–113.00 $108.99 $755 +5.99
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —

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Reading this report

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.