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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

859 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.71/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 631 lb · 88 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.57/cwt +10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 531 lb · 65 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.36/cwt +9.84 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 575 lb · 56 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 859 1,167 0
Feeder cattle 859 1,167 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 3 157.50 $157.50 $391
330 330 8 157.50 $157.50 $520 ±0.00
355–383 369 4 156.00–167.00 $161.29 $595 +11.01
426–443 429 10 159.00–160.00 $159.21 $683
461–495 466 10 155.00–166.50 $164.31 $766 +21.31
468 value added 468 22 172.50 $172.50 $807 +3.50
520–525 value added 523 12 162.50–163.50 $162.83 $852 -0.53
523–540 536 8 139.00–149.00 $146.56 $786 -3.21
558–592 575 8 140.00–151.00 $146.78 $844 +0.77
550–594 value added 584 40 156.00–162.00 $156.82 $916 -1.18
620–640 value added 624 30 151.00–164.25 $161.50 $1,008 +9.75
640–648 643 13 131.00–140.00 $139.08 $894
655 value added 655 12 155.50 $155.50 $1,019 +7.09
677–683 680 15 140.00–144.50 $142.41 $968 +4.57
705–715 value added 715 32 139.00–147.00 $146.75 $1,049 -0.12
709–743 723 13 133.50–138.00 $136.05 $984 -0.61
770 value added 770 10 139.00 $139.00 $1,070 -1.50
790 790 1 125.00 $125.00 $988 -7.45
813 813 3 129.50 $129.50 $1,053 +9.00
865 865 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,099 +4.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 130.00 $130.00 $370
373–375 374 3 142.00 $142.00 $531 +1.70
450 450 1 151.00 $151.00 $680 +22.00
557–580 563 8 121.00–135.00 $132.64 $747 -3.23
689 689 8 122.00 $122.00 $841 -1.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 3 135.00 $135.00 $333
315 315 2 141.00 $141.00 $444 +16.00
358–396 384 14 133.00–140.00 $138.70 $533 +3.64
407–435 value added 425 24 156.00–159.00 $157.08 $668
415–449 446 11 136.00–144.00 $143.32 $639 +0.32
452–480 459 6 136.00–148.00 $144.43 $663 +10.35
464 value added 464 23 158.50 $158.50 $735
508–546 value added 530 51 147.00–151.50 $149.06 $790 +8.66
520–548 535 14 130.00–143.00 $137.51 $736 +8.37
567 value added 567 29 146.50 $146.50 $831 +8.10
577–590 584 27 130.00–141.00 $137.92 $805 +6.66
607–639 value added 628 65 137.50–142.50 $141.00 $885 +5.36
620–645 640 23 125.00–134.00 $128.42 $822 +0.03
660 value added 660 10 138.00 $138.00 $911 +5.34
691 691 14 133.50 $133.50 $922 +9.14
700–735 723 3 113.00–119.00 $114.94 $831 -11.06
725–738 value added 729 7 127.00–131.00 $128.58 $937 -1.42
815–820 817 3 108.00–118.00 $111.35 $910 +7.05
953 953 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,020
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 124.00 $124.00 $471
595 595 1 122.00 $122.00 $726 +6.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–393 388 15 152.00–157.00 $153.62 $596 +5.12
454–460 458 17 140.00–146.00 $144.25 $661 -1.10
507–527 521 23 135.00–144.00 $141.33 $736 -10.01
555–588 574 26 132.00–144.00 $138.47 $795 -4.98
620 620 4 125.00 $125.00 $775 -11.25
651–661 654 16 124.00–134.50 $131.84 $862 +4.84
722–734 728 10 116.00–123.00 $119.53 $870 +6.53
815 815 2 95.00 $95.00 $774 +7.45
935 935 1 85.00 $85.00 $795
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–449 448 14 133.00–140.00 $139.52 $625 +3.52
468 468 3 137.00 $137.00 $641
631 631 4 120.00 $120.00 $757 +3.88
700 700 1 107.00 $107.00 $749

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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.