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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.01/cwt -6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 526 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.14/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 576 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $144.09/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 532 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 764 636
Feeder cattle 332 764 636

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 215 head sold on video, making the total number of head sold today 622. The video sale report can be found at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 156.00 $156.00 $593 -2.29
443 443 3 154.00 $154.00 $682
515–538 528 9 149.00–150.00 $149.57 $790 +2.58
560–590 584 9 141.00–142.00 $141.67 $827 -1.41
642 642 3 149.00 $149.00 $957 +10.68
659 value added 659 9 147.00 $147.00 $969 -4.37
670–675 671 6 136.00–141.00 $140.16 $940 -3.84
760 760 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,041 +3.00
820 value added 820 4 136.50 $136.50 $1,119
820–845 833 2 129.00–134.50 $131.71 $1,097 +7.71
945 value added 945 14 134.25 $134.25 $1,269
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 146.00 $146.00 $467
370 370 1 135.00 $135.00 $500 -6.49
433 433 2 146.50 $146.50 $634 +15.50
458 458 2 129.00 $129.00 $591
550–590 560 4 121.00–129.00 $123.11 $689
609 609 9 120.00 $120.00 $731 -5.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 145.00 $145.00 $362
310 310 1 137.00 $137.00 $425 -0.75
397 397 7 147.00 $147.00 $584 +7.15
400–415 408 2 141.00–143.00 $142.02 $579 +7.06
454–481 466 15 131.00–142.00 $140.08 $653 -2.51
524–528 value added 525 11 140.00–144.00 $143.27 $752 -1.84
505–536 526 24 126.00–136.00 $131.23 $690 -7.30
557 value added 557 7 142.00 $142.00 $791 -0.50
550–586 583 20 133.00–137.00 $134.09 $782 -2.39
605 value added 605 1 136.50 $136.50 $826 -8.69
620–647 633 11 125.00–133.00 $128.98 $816 +2.36
650–693 669 10 125.00–134.00 $131.84 $882 +6.19
714 value added 714 9 132.00 $132.00 $942 -4.00
755–761 760 5 111.00–113.00 $112.60 $856
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 +4.50
870 870 2 105.00 $105.00 $914
930 930 1 102.00 $102.00 $949 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 129.00 $129.00 $587
515 515 1 123.00 $123.00 $633 -2.00
673 673 2 101.00 $101.00 $680 -14.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 7 157.00 $157.00 $595 +5.00
445–449 447 7 160.00–162.50 $161.07 $720 +14.53
522–547 532 21 142.00–145.00 $144.09 $767 -1.92
550–595 575 5 131.00–136.00 $133.26 $766 -3.36
620–646 642 19 126.00–133.00 $130.15 $836 -5.06
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 127.00 $127.00 $470
400 400 1 147.50 $147.50 $590
543 543 2 119.50 $119.50 $649 +0.28
625–635 630 2 105.00–115.00 $109.96 $693
665 665 1 113.00 $113.00 $751

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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.