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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.34/cwt -6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 573 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.51/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 525 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.69/cwt -6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 526 lb · 41 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 735 332 828
Feeder cattle 735 332 828

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Offerings also included the following load lot sold on video: ***1 Load of Steers weighing 800# medium-large 1-2 @ $149.50 per cwt***

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 7 160.00 $160.00 $506
365–380 375 3 142.00–153.00 $145.57 $546 -10.43
402–441 424 7 146.00–154.00 $149.25 $633 -4.75
459–475 468 13 144.00–150.00 $148.63 $696
515–544 533 19 137.00–145.00 $143.11 $763 -6.46
570–598 594 20 134.00–142.00 $140.81 $836 -0.86
604–641 631 20 135.00–145.00 $140.45 $886 -8.55
671–678 673 6 124.00–129.00 $125.68 $846 -14.48
677–681 value added 678 25 149.00 $149.00 $1,010 +2.00
715–735 728 7 130.00–135.50 $134.37 $978
753–770 755 9 128.00–132.00 $128.45 $970 -8.55
805–828 824 19 122.00–134.00 $133.17 $1,097 +1.46
873–888 881 4 120.00–129.00 $124.46 $1,096
920–938 935 12 108.00–112.00 $111.34 $1,041
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 141.00 $141.00 $462 -5.00
380 380 3 136.00 $136.00 $517 +1.00
448 448 4 136.00 $136.00 $609 -10.50
547 547 3 124.00 $124.00 $678
550 550 1 123.00 $123.00 $676 -0.11

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 6 146.00 $146.00 $488 +9.00
379–390 381 6 138.00–139.00 $138.17 $526 -8.83
427 427 3 126.00 $126.00 $538 -16.02
462–477 465 38 130.00–137.50 $131.71 $612 -8.37
510–528 524 41 129.00–134.50 $133.33 $699 +2.10
532 value added 532 3 136.00 $136.00 $724 -7.27
562–563 value added 562 19 134.00–135.00 $134.84 $758 -7.16
570–590 579 36 122.00–130.50 $126.44 $732 -7.65
646–649 647 24 121.00–130.00 $126.99 $822 -1.99
662–680 669 34 124.00–132.00 $126.33 $845 -5.51
726–746 value added 737 15 121.00–130.00 $125.86 $928 -6.14
735–745 740 8 113.00–124.00 $117.48 $869
775 value added 775 2 124.00 $124.00 $961
793–795 794 3 104.00–105.00 $104.33 $828 -8.27
835–838 837 10 110.00–117.50 $112.99 $946 +2.99
948 948 4 108.00 $108.00 $1,024 +6.00
960 960 2 103.00 $103.00 $989
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 130.00 $130.00 $416
390–395 393 3 129.00–134.00 $130.65 $513
545 545 3 120.00 $120.00 $654 -3.00
730 730 1 125.00 $125.00 $912

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–402 401 10 140.00–145.00 $143.50 $575
453–464 462 19 140.00–148.00 $146.76 $678
521–527 526 41 133.00–139.00 $137.69 $724 -6.40
581–586 583 26 129.00–135.00 $133.14 $776 -0.12
620–649 642 25 121.00–128.00 $126.21 $810 -3.94
652–663 657 18 123.00–125.00 $123.89 $814
710 710 1 114.00 $114.00 $809
752 752 12 118.00 $118.00 $887
832 832 3 101.00 $101.00 $840
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–472 470 4 135.00–136.00 $135.25 $636
542 542 5 129.00 $129.00 $699 +9.50
580 580 1 123.00 $123.00 $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.