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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.16/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 527 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.46/cwt -7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 582 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.56/cwt -5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 639 lb · 36 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 590 735 826
Feeder cattle 590 735 826

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower. Offerings also included one load lot sold on video. 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
255 255 1 162.50 $162.50 $414
317 317 9 143.00 $143.00 $453 -17.00
415–430 426 4 144.00–150.00 $148.54 $633 -0.71
470 470 1 141.00 $141.00 $663 -7.63
505–520 517 17 135.00–142.00 $138.12 $714 -4.99
575–590 576 11 130.00–137.00 $135.55 $781 -5.26
605–638 634 11 126.00–130.00 $129.29 $820 -11.16
658–669 663 9 127.50–138.00 $132.41 $878 +6.73
715–740 736 10 125.00–135.50 $133.66 $984 -0.71
760 760 3 127.00 $127.00 $965 -1.45
800–845 820 9 117.00–125.00 $122.48 $1,004 -10.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 122.50 $122.50 $386 -18.50
350 350 1 127.50 $127.50 $446 -8.50
599 599 10 120.00 $120.00 $719
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 10 130.00 $130.00 $428 -16.00
384 384 14 130.00–134.00 $132.29 $508 -5.88
437–448 440 17 128.00–133.50 $132.18 $582 +6.18
451–491 463 25 123.50–130.00 $126.81 $587 -4.90
526–528 527 41 124.00–133.00 $129.16 $681 -4.17
566–596 582 40 115.00–127.00 $121.46 $707 -4.98
631–643 639 36 120.00–123.00 $121.56 $777 -5.43
650–685 676 8 119.00–120.00 $119.24 $806 -7.09
719–730 724 9 107.00–108.00 $107.55 $779 -9.93
765 765 1 101.00 $101.00 $773 -3.33
810 value added 810 3 111.00 $111.00 $899
858 858 2 88.00 $88.00 $755
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900
975 975 1 97.00 $97.00 $946 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 122.00 $122.00 $336
323 323 2 118.00 $118.00 $381 -12.00
375–388 384 3 115.00 $115.00 $442 -15.65
461 461 4 114.00 $114.00 $526
530–547 539 6 104.00–113.00 $108.57 $585 -11.43
620 620 1 109.00 $109.00 $676
656 656 4 108.00 $108.00 $708
700 700 2 91.00 $91.00 $637 -34.00
795 795 1 81.00 $81.00 $644

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–389 389 23 153.00–163.00 $159.96 $622
449 449 17 144.00 $144.00 $647
456–469 460 12 134.00 $134.00 $616 -12.76
531–541 533 26 130.00–140.00 $138.44 $738 +0.75
587 587 17 133.00 $133.00 $781 -0.14
603 603 5 129.50 $129.50 $781
653–667 664 25 120.00–124.50 $123.44 $820 -0.45
735 735 12 117.00 $117.00 $860 +3.00
758 758 3 112.00 $112.00 $849 -6.00
850 850 2 105.00 $105.00 $892
920 920 1 86.00 $86.00 $791
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698

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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.