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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.31/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 521 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.28/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 584 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $136.67/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 524 lb · 20 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 590 633
Feeder cattle 386 590 633

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Offerings also included a video sale consisting of 419 head sold in 4 lots. 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
268–288 280 5 133.00–134.00 $133.38 $373 -29.12
364 364 6 137.00 $137.00 $499
430 430 3 137.00 $137.00 $589 -11.54
460 460 6 138.00 $138.00 $635 -3.00
518 value added 518 4 147.00 $147.00 $761
510–541 533 13 133.00–142.00 $137.98 $735 -0.14
560–583 569 5 130.00–141.00 $136.49 $777 +0.94
581 value added 581 11 144.00 $144.00 $837
603 603 2 137.00 $137.00 $826 +7.71
658–671 668 14 125.50–131.00 $128.12 $856 -4.29
718–744 value added 737 7 134.50–136.50 $135.94 $1,002
762 762 5 127.00 $127.00 $968 ±0.00
810 810 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,053 +7.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 144.00 $144.00 $540 +16.50
550 550 1 116.00 $116.00 $638

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 4 121.00 $121.00 $302
385–393 388 5 126.00–127.00 $126.60 $491 -5.69
439 439 7 126.00 $126.00 $553 -6.18
450–477 467 17 127.50–137.00 $129.66 $606 +2.85
508–545 520 31 120.00–134.00 $128.66 $669 -0.50
532 value added 532 3 136.00 $136.00 $724
568–587 584 22 117.00–130.00 $118.28 $691 -3.18
606 value added 606 8 137.00 $137.00 $830
650–663 658 18 110.00–115.50 $113.39 $746 -5.85
716–741 732 13 105.50–111.00 $107.73 $789 +0.18
770 770 2 109.00 $109.00 $839 +8.00
830–845 838 2 96.00–103.00 $99.47 $834
915–942 940 11 96.00–100.00 $99.65 $937
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 104.00–112.00 $107.84 $394 -7.16
460–470 467 3 106.00–113.00 $110.70 $517 -3.30
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 -3.57
645 645 1 106.00 $106.00 $684 -3.00
655 655 3 107.00 $107.00 $701 -1.00
705–735 720 2 86.00–90.00 $87.96 $633 -3.04

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–380 367 14 146.00–157.00 $150.72 $553 -9.24
435–441 437 15 131.00–135.00 $133.92 $585 -10.08
461 461 6 138.00 $138.00 $636 +4.00
522–528 524 20 129.00–140.00 $136.67 $716 -1.77
587–589 589 17 129.00–131.00 $130.65 $770 -2.35
658 658 12 123.50 $123.50 $813 +0.06
745 745 5 116.00 $116.00 $864 -1.00
848 848 5 105.50 $105.50 $895
920 920 1 80.00 $80.00 $736 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544
505–535 520 2 112.50–120.00 $116.14 $604
573–578 575 6 114.00–117.00 $115.01 $661
610–648 634 4 104.00–117.00 $113.62 $720 +13.62
720 720 1 103.00 $103.00 $742

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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.