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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.28/cwt +13.71 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 468 lb · 95 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.23/cwt +16.23 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 442 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.17/cwt -9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 461 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 851 874 578
Feeder cattle 851 874 578

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Offerings also included 3 Load Lots totaling 182 head sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 4 159.00 $159.00 $415 +8.93
324 324 6 150.00 $150.00 $486 —
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 +6.00
459–490 471 16 132.00–146.00 $141.72 $668 -4.27
516 value added 516 16 157.00 $157.00 $810 ±0.00
531–536 534 18 134.00–149.00 $143.69 $767 —
565–597 583 10 125.00–141.00 $132.80 $774 -11.64
593 value added 593 9 154.00 $154.00 $913 +1.00
650–652 651 13 125.00–128.50 $126.62 $824 -3.85
651–681 value added 663 10 145.00–152.00 $149.12 $989 +11.12
708–747 733 14 127.00–129.00 $127.44 $934 +6.45
765–780 777 5 115.00–132.50 $129.05 $1,003 +3.35
800–815 808 2 110.00–120.00 $115.05 $930 —
865 865 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 127.00 $127.00 $508 +27.00
530 530 1 117.00 $117.00 $620 —
575–588 584 3 106.00–127.50 $113.06 $660 -3.94
775 775 2 96.00 $96.00 $744 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 3 127.00 $127.00 $352 —
319–333 322 9 124.00–125.00 $124.23 $400 +3.23
360–380 377 23 112.00–127.00 $123.48 $466 -2.77
431–443 438 31 120.00–135.00 $124.73 $546 +3.73
446 value added 446 36 148.00 $148.00 $660 —
461–490 463 28 124.00–131.00 $124.41 $576 -1.16
464–495 value added 470 67 134.00–148.00 $145.50 $684 —
524–545 526 43 120.00–130.00 $124.78 $656 +0.81
573–596 584 22 114.00–126.00 $119.53 $698 +1.59
590 value added 590 3 130.00 $130.00 $767 —
615–635 634 16 116.00–119.00 $116.18 $737 -0.31
650–678 663 19 111.00–119.00 $115.70 $767 +1.20
715 value added 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 —
723–740 735 8 96.00–105.00 $102.79 $756 -18.67
755 value added 755 10 121.00 $121.00 $914 —
848 848 3 110.00 $110.00 $933 —
853 853 2 106.00 $106.00 $904 —
910 910 2 93.00 $93.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–348 330 6 115.00–116.00 $115.53 $381 +6.53
350 350 1 111.00 $111.00 $388 —
440 440 1 100.00 $100.00 $440 -11.00
480 480 3 108.00 $108.00 $518 +3.00
525–545 538 3 95.00–96.00 $95.67 $515 —
552–575 558 4 98.00–105.00 $103.20 $576 +4.90
630 630 1 102.00 $102.00 $643 +6.39
668–675 672 5 98.00–106.00 $101.18 $680 +16.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–392 384 14 144.00–146.00 $145.56 $559 +2.79
401 401 7 131.00 $131.00 $525 —
450–493 461 47 127.00–146.00 $137.17 $632 -9.33
523–530 525 32 125.00–147.00 $141.44 $743 +4.45
568–588 576 27 119.00–129.00 $124.14 $715 +5.14
621 621 4 129.50 $129.50 $804 +7.14
654–665 660 24 119.00–123.00 $121.02 $799 -0.98
718–742 736 8 112.00–113.00 $112.24 $826 -1.13
840 840 8 94.00 $94.00 $790 -1.00
955 955 2 75.00 $75.00 $716 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 6 128.00 $128.00 $547 +15.50
462–485 471 5 120.00–121.00 $120.41 $567 +8.32
515–529 526 5 100.00–107.50 $106.03 $558 -7.20
573 573 12 110.00 $110.00 $630 +11.00
750–785 768 2 91.00–94.00 $92.47 $710 -0.03
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 112.50 $112.50 $501 —

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Reading this report

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.