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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.78/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 527 lb · 57 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.61/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 431 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $145.84/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 513 lb · 36 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 580 851 1,114
Feeder cattle 580 851 1,114

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 162.50 $162.50 $390
328 328 11 155.00 $155.00 $508 +5.00
440 440 1 139.00 $139.00 $612
457–495 476 12 149.00–158.00 $155.12 $738 +13.40
503–528 516 17 135.00–150.00 $146.56 $756 +2.87
555–587 value added 574 20 149.00–151.50 $149.97 $861 -4.03
570–593 588 5 132.00–139.00 $137.64 $809 +4.84
623 623 4 130.00 $130.00 $810
613–642 value added 636 9 144.00–145.00 $144.21 $917
650–687 677 10 124.00–133.50 $129.01 $873 +2.39
687 value added 687 5 139.00 $139.00 $955 -10.12
711 value added 711 6 136.00 $136.00 $967
710–742 728 17 122.00–134.00 $130.46 $950 +3.02
763 763 2 130.50 $130.50 $996 +1.45
782 value added 782 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,071
850 850 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,088 +2.00
982 982 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,119
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 121.00 $121.00 $490 -6.00
810 810 1 115.00 $115.00 $932

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 127.50 $127.50 $312
313 313 7 130.00 $130.00 $407 +5.77
368–397 390 17 124.00–127.00 $126.33 $493 +2.85
422 value added 422 29 144.00 $144.00 $608 -4.00
410–449 446 17 126.00–128.00 $126.71 $565 +1.98
465 465 4 125.00 $125.00 $581 +0.59
478 value added 478 12 137.50 $137.50 $657 -8.00
525–531 527 57 120.00–128.00 $124.78 $658 ±0.00
557–583 574 19 120.00–125.00 $122.66 $704 +3.13
610–633 629 11 121.00–125.00 $124.28 $782 +8.10
660 value added 660 8 123.00 $123.00 $812
650–678 663 19 111.00–120.00 $117.24 $777 +1.54
718–735 728 11 101.00–115.50 $112.58 $820 +9.79
761 761 4 104.00 $104.00 $791
830 830 2 94.00 $94.00 $780 -16.00
848 value added 848 2 112.00 $112.00 $950
985 985 1 77.00 $77.00 $758
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 116.00 $116.00 $319
383 383 3 119.00 $119.00 $456 +8.00
465 465 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $509 +1.50
505–540 528 3 95.00–96.00 $95.32 $503 -0.35
625 625 1 109.00 $109.00 $681 +7.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 145.00 $145.00 $566 -0.56
451 451 21 137.00–149.00 $146.71 $662 +9.54
502–518 513 36 134.00–149.00 $145.84 $748 +4.40
571–590 582 29 127.00–136.50 $134.92 $785 +10.78
653–690 655 17 111.00–118.00 $117.57 $770 -3.45
715–730 729 11 109.00–112.00 $111.73 $815 -0.51
835 835 4 91.00 $91.00 $760 -3.00
925 925 2 80.00 $80.00 $740
1025 1025 11 70.00 $70.00 $718
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 -18.00
483 483 3 117.00 $117.00 $565 -3.41
528 528 4 104.00 $104.00 $549 -2.03
563–595 574 7 100.00–121.00 $117.03 $672 +7.03

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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.