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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 2, 2022

934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.81/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 518 lb · 118 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.70/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 571 lb · 74 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.38/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 663 lb · 68 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 934 557 446
Feeder cattle 934 557 446

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 6 Load Lots 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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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 169.00 $169.00 $571 -2.00
366–394 380 10 162.00–169.00 $165.37 $628 -25.10
432–441 437 7 157.00–160.00 $158.27 $692 -15.73
471–491 479 27 158.00–165.00 $161.25 $772 -14.91
508–524 517 29 161.00–162.00 $161.69 $836 -9.31
524–541 value added 532 23 160.00–165.00 $163.63 $871
550–588 577 25 148.00–156.00 $151.68 $875 -8.82
620 value added 620 7 154.00 $154.00 $955 -9.75
630–640 635 6 137.00–143.00 $140.67 $893 +0.67
662 value added 662 13 148.00 $148.00 $980 +1.00
650–692 668 15 139.00–145.00 $143.76 $960
733–747 743 23 128.00–142.00 $139.36 $1,035 +1.27
761–796 value added 783 38 139.50–141.00 $140.76 $1,102
795 795 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,010
805 value added 805 17 141.50 $141.50 $1,139
823–845 829 6 124.00–137.50 $135.21 $1,121 -1.79
883 value added 883 29 140.00 $140.00 $1,236
1045 value added 1045 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,317
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 4 160.00 $160.00 $482 +25.00
350–395 379 4 141.00–153.00 $144.28 $547
455–470 460 6 141.00–155.00 $147.34 $678
513–520 516 10 137.00–150.00 $144.32 $745 +12.18
583 583 4 142.00 $142.00 $828
640 640 1 136.00 $136.00 $870
728 728 2 123.00 $123.00 $895 -2.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–338 335 16 144.00–159.00 $155.36 $520 -0.64
376–387 383 10 139.00–157.00 $146.08 $559 +3.08
421–443 437 36 138.00–155.50 $142.79 $624 -0.32
450 value added 450 4 155.00 $155.00 $698 -1.73
503–533 value added 510 52 150.00–155.00 $154.12 $786
511–548 525 66 130.00–144.00 $137.47 $722 -5.33
553 value added 553 31 157.00 $157.00 $868 +12.02
570–591 584 43 126.00–135.00 $132.39 $773 +0.92
602–629 value added 618 21 139.00–142.00 $140.33 $867 -3.40
610–635 630 10 123.00–135.00 $125.66 $792 +6.66
651–681 659 20 126.00–137.00 $128.18 $845 -4.82
662–680 value added 664 48 136.00–143.00 $141.21 $938 +4.71
701 value added 701 10 134.50 $134.50 $943 +3.27
705–731 728 11 114.00–123.50 $120.69 $879
772 772 5 117.00 $117.00 $903
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 -10.00
960 960 9 109.00 $109.00 $1,046 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 140.00 $140.00 $442 -2.00
385–395 392 3 132.00–133.00 $132.34 $519
445–448 447 3 121.00–132.00 $128.35 $574 +3.66
455–480 461 4 129.00–131.00 $130.48 $602 +4.48
525 525 1 124.00 $124.00 $651 -3.00
620 620 3 118.00 $118.00 $732

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–382 381 9 160.00–165.00 $163.33 $622 -15.67
457–476 463 29 145.00–157.00 $154.22 $714 -24.28
511–527 523 26 145.00–154.00 $151.97 $795 -15.69
582–590 583 11 137.00–140.00 $139.45 $813 -3.03
650–688 657 23 129.00–131.00 $130.47 $857 +4.78
746 746 6 122.00 $122.00 $910
850 850 2 108.00 $108.00 $918
980 980 1 88.00 $88.00 $862
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–477 475 4 129.00–141.00 $138.03 $656
500–545 534 4 139.00–140.00 $139.77 $746
605–620 613 2 122.00–127.00 $124.53 $763
725 725 2 115.00 $115.00 $834

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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.