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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 1, 2022

307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.45/cwt -8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 583 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.54/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 525 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.20/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 628 lb · 20 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 307 549 482
Feeder cattle 307 549 482

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Offerings also included 197 head sold on video. The video sale report can be found at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 165.00 $165.00 $396
330 330 1 173.00 $173.00 $571
365 365 1 181.00 $181.00 $661 -3.00
470–483 480 4 170.00–174.00 $170.98 $821
518–524 521 13 175.00 $175.00 $912 +11.25
554–598 574 18 164.00–172.00 $166.72 $957 +8.49
623–640 627 8 158.00–162.50 $161.35 $1,012 +8.52
613–649 value added 629 12 165.50–168.50 $167.77 $1,055 +4.06
653 value added 653 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,077
685 685 4 143.00 $143.00 $980 +1.00
717–725 719 4 138.00–141.00 $140.24 $1,008 +6.36
752 752 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,030 +3.00
815–820 818 3 134.00–135.00 $134.67 $1,102 -0.74
915 915 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,190
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 175.00 $175.00 $516
543 543 4 131.00 $131.00 $711
560–585 568 3 143.00–150.50 $145.57 $827
698 698 2 135.00 $135.00 $942 +2.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 160.00 $160.00 $528 -10.00
380–391 390 10 153.00–163.50 $162.48 $634
450–485 471 10 144.00–158.00 $152.95 $720 -1.05
522 value added 522 5 154.00 $154.00 $804 -7.50
520–547 526 17 146.50–150.50 $148.23 $780 -3.61
565–598 583 28 140.50–146.00 $142.45 $830 -5.32
615–645 640 11 130.00–135.50 $132.67 $849
650–680 654 7 125.00–133.00 $131.39 $859 -5.27
741 741 4 114.00 $114.00 $845 -10.03
766 766 7 120.00 $120.00 $919 -6.00
813–835 831 10 116.00–120.00 $116.88 $971 -6.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 137.50 $137.50 $323
430 430 1 136.00 $136.00 $585 -4.00
465 465 1 136.00 $136.00 $632
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 -5.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 382 5 172.00–182.00 $180.06 $688
443 443 7 170.50 $170.50 $755
500–533 525 16 155.00–170.00 $165.56 $869 -0.44
583 583 4 158.00 $158.00 $921 +0.90
606 606 4 159.00 $159.00 $964 +14.26
660–680 665 4 139.50–147.00 $145.08 $965 +7.08
750 750 5 120.00 $120.00 $900 -1.00

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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.