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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.00/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 584 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.77/cwt -9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 621 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.74/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 523 lb · 34 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 641 307 661
Feeder cattle 641 307 661

Compared to the last sale Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 6.00-145.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 474 head sold on video. The video sale report can be viewed 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
273 273 3 176.00 $176.00 $480
334 334 4 167.00 $167.00 $558 -6.00
388 388 4 166.00 $166.00 $644 -15.00
435–442 440 4 168.00–169.00 $168.25 $740
500–543 527 22 152.00–160.50 $157.44 $830 -17.56
555–598 581 20 142.00–154.00 $146.65 $852 -20.07
601–627 613 29 147.00–159.00 $155.43 $953 -5.92
648 value added 648 8 157.00 $157.00 $1,017 -10.77
663–668 665 10 144.00–148.00 $144.40 $960 +1.40
659–675 value added 671 16 153.00 $153.00 $1,027 -12.00
731–742 736 21 134.00–141.00 $138.10 $1,016 -2.14
804 804 8 123.00 $123.00 $989 -11.67
841 value added 841 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,152
875 value added 875 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,199
907 907 3 122.50 $122.50 $1,111 -7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 154.00 $154.00 $470
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533
450 450 5 147.00 $147.00 $662
520–540 529 6 123.00–145.00 $137.55 $728 +6.55
584 584 4 130.00 $130.00 $759 -15.57
603–625 614 5 118.00–144.00 $132.48 $813
693 693 14 129.00 $129.00 $894 -6.00
730 730 2 115.00 $115.00 $840

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 151.00 $151.00 $415
307 307 3 155.50 $155.50 $477 -4.50
382 382 9 148.00–153.00 $151.33 $578 -11.15
420–438 432 3 145.00–146.00 $145.68 $629
463–485 471 21 144.00–153.50 $147.85 $696 -5.10
508–534 523 34 139.50–148.00 $145.74 $762 -2.49
553–597 584 53 134.50–146.00 $140.00 $818 -2.45
621 value added 621 7 139.00 $139.00 $863
613–649 635 9 130.00–131.00 $130.57 $829 -2.10
661 value added 661 12 138.00 $138.00 $912
652–679 664 18 126.00–135.00 $131.07 $870 -0.32
720–723 721 12 119.50–122.00 $120.96 $872 +6.96
728 value added 728 8 133.50 $133.50 $972
760–783 774 5 122.50–128.00 $124.66 $965 +4.66
817 value added 817 9 122.00 $122.00 $997
827–835 828 6 105.00–115.00 $106.68 $883 -10.20
945 945 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,143
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 134.00 $134.00 $359
310 310 1 137.00 $137.00 $425
365–395 380 4 130.00–142.00 $134.62 $512
465–483 472 5 127.00–134.00 $132.23 $624 -3.77
500–540 511 6 120.00–132.00 $129.23 $660
559–591 575 10 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $750
610 610 1 121.00 $121.00 $738
667–693 687 12 117.50–119.00 $117.86 $810 -7.14
720 720 1 108.00 $108.00 $778

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 153.50 $153.50 $519
368–380 375 5 155.00–167.00 $159.71 $599 -20.35
420 420 3 144.00 $144.00 $605 -26.50
453–482 458 17 152.00–166.00 $163.40 $748
521–533 525 28 143.00–160.00 $154.64 $812 -10.92
584–586 585 14 140.50–145.00 $143.71 $841 -14.29
648 648 17 140.00 $140.00 $907
653 653 6 131.50 $131.50 $859 -13.58
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808
750 750 3 114.00 $114.00 $855 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–428 422 3 139.00–143.00 $141.70 $598
500–535 514 5 127.00–139.00 $130.39 $670
558 558 2 131.00 $131.00 $731
603–610 607 4 107.00–124.00 $115.55 $701
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850
970 970 1 96.00 $96.00 $931

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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.