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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.37/cwt +6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 524 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.62/cwt +7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 478 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.91/cwt +12.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 617 lb · 53 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 758 838 0
Feeder cattle 758 838 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included 3 load lots sold on video. The video sale report can be seen 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
285 285 1 164.00 $164.00 $467
345 345 8 175.00 $175.00 $604 +25.00
380 380 1 187.00 $187.00 $711 +32.00
448 448 2 174.00 $174.00 $780 +21.50
472–477 476 22 177.00–182.00 $181.32 $863 +29.79
500–523 517 5 164.00–173.00 $166.18 $859 +5.90
514–521 value added 519 26 177.00–179.00 $177.62 $922 +10.12
550 550 1 159.50 $159.50 $877 -4.86
567–576 value added 570 38 172.00–179.00 $176.98 $1,009 +3.78
603 value added 603 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,049
600–633 618 50 160.00–171.00 $166.48 $1,029 +11.78
658–663 value added 660 15 159.50–164.00 $161.31 $1,065 +0.57
650–680 662 7 148.50–157.00 $151.21 $1,001 +0.81
735 value added 735 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,161
734–748 742 10 142.50–145.00 $143.56 $1,065 -0.04
753 value added 753 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,130 -4.55
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 -8.51
820 820 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,058 -6.00
870–876 872 5 116.00–139.00 $125.24 $1,092
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 14 153.00 $153.00 $405
305–343 334 8 152.00–166.00 $162.80 $544
370 370 1 158.00 $158.00 $585 +17.97
430 430 1 125.00 $125.00 $538
555–567 564 4 135.00–137.00 $136.51 $770 +1.51
600 600 2 153.00 $153.00 $918
685 685 5 142.00 $142.00 $973 +9.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 144.00 $144.00 $353
286 286 5 182.00 $182.00 $521
333 333 4 149.00 $149.00 $496 -7.00
387–390 389 7 151.00–160.00 $156.27 $608 -3.72
429 429 4 152.00 $152.00 $652 -7.11
458–461 461 20 154.00–167.50 $166.16 $766 +5.41
470–495 value added 489 33 168.00–171.00 $170.11 $832
517–525 value added 520 21 164.00–169.00 $167.08 $869 +13.76
523–545 527 35 143.00–155.00 $149.95 $790 +1.43
562–598 value added 574 37 155.00–165.00 $161.26 $926 +5.37
575–591 589 9 140.00–140.50 $140.45 $827 -6.16
601–624 value added 605 23 157.00–160.00 $159.46 $965 +11.60
647 647 11 146.00 $146.00 $945 +13.66
668 668 7 140.00 $140.00 $935 +0.16
710–715 value added 714 13 134.00–136.00 $135.69 $969 -2.76
710–743 732 3 120.00–128.00 $122.59 $897 +4.59
808–835 815 4 125.00–128.00 $125.77 $1,025 +4.03
997 997 3 96.00 $96.00 $957
1014 value added 1014 9 124.50 $124.50 $1,262
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 11 133.00 $133.00 $388
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459
362–398 367 15 141.00–142.00 $141.14 $518 +11.14
445 445 1 134.00 $134.00 $596
460 460 1 125.00 $125.00 $575 +5.00
500–540 518 3 119.00–133.00 $126.48 $655
550 550 3 109.00–135.00 $126.33 $695 +5.00
635 635 2 115.00–134.00 $124.50 $791 -3.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 10 172.00–179.00 $177.60 $693 +16.58
458–460 460 19 160.00–172.50 $171.19 $787 +12.06
522–535 525 39 149.00–158.00 $156.00 $819 +1.52
582 582 8 151.00 $151.00 $879 +4.47
601–643 635 25 142.00–146.00 $145.24 $922 +6.05
650 650 2 143.00 $143.00 $930 +9.60
729 729 7 131.00 $131.00 $955 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 145.00 $145.00 $594 +5.00
473–490 475 8 138.00–151.00 $149.32 $709 +10.34
555–580 568 2 130.00–144.00 $136.85 $777 +9.85
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710
653–660 655 7 115.00–129.00 $119.28 $781
779 779 4 117.00 $117.00 $911

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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.