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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.03/cwt -7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 522 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.79/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 581 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $174.31/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 535 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 707 522 332
Feeder cattle 707 522 332

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Offerings also included a 511 head sold on video. The video sale report can be found at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 177.50 $177.50 $417 —
329 329 5 175.00 $175.00 $576 -10.00
360–393 386 5 192.00–199.00 $197.70 $763 +3.70
413 413 2 198.00 $198.00 $818 +19.00
473–496 484 11 181.00–191.00 $185.68 $899 +2.71
524 value added 524 7 188.00 $188.00 $985 +5.00
507–544 526 19 181.50–185.50 $183.06 $963 +4.35
576–589 582 15 168.00–180.00 $173.29 $1,009 -5.36
603–644 value added 619 11 169.00–174.00 $171.03 $1,059 -16.96
654–695 660 20 161.00–166.00 $163.75 $1,081 —
730 value added 730 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,204 —
750–775 763 9 147.50–156.50 $150.31 $1,147 +4.32
820 820 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,181 -0.03
850 850 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,198 —
889 value added 889 13 143.50 $143.50 $1,276 —
915 915 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,263 —
941 value added 941 6 142.50 $142.50 $1,341 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 167.50 $167.50 $528 —
468 468 2 135.00 $135.00 $632 —
500–520 516 5 153.00–170.00 $166.71 $860 —
595 595 1 146.00 $146.00 $869 —
618 618 7 150.00 $150.00 $927 +5.00
669 669 5 147.00 $147.00 $983 —
713–716 715 10 136.00–147.00 $142.61 $1,020 —
775 775 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,100 —
885 885 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,186 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 165.00 $165.00 $388 —
313 313 6 171.00 $171.00 $535 —
367 value added 367 13 181.50 $181.50 $666 —
380–385 384 17 165.00–167.00 $166.77 $640 +1.77
443 443 3 156.00 $156.00 $691 -10.50
451–479 459 14 161.00 $161.00 $739 -1.35
463 value added 463 2 169.50 $169.50 $785 -4.50
509–534 value added 520 14 169.00 $169.00 $879 -6.50
511–544 522 60 153.00–157.00 $155.47 $812 -3.26
566 value added 566 13 164.50 $164.50 $931 +0.80
587–591 589 26 143.00–159.00 $154.44 $910 -1.56
631–635 632 8 149.00–156.50 $155.56 $983 -6.11
649 value added 649 6 157.00 $157.00 $1,019 —
655–660 657 15 144.00–151.50 $148.49 $976 +2.18
691 value added 691 5 154.50 $154.50 $1,068 -4.50
715–746 743 9 134.00–135.00 $134.89 $1,002 +9.38
750–758 756 19 135.00–137.00 $136.58 $1,033 —
805–828 812 7 130.00–131.00 $130.71 $1,061 +2.71
850 850 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,054 —
859–898 value added 881 16 130.50–131.50 $130.93 $1,153 -3.07
904–930 908 13 113.00–128.00 $123.87 $1,125 +23.87
1041 1041 9 122.50 $122.50 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–398 393 4 135.00–140.00 $137.47 $540 —
434–445 436 6 140.00–145.00 $140.85 $614 -2.15
458–483 473 12 138.00–153.00 $143.29 $678 —
515–540 531 6 132.00–151.00 $139.62 $741 -4.59
580 580 1 124.00 $124.00 $719 -5.81
638 638 3 140.00 $140.00 $893 +19.71
715 715 1 122.00 $122.00 $872 —
778 778 2 128.50 $128.50 $1,000 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 9 187.00–191.00 $189.67 $715 -2.14
425–449 446 9 181.00–191.00 $182.06 $812 +3.06
450 450 11 187.50 $187.50 $844 +7.50
515–542 535 32 164.00–176.50 $174.31 $933 +1.97
578–591 588 12 163.00–172.00 $169.79 $998 +5.86
663–666 665 10 144.00–151.00 $146.09 $971 —
700–742 718 7 139.00–146.00 $142.90 $1,026 —
758 758 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,001 +8.50
826 826 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,057 +9.00
895 895 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
400–430 420 3 140.00–145.00 $141.59 $595 -25.84
472 472 3 150.00 $150.00 $708 +8.08
548 548 7 148.00 $148.00 $811 +4.00
565–585 570 4 132.00–138.00 $136.46 $778 -4.40
670–685 678 2 131.00–132.50 $131.74 $893 —
703–740 722 4 127.00–131.00 $129.05 $932 —

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Reading this report

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.