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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.90/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 525 lb · 35 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.49/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 841 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $169.93/cwt -4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 525 lb · 26 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 442 707 0
Feeder cattle 442 707 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 260 Head also sold on video, the video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467.pdf

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 165.00 $165.00 $437
318 318 2 176.00 $176.00 $560 +1.00
380 380 1 187.00 $187.00 $711 -10.70
432 432 3 185.00 $185.00 $799 -13.00
450–454 value added 453 5 198.00–200.00 $199.60 $904
519–538 value added 522 11 193.00–200.00 $198.69 $1,037 +10.69
536 536 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,013 +5.94
575 575 2 168.00 $168.00 $966 -5.29
595 value added 595 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,095
605 605 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,022
600–627 value added 625 18 174.00–179.00 $176.61 $1,104 +5.58
653–698 666 14 150.00–161.00 $156.47 $1,042 -7.28
720–736 value added 731 12 160.00–165.00 $161.64 $1,182 -3.36
750 value added 750 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,140
815–846 value added 841 34 146.00–154.00 $151.49 $1,274
1027 value added 1027 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,397
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 172.50 $172.50 $678
500–540 529 7 153.00–169.00 $165.38 $875 -1.33
560–575 565 4 140.00–145.00 $143.75 $812 -2.25
665 665 1 135.00 $135.00 $898 -12.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 166.00 $166.00 $530 -5.00
365–385 378 9 162.00–167.00 $165.39 $625 -1.38
455–475 460 26 155.00–165.00 $162.41 $747 +1.41
510–528 525 35 154.50–158.00 $156.90 $824 +1.43
552–596 577 23 146.00–151.00 $148.51 $857 -5.93
603 value added 603 6 159.00 $159.00 $959
623 623 4 143.00 $143.00 $891 -12.56
650 value added 650 1 150.00 $150.00 $975
660–674 665 21 145.00–149.00 $146.63 $975 -1.86
705–744 736 15 139.00–148.00 $143.38 $1,055 +8.49
820 820 1 111.00 $111.00 $910 -19.71
855 855 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,086 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–390 388 4 130.00–149.00 $144.22 $560 +6.75
405–425 415 2 125.00–129.00 $126.95 $527 -13.90
503–544 532 11 130.00–135.00 $133.23 $709 -6.39
590–595 593 2 120.00–130.00 $124.98 $741 +0.98
650 650 1 138.00 $138.00 $897

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–386 385 9 181.00–194.00 $192.58 $741 +2.91
448 448 4 178.00 $178.00 $797 -4.06
459 459 5 184.50 $184.50 $847 -3.00
521–526 525 26 164.00–171.00 $169.93 $892 -4.38
583–586 585 12 153.00–165.00 $160.01 $936 -9.78
620 620 1 148.00 $148.00 $918
654 654 8 152.00 $152.00 $994 +5.91
760–766 765 19 128.00–136.50 $134.72 $1,031 +2.72
813 813 3 107.00 $107.00 $870 -21.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 153.00 $153.00 $734 +3.00
525–548 534 5 143.00–149.00 $146.54 $783 -1.46
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738
650 650 1 137.00 $137.00 $890 +5.26
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 -24.05
845 845 1 92.00 $92.00 $777
903 903 2 94.00 $94.00 $849
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 138.00 $138.00 $545
555 555 1 107.50 $107.50 $597

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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.