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Browning Livestock Market Report, Lafayette, TN

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

652 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.63/cwt -2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 470 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $158.66/cwt -11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 526 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.24/cwt -9.66 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 520 lb · 39 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 652 442 0
Feeder cattle 652 442 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 14.00 lower. Offerings also included 5 Load lots 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
275 275 3 152.00 $152.00 $418 -13.00
307–313 310 9 157.00–166.00 $161.96 $502 -14.04
363–390 374 5 165.00–172.50 $168.13 $629 -18.87
451 value added 451 4 175.00 $175.00 $789 -24.60
460–480 470 2 155.00–169.00 $162.15 $762 —
505 value added 505 1 159.00 $159.00 $803 -39.69
525–535 533 15 149.00–153.00 $152.21 $811 -36.79
554–581 value added 562 18 158.00–164.50 $162.63 $914 -21.37
574–595 584 14 143.00–153.25 $148.42 $867 -19.58
604–640 value added 609 17 167.00–170.50 $169.09 $1,030 -7.52
643 643 8 154.00 $154.00 $990 —
655 655 10 161.50 $161.50 $1,058 +5.03
660–695 value added 672 16 159.00–164.50 $161.41 $1,085 —
724–732 value added 729 14 154.50 $154.50 $1,126 -7.14
738–744 743 10 139.00–151.00 $148.62 $1,104 —
753 753 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,077 —
830 830 2 141.00–148.00 $144.50 $1,199 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 138.00 $138.00 $483 —
470–480 477 3 135.00–150.00 $139.93 $667 —
570 570 4 131.00 $131.00 $747 -12.75
635 635 1 143.00 $143.00 $908 —
665 665 1 141.00 $141.00 $938 +6.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 133.00 $133.00 $313 —
314 314 4 144.00 $144.00 $452 -22.00
376–386 381 27 151.00–167.00 $160.66 $612 -4.73
455–484 461 37 150.00–156.00 $155.45 $717 -6.96
486 value added 486 21 167.00 $167.00 $812 —
512–543 520 39 144.00–149.00 $147.24 $766 -9.66
564 value added 564 8 150.50 $150.50 $849 —
573–585 578 17 137.00–149.00 $142.09 $821 -6.42
605 605 2 127.00 $127.00 $768 -16.00
602–621 value added 611 11 148.50–155.00 $151.50 $926 -7.50
654 654 18 141.00 $141.00 $922 -5.63
678 value added 678 12 153.00 $153.00 $1,037 +3.00
735 735 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,007 -6.38
725–742 value added 740 7 139.00–141.00 $139.28 $1,031 —
765 765 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 —
788 value added 788 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,056 —
838–840 839 3 128.00–130.00 $128.67 $1,080 +17.67
1015 1015 3 108.00 $108.00 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–313 312 5 127.00–132.00 $127.99 $399 —
385 385 2 121.00 $121.00 $466 -23.22
415 415 1 139.00 $139.00 $577 +12.05
480–493 485 9 117.50–140.00 $130.55 $633 —
542 542 3 129.00 $129.00 $699 -4.23
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 -33.00
861 861 6 110.50 $110.50 $951 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 7 171.00 $171.00 $657 -21.58
450–453 452 36 171.00–177.50 $175.52 $793 -8.98
526–530 526 55 158.50–160.00 $158.66 $835 -11.27
582–595 583 16 136.00–140.00 $139.74 $815 -20.27
625 625 3 142.00 $142.00 $888 -6.00
669 669 6 128.00 $128.00 $856 -24.00
724–743 728 9 111.00–120.00 $117.96 $859 —
755 755 4 127.00 $127.00 $959 -7.72
830 830 4 119.00 $119.00 $988 +12.00
940 940 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 4 138.00–154.00 $145.74 $558 —
475–495 489 7 136.00–140.00 $136.99 $670 -16.01
524 524 10 144.00 $144.00 $755 -2.54
595 595 2 129.00 $129.00 $768 —
656 656 23 110.00 $110.00 $722 -27.00

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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.