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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

796 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.94/cwt -3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 521 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.49/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 582 lb · 55 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.42/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 644 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 796 652 386
Feeder cattle 796 652 386

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Offerings also included a video sale. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243–244 244 9 151.00–171.00 $164.35 $401 —
278 278 5 158.00 $158.00 $439 +6.00
325 325 8 154.00 $154.00 $500 -7.96
355–399 393 7 160.00–174.00 $172.19 $677 +4.06
440 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
468 value added 468 4 179.00 $179.00 $838 +4.00
460–478 472 6 155.00–167.00 $158.90 $750 -3.25
523 523 14 154.00–161.50 $157.21 $822 +5.00
587–598 593 25 146.00–153.00 $149.05 $884 +0.63
596 value added 596 15 155.50 $155.50 $927 -7.13
600–640 610 4 131.00–142.00 $139.11 $849 -14.89
636–645 value added 638 27 164.00–170.00 $168.65 $1,076 -0.44
670 670 3 134.00 $134.00 $898 -27.50
676 value added 676 33 166.50 $166.50 $1,126 +5.09
725–749 738 24 132.00–143.00 $139.21 $1,027 -9.41
750 value added 750 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,080 —
816–835 value added 820 21 145.00–154.50 $152.66 $1,252 —
820 820 2 137.00–139.00 $138.00 $1,132 -6.50
891 891 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,123 —
931 931 10 114.50 $114.50 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 142.00 $142.00 $674 +2.07
1000 1000 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 5 143.00 $143.00 $339 +10.00
318–324 321 15 149.00–157.00 $152.77 $490 +8.77
389–398 391 11 150.00–156.00 $154.89 $606 -5.77
457–471 461 30 142.00–153.00 $146.27 $674 -9.18
502–514 value added 507 20 152.00–153.50 $152.67 $774 —
523–544 528 41 131.00–143.00 $139.68 $738 -7.56
577–589 579 31 132.00–139.00 $137.84 $798 -4.25
587 value added 587 24 148.50 $148.50 $872 -2.00
639 639 4 130.50 $130.50 $834 +3.50
629–648 value added 644 51 140.50–154.00 $150.90 $972 -0.60
656 656 14 137.00 $137.00 $899 -4.00
670–673 value added 672 14 143.50–146.50 $145.86 $980 -7.14
710–732 730 15 116.00–127.00 $125.28 $915 -11.72
764 764 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,001 -9.00
836 value added 836 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,195 —
855–885 865 3 118.00–121.00 $119.98 $1,038 —
905–912 911 12 112.00–120.50 $119.80 $1,091 —
1035 1035 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,025 -9.00
1053 1053 2 94.00 $94.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 132.00 $132.00 $284 —
277 277 3 114.00 $114.00 $316 —
300–315 310 3 112.00–123.00 $115.55 $358 -12.44
375 375 1 119.00 $119.00 $446 -2.00
410–415 413 2 120.00–126.00 $123.02 $508 -15.98
450–480 456 6 121.00–132.00 $130.07 $593 -0.48
523 523 2 106.00 $106.00 $554 -23.00
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 —
620–639 629 10 112.00–122.00 $117.54 $739 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–393 391 10 149.00–160.00 $157.79 $617 -13.21
446 446 14 164.50 $164.50 $734 —
528–538 530 36 143.00–157.00 $154.63 $820 -4.03
582–588 587 29 133.00–145.00 $142.95 $839 +3.21
639 639 8 125.00 $125.00 $799 -17.00
653 653 31 139.00 $139.00 $908 +11.00
727 727 16 126.00 $126.00 $916 +8.04
780 780 5 115.00 $115.00 $897 -12.00
938 938 2 95.00 $95.00 $891 -18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–383 374 3 117.50–125.00 $119.88 $448 -25.86
430–446 444 7 100.00–111.00 $109.48 $486 —
458–473 467 5 120.00–137.00 $126.67 $592 -10.32
553–595 564 4 111.00–123.00 $119.83 $676 -9.17
600–615 608 5 100.00–105.00 $102.22 $621 —
705–735 720 2 101.00–110.00 $105.59 $760 —
838 838 4 105.00 $105.00 $880 —
868 868 3 105.00 $105.00 $911 —

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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.