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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.58/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 455 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.08/cwt +17.01 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 527 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.07/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 528 lb · 42 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 705 485 851
Feeder cattle 705 485 851

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included a few 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
248 248 2 172.50 $172.50 $428
319 319 12 161.00 $161.00 $514 +1.00
355–387 379 4 165.00–166.00 $165.77 $628 +16.77
433 433 2 164.00 $164.00 $710 +1.31
453 453 6 165.00–175.00 $168.33 $763 +5.33
522–548 531 21 151.00–164.50 $159.36 $846 +1.17
560–599 594 9 147.00–150.00 $149.69 $889 -12.31
603–648 628 19 133.00–146.00 $143.76 $903 -3.94
670 670 1 141.00 $141.00 $945 -0.24
707 707 5 135.00 $135.00 $954 -3.00
708 value added 708 5 147.50 $147.50 $1,044
753–776 768 9 130.00–135.00 $133.37 $1,024 +4.36
812 value added 812 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,137
915–920 918 2 121.00–125.00 $123.01 $1,129 +4.01
1291 value added 1291 28 137.00 $137.00 $1,769
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 137.00 $137.00 $422
475 475 1 135.00 $135.00 $641
540–543 542 4 110.00–126.00 $113.98 $618 -18.02
555–560 558 2 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $608 -38.82
636 636 4 130.00 $130.00 $827
705 705 1 116.00 $116.00 $818

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 5 145.00 $145.00 $386 -7.50
320 320 13 140.00 $140.00 $448 -13.00
378–384 383 14 140.00–144.00 $143.15 $548 -3.85
438–446 441 19 140.00–144.00 $142.72 $629 +2.72
471–488 483 24 144.00–147.00 $144.90 $700 +8.56
513–541 528 42 141.50–145.00 $144.07 $761 +12.13
577–587 584 35 133.00–140.00 $138.04 $806 +7.94
625–648 646 24 130.00–138.00 $134.67 $870
653–683 670 9 131.00–132.50 $131.90 $884 -0.63
708–743 value added 737 20 131.00–137.50 $136.19 $1,004
770–785 780 3 125.00–126.00 $125.67 $980
817 value added 817 9 130.00 $130.00 $1,062
920 value added 920 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,104
920 920 9 118.00 $118.00 $1,086
957 957 7 113.00 $113.00 $1,081
1000 1000 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,050
1087 value added 1087 9 116.00 $116.00 $1,261
1098 1098 5 105.00 $105.00 $1,153
1135 1135 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,192
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 125.00 $125.00 $350
350–370 357 11 110.00–135.50 $132.29 $472 +22.29
438 438 2 129.00 $129.00 $565 +25.96
463–480 465 8 107.00–126.00 $123.55 $575 +13.55
515–525 522 3 115.00–120.00 $118.35 $618 +14.36
583–595 585 5 112.50–126.00 $123.26 $721
585 585 1 121.00 $121.00 $708
614 614 9 121.00 $121.00 $743 +11.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 7 172.00 $172.00 $662 +10.86
400–406 406 15 161.00–171.50 $170.81 $693 +22.81
454–458 455 51 153.00–167.00 $162.58 $740 +2.58
523–544 527 44 160.50–162.50 $162.08 $854 +17.01
579–589 587 24 134.50–140.00 $138.87 $815 +9.88
655–671 659 25 128.00–140.00 $136.58 $900 +3.97
730 730 3 112.00 $112.00 $818
757 757 12 114.00–119.00 $116.50 $882 -1.00
830 830 2 108.00 $108.00 $896
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 151.00 $151.00 $589 +30.00
415–445 430 2 115.00–120.00 $117.59 $506
453–485 470 10 130.00–142.00 $139.15 $654 +6.15
500–538 526 13 110.00–144.00 $128.69 $677 +10.82
565–581 579 7 110.00–122.00 $120.33 $697 +3.25
625 625 1 105.00 $105.00 $656
661 661 5 112.00 $112.00 $740 -8.00
720 720 1 102.00 $102.00 $734

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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.