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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

536 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.00/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 528 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.22/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 588 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.65/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 462 lb · 26 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 536 947 839
Feeder cattle 536 947 839

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 249 head 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
228 228 2 171.00 $171.00 $390
329 329 10 177.50 $177.50 $584 +3.50
385 385 2 175.00 $175.00 $674 -13.00
440 440 1 173.00 $173.00 $761 -2.00
460 460 3 180.00 $180.00 $828 +26.22
523–531 527 18 167.00–172.00 $169.62 $894 +16.78
590 590 1 165.00 $165.00 $974 +6.00
615–635 625 2 143.00–150.00 $146.56 $916 +2.50
650–686 674 12 150.00–156.00 $154.77 $1,043 +3.75
689 value added 689 6 158.00 $158.00 $1,089 +2.03
710–728 725 6 143.00–153.00 $151.37 $1,097 +8.87
755–760 758 3 139.00–144.00 $142.34 $1,079 +0.84
830–847 value added 844 12 142.00–143.00 $142.16 $1,200 -1.84
911 value added 911 9 143.00 $143.00 $1,303
945 945 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,266
980 980 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,176
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 126.00 $126.00 $363
415–435 425 2 141.00–156.00 $148.68 $632
480 480 4 129.00 $129.00 $619
513–531 518 4 142.00–152.00 $144.57 $749
590 590 1 142.00 $142.00 $838 +12.88

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 7 144.00 $144.00 $469 -6.00
375–385 384 13 137.00–144.00 $143.47 $551 -3.51
454–465 462 26 138.50–140.00 $139.65 $645 -0.06
525 value added 525 14 155.00 $155.00 $814 ±0.00
510–534 529 26 134.00–143.50 $142.70 $755 +2.76
578–597 587 28 131.50–140.00 $136.73 $803 +0.99
592 value added 592 10 150.00 $150.00 $888
636–642 640 20 135.00–135.50 $135.20 $865 -2.48
652–678 669 16 132.00–139.00 $134.59 $900 +0.82
704 value added 704 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,007 +5.50
737–745 741 10 126.00–131.00 $128.49 $952 -0.45
757 757 18 139.00 $139.00 $1,052 +16.68
803 value added 803 10 138.00 $138.00 $1,108
830 830 2 113.00 $113.00 $938 -12.00
861 861 8 124.00 $124.00 $1,068 ±0.00
863 value added 863 8 131.50 $131.50 $1,135
922 value added 922 15 125.50 $125.50 $1,157
984 984 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,082
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 137.50 $137.50 $337
453–480 462 3 115.00–116.00 $115.65 $534 +3.42
520–543 534 5 101.00–107.00 $103.34 $552 +0.84
702 702 3 103.00 $103.00 $723

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 8 181.00 $181.00 $677 +16.02
459–465 459 19 150.00–173.00 $171.77 $788
512–526 521 24 144.00–161.00 $155.43 $810 +8.89
576–588 578 12 138.00–145.00 $143.81 $831 +1.81
631 631 7 146.00 $146.00 $921 +21.22
651–654 653 22 138.00–142.00 $139.45 $911 +12.45
705–739 736 11 127.00–136.00 $135.22 $995
769 769 9 139.00 $139.00 $1,069 +16.13
830 830 4 124.00 $124.00 $1,029
900 900 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,044
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 132.00 $132.00 $578 +6.56
555 555 2 114.00 $114.00 $633
659–665 660 7 115.00–125.00 $123.56 $815 +25.95
838 838 2 104.00 $104.00 $872

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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.