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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $200.57/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 585 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $218.78/cwt +8.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,243/hd at 568 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $223.85/cwt +17.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,483/hd at 663 lb · 29 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 474 455 705
Feeder cattle 474 455 705

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included two loads 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
280 280 1 230.00 $230.00 $644
318 318 6 241.00 $241.00 $766 -6.50
450–480 458 4 247.50–262.00 $258.20 $1,183 +18.20
545–548 546 5 212.00–227.50 $218.22 $1,191 -20.43
558–560 value added 559 3 246.00–252.50 $250.33 $1,399 +0.33
553–585 569 9 227.00–237.50 $233.36 $1,328
629–641 635 8 224.00–236.00 $229.94 $1,460 +11.62
656 value added 656 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,535 +14.00
655–691 664 24 217.00–230.00 $221.74 $1,472 +20.21
706–730 718 16 218.00–224.00 $221.05 $1,587 +39.29
765–775 770 2 211.00–223.00 $217.04 $1,671
800 800 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,664
922 922 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,779
1063 1063 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,903
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–321 320 5 173.00–190.00 $186.65 $597 -48.35
380 380 2 199.00 $199.00 $756
480 480 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,068 +15.23
580 580 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,218
653 653 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,322
706–735 708 19 198.00–206.00 $198.44 $1,405
892 892 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,561

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 214.00 $214.00 $696 +24.00
386 386 8 214.00 $214.00 $826 -11.00
440 440 5 221.00 $221.00 $972 -8.00
454–462 459 13 214.00–219.00 $215.90 $991 -7.83
518–540 527 13 205.00–216.00 $211.88 $1,117 +1.88
563 value added 563 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,199
565–598 587 38 194.00–207.00 $199.26 $1,170 +2.26
606–646 618 13 200.00–205.50 $203.73 $1,259 +7.88
650–663 658 13 183.00–190.00 $188.45 $1,240 -4.83
670 value added 670 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,340 -21.00
730–745 735 3 180.00–184.00 $181.35 $1,333 +2.34
965 965 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,110 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590
320 320 5 190.00 $190.00 $608 +18.00
360–370 367 4 185.00–188.00 $186.24 $684 -14.76
423–434 430 6 170.00–181.00 $177.40 $763
452 452 5 197.00 $197.00 $890 +32.56
515–538 530 3 162.50–195.00 $184.48 $978 +8.84
573–598 590 6 181.00–190.00 $187.08 $1,104
610 610 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,068 +7.00
650 650 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,098 -2.00
700 700 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,218
761 761 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,111

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391–395 392 6 225.00–240.00 $234.97 $921 -7.53
445 445 12 237.00 $237.00 $1,055 +11.96
455 455 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,006 +19.00
525 525 21 231.00 $231.00 $1,213 +14.99
553–586 568 29 211.00–225.00 $218.78 $1,243 +8.78
636 636 16 214.00 $214.00 $1,361 +0.73
652 652 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,271 -11.20
705–739 722 8 182.00–184.00 $183.02 $1,321 +3.02
795 795 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,352
800 800 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,272 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 187.50 $187.50 $694 -47.50
490 490 1 162.50 $162.50 $796 -20.00
515–538 530 3 150.00–187.50 $175.36 $929 -21.64
654 654 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,177 +20.00

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612–615 615 22 177.50–183.00 $178.25 $1,096

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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.