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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

1,233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.16/cwt +18.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 526 lb · 111 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $297.51/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,722/hd at 579 lb · 92 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $285.52/cwt +27.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,761/hd at 617 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,233 946 1,102
Feeder cattle 1,233 946 1,102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 7.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-12.00 higher. Offerings also included 593 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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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 5 360.00 $360.00 $950 +19.00
329 329 11 360.00 $360.00 $1,184 —
368–390 375 6 321.00–335.00 $330.15 $1,238 +8.76
432 value added 432 28 359.00 $359.00 $1,551 —
429–449 441 15 315.00–335.00 $320.60 $1,414 +28.10
452–480 469 16 300.00–331.00 $325.59 $1,527 +27.46
467–477 value added 473 14 340.00–342.00 $341.15 $1,614 —
512–525 513 15 288.00–302.00 $301.04 $1,544 +17.38
509–546 value added 522 41 318.00–324.00 $322.58 $1,684 +11.02
565–591 578 28 282.00–297.00 $283.77 $1,640 +9.31
578–591 value added 579 64 299.00–304.00 $303.52 $1,757 +7.79
609–618 value added 613 80 285.00–290.25 $287.00 $1,759 +7.00
640–643 643 12 261.00–277.00 $275.67 $1,773 +39.47
650–687 666 44 261.00–269.00 $265.64 $1,769 +5.13
730 730 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,716 -6.80
732 value added 732 34 248.00 $248.00 $1,815 -8.28
777 value added 777 50 244.00 $244.00 $1,896 —
781 781 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,671 -14.00
803–840 812 8 212.00–224.00 $215.10 $1,747 +0.10
858 858 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,888 +1.42
931 value added 931 9 213.00 $213.00 $1,983 +3.00
1008 1008 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,935 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 312.50 $312.50 $962 —
372–380 375 9 302.50–310.00 $305.04 $1,144 +62.54
435 435 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,196 —
525–538 534 3 197.50–283.00 $225.54 $1,204 -9.46
578 578 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,555 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 4 340.00 $340.00 $881 —
326 326 10 337.50 $337.50 $1,100 +22.50
365–399 396 16 284.00–300.00 $290.66 $1,151 +3.53
446 446 29 275.00–277.00 $275.41 $1,228 +11.66
460 460 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,334 +22.24
458–484 value added 472 57 299.75–300.00 $299.88 $1,415 —
517–539 value added 521 77 276.00–286.50 $284.58 $1,483 +1.58
512–549 538 34 255.00–270.00 $263.61 $1,418 +8.07
559–585 value added 576 40 267.00–274.00 $269.02 $1,550 —
575–586 585 22 240.50–248.00 $241.17 $1,411 +1.36
610 value added 610 9 248.00 $248.00 $1,513 +1.50
610–638 632 6 221.00–240.00 $225.74 $1,427 -4.90
651 value added 651 10 236.00 $236.00 $1,536 +4.00
654–673 665 22 220.00–226.00 $224.21 $1,491 +5.71
708–738 726 35 198.00–209.00 $202.74 $1,472 -3.26
768 768 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,567 —
850–892 885 9 175.00–185.00 $182.11 $1,612 —
945 945 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,720 —
955 955 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,757 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 8 311.00 $311.00 $977 +77.00
440–449 448 14 261.00–270.00 $268.74 $1,204 +40.15
450–480 465 2 265.00–270.00 $267.42 $1,244 —
560–582 566 12 226.00–232.00 $231.50 $1,310 +2.50
605–623 617 3 191.00–215.00 $198.84 $1,227 +38.84
725–745 738 3 172.50–180.00 $177.55 $1,310 -5.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 7 331.00 $331.00 $1,288 +17.39
403–445 412 16 295.00–328.00 $320.02 $1,318 -4.98
458–489 464 35 295.00–316.00 $311.57 $1,446 +12.57
505–534 528 35 289.00–301.00 $297.97 $1,573 +25.54
581 581 30 280.00 $280.00 $1,627 +27.00
605–640 632 30 252.00–266.00 $261.59 $1,653 +7.59
738–739 739 20 224.00–228.00 $226.60 $1,675 +2.60
827 827 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,613 +6.00
891 891 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,586 +13.00
945 945 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,531 —
980 980 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,588 -18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 528 4 227.50–272.50 $259.15 $1,368 +39.15
595 595 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,470 —
610–625 618 2 240.00–244.00 $242.02 $1,496 +19.52
770 770 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,444 —

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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.