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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

1,139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $282.80/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,615/hd at 571 lb · 93 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.74/cwt +11.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,453/hd at 586 lb · 90 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $275.55/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 475 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,139 944 747
Feeder cattle 1,139 815 747
Slaughter cattle — 129 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 666 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
285 285 2 342.50 $342.50 $976 +5.27
321–328 323 9 321.00–342.50 $325.86 $1,053 -31.31
418–445 423 15 291.00–304.00 $301.27 $1,274 -9.79
431 value added 431 7 321.00 $321.00 $1,384 —
450–461 457 12 298.00–313.00 $302.92 $1,384 -1.08
471 value added 471 25 320.00 $320.00 $1,507 —
512–538 520 10 281.00–294.00 $288.95 $1,503 +6.50
526 value added 526 25 295.50 $295.50 $1,554 +3.50
564 value added 564 11 293.50 $293.50 $1,655 -0.50
558–587 572 82 269.00–285.00 $281.36 $1,609 +13.61
611–640 value added 625 24 266.00–271.00 $269.69 $1,686 —
622–632 626 20 242.00–248.00 $243.51 $1,524 -12.75
660–668 667 11 254.00–260.00 $259.46 $1,731 +17.80
709–743 726 21 223.00–230.00 $225.81 $1,639 +2.81
772–798 790 17 220.00–223.00 $222.14 $1,755 +10.14
835–840 838 6 221.00–225.00 $223.67 $1,874 +11.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 322.50 $322.50 $887 +40.00
490 490 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,139 —
510–540 533 4 260.00–276.00 $263.83 $1,406 +12.35
580 580 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,508 —
610 610 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 —
691 691 33 237.00 $237.00 $1,638 +11.00
703 703 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,455 —
995 995 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,791 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–381 374 12 259.00–272.50 $263.78 $987 -19.64
378 value added 378 19 300.00 $300.00 $1,134 —
438–448 444 26 255.00–272.00 $261.42 $1,161 —
450–486 458 35 263.00–275.00 $269.98 $1,237 +3.75
479–495 value added 487 47 278.50–281.00 $279.70 $1,362 -10.90
511–523 value added 519 38 263.00 $263.00 $1,365 —
503–545 526 37 246.00–259.00 $252.63 $1,329 +5.71
568–590 582 24 234.00–247.00 $239.41 $1,393 +3.43
588–590 value added 588 66 250.00–251.00 $250.77 $1,475 —
621–637 629 17 226.00–233.00 $229.11 $1,441 -0.47
638 value added 638 36 240.50 $240.50 $1,534 -3.83
666 value added 666 35 240.00 $240.00 $1,598 —
655–695 678 27 215.00–223.50 $220.50 $1,495 -2.50
709 value added 709 15 216.00 $216.00 $1,531 +21.00
745 745 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,445 +10.24
750 value added 750 10 209.00 $209.00 $1,568 —
757–773 762 10 189.00–200.50 $196.80 $1,500 +14.30
815–845 840 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,613 +17.35
860 860 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,565 —
919 919 6 187.50 $187.50 $1,723 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 262.50 $262.50 $866 —
433 433 9 249.00 $249.00 $1,078 -9.60
465–479 477 21 239.00–255.00 $247.21 $1,179 -0.79
505–525 512 6 231.00–243.00 $236.92 $1,213 +9.36
583–595 589 8 199.00–230.00 $222.33 $1,310 -0.67
601–605 602 5 200.00–210.00 $202.01 $1,216 —
835 835 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,445 —
905 905 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,529 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–368 367 15 310.00–315.00 $313.01 $1,149 -6.46
423–444 436 23 300.00–311.00 $304.18 $1,326 -14.18
450–489 471 13 289.00–290.00 $289.56 $1,364 -1.44
525–531 530 33 270.00–281.00 $277.39 $1,470 -4.43
580–590 588 17 238.00–260.50 $256.79 $1,510 -11.69
639–648 643 31 239.00–245.00 $240.62 $1,547 -6.38
657–675 660 11 222.00–242.00 $238.28 $1,573 -0.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,053 -1.00
441 441 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,045 -52.50
470 470 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,140 -32.50
537–540 538 4 237.00–258.00 $252.73 $1,360 —
583 583 8 231.00 $231.00 $1,347 -24.00
635 635 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 —
740 740 3 205.50 $205.50 $1,521 —
793 793 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,451 —
805 805 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,248 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,251 —
682 682 28 202.00 $202.00 $1,378 —

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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.