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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 19, 2024

432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $240.64/cwt -4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 635 lb · 65 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $267.86/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,795/hd at 670 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.89/cwt -3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 524 lb · 27 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 432 316 1,157
Feeder cattle 432 316 1,157

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers Steady to 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 494 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
308 308 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,124
455–465 460 2 317.50–322.50 $319.97 $1,472 +23.29
527–535 529 12 276.00–290.00 $285.72 $1,511 -6.26
570–590 581 10 268.00–285.00 $277.70 $1,613 -19.94
613 value added 613 6 287.50 $287.50 $1,762 +0.28
646–647 646 8 261.00–264.00 $262.87 $1,698 -4.84
658–696 670 31 261.00–274.00 $267.86 $1,795 +5.82
726 726 10 237.00 $237.00 $1,721 -14.00
776–792 783 7 230.00–235.00 $232.17 $1,818 -13.83
825–840 836 4 225.00–226.00 $225.75 $1,887 +5.73
960 960 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,112
1031 1031 4 223.00 $223.00 $2,299
1084 1084 23 213.00 $213.00 $2,309
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,024
465–485 475 2 240.00–282.50 $261.70 $1,243
555 555 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,276 -43.00
675–696 693 7 232.00–240.00 $233.11 $1,615
770–795 783 2 201.00–206.00 $203.54 $1,594

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 292.50 $292.50 $760
347 347 3 285.00 $285.00 $989
383–393 388 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,086 -9.33
447 447 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,144 -33.00
456 456 8 267.00 $267.00 $1,218 -15.24
520–527 522 20 250.00–258.50 $256.35 $1,338 -4.44
529 value added 529 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,428 +2.00
558 value added 558 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,479
564–598 583 24 244.50–258.00 $249.70 $1,456 -3.27
606 value added 606 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,491 -5.29
617–643 637 61 240.00–242.00 $240.29 $1,531 +0.29
650 value added 650 6 245.75 $245.75 $1,597 -4.75
663 663 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,512 -9.50
744–748 745 13 196.00–207.00 $197.70 $1,473 -6.30
778 778 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,502 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 12 227.00–249.50 $239.50 $1,138 -14.98
590 590 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,410 +3.14
690 690 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,484

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,241 +28.68
440 440 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,265 -4.50
460–490 465 6 305.00–309.00 $308.30 $1,434 +36.76
518–519 518 11 268.00–288.00 $278.90 $1,445 -5.13
581–588 584 7 261.00–264.00 $262.29 $1,532 -8.21
628–636 634 13 250.00–255.00 $253.86 $1,609 -7.42
659 659 8 251.00 $251.00 $1,654 +16.00
732 732 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,779 +24.48
835 835 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,570
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 377 3 240.00–290.00 $271.88 $1,025
400 400 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,090
490 490 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,396
530 530 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,352
555–585 570 2 230.00–249.00 $239.25 $1,364
715 715 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,587
820 820 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,468
985 985 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,635

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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.