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Browning Livestock Market Report, Lafayette, TN

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 31, 2024

622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.10/cwt -12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 631 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $266.88/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 476 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.26/cwt -10.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 519 lb · 40 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 622 1,110 633
Feeder cattle 622 1,110 633

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00- 15.00 lower. Offerings also included 729 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
286 286 4 342.50 $342.50 $980 —
305–319 316 9 327.50–330.00 $329.46 $1,041 -4.21
380–393 390 8 280.00–300.00 $285.46 $1,113 -43.56
421–440 423 9 280.00–309.00 $305.65 $1,293 -2.81
474 value added 474 9 311.00 $311.00 $1,474 —
475 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 -35.00
531–548 535 34 271.00–290.00 $282.99 $1,514 -16.30
555–568 562 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,517 -4.40
612–618 value added 615 10 261.00–261.50 $261.25 $1,607 —
642–643 642 8 238.00–250.00 $247.00 $1,586 -10.55
652 652 11 257.50 $257.50 $1,679 -4.83
706–744 720 13 240.00–244.00 $241.68 $1,740 +4.92
862 862 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,914 +5.98
965 965 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,123 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,104 -4.23
458 458 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,191 -20.00
614 614 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,418 —
670 670 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,595 +8.62
790 790 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,698 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 6 280.00 $280.00 $913 -2.50
380–395 388 13 250.00–265.00 $259.04 $1,005 -6.57
401–449 424 19 249.00–263.00 $261.12 $1,107 -11.85
456 456 10 271.00 $271.00 $1,236 +5.69
478–490 value added 482 33 265.00–266.00 $265.63 $1,280 -9.37
513–528 518 12 240.00–248.00 $242.00 $1,254 -18.31
508–523 value added 520 28 260.00–263.00 $260.95 $1,357 -6.77
563 value added 563 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,453 -2.00
555–593 567 18 239.00–248.00 $246.32 $1,397 -4.31
620–642 631 58 228.00–231.00 $230.10 $1,452 -10.73
660–682 667 21 221.00–235.00 $230.87 $1,540 +8.87
700 700 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 +8.05
753–779 773 35 202.00–213.50 $207.57 $1,605 -6.44
849 849 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,630 —
849 value added 849 27 210.00 $210.00 $1,783 —
941 941 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,656 —
970 970 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,746 —
1010 1010 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,717 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–298 295 8 247.50–280.00 $276.28 $815 +16.28
334 334 4 256.00 $256.00 $855 —
400–440 429 7 170.00–245.00 $229.66 $985 -6.52
485 485 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,128 +47.50
625 625 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,344 —
705–740 723 2 153.00–192.00 $172.03 $1,244 -13.42
755–760 758 3 159.00–177.00 $164.97 $1,250 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,034 -48.76
443 443 19 277.00 $277.00 $1,227 -26.00
452–455 453 9 246.00–247.00 $246.78 $1,118 -18.69
510–522 513 32 244.00–276.00 $267.86 $1,374 -13.14
560–573 572 9 244.00–257.00 $255.58 $1,462 -9.42
649 649 7 246.00 $246.00 $1,597 +7.97
663 663 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,492 -22.34
739 739 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,633 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,039 -12.00
438 438 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,051 —
518–545 529 4 202.50–221.00 $216.06 $1,143 -23.79
562–575 567 5 225.00–226.00 $225.41 $1,278 -31.07
615 615 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,292 —
660 660 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,320 -13.89

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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.