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Browning Livestock Market Report, Lafayette, TN

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 4, 2024

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.00/cwt +42.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 728 lb · 36 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.90/cwt +19.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,756/hd at 761 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.49/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 526 lb · 29 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 438 822 457
Feeder cattle 438 822 457

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 548 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
260 260 1 240.00 $240.00 $624 —
320 320 2 241.00 $241.00 $771 -15.00
425 425 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,148 +12.96
455 455 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,160 -6.42
519 519 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,381 +8.55
534 value added 534 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,388 —
552 value added 552 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,435 —
573–588 584 8 240.00–256.00 $248.81 $1,453 +8.24
618–626 value added 621 11 259.50–261.50 $260.77 $1,619 —
630 630 7 236.00 $236.00 $1,487 -4.94
678 678 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,458 -7.00
665–699 value added 682 22 242.50–250.50 $246.91 $1,684 —
720 720 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,483 -18.73
753–767 759 7 209.00–221.00 $214.20 $1,626 +3.22
760–763 value added 761 29 234.00–238.50 $234.93 $1,788 —
848 848 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,645 —
891 value added 891 11 214.00 $214.00 $1,907 —
915 915 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,903 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,155 —
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 —
670 670 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,340 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–387 376 10 258.00–261.00 $259.45 $976 +0.21
451–463 454 14 243.00–250.00 $248.55 $1,128 +3.91
505–531 526 29 226.00–235.00 $233.49 $1,228 +0.01
577 577 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,310 +8.95
605 605 2 201.00–204.00 $202.50 $1,225 —
611–630 value added 619 15 230.00–231.00 $230.59 $1,427 +11.98
654 value added 654 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,472 +12.00
650–678 672 9 186.00–188.00 $187.57 $1,260 -10.40
728 value added 728 36 225.00 $225.00 $1,638 —
773 773 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,337 -11.28
799 value added 799 22 212.00 $212.00 $1,694 —
810 810 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,434 -7.17
855 855 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,616 —
908 908 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,689 —
950 950 5 178.00 $178.00 $1,691 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 230.00 $230.00 $632 —
360–385 373 2 187.50–210.00 $199.13 $743 —
450–483 465 5 202.50–230.00 $215.50 $1,002 —
500–505 503 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,006 —
575–585 580 2 180.00–190.00 $184.96 $1,073 —
610–642 629 5 165.00–191.00 $175.08 $1,101 —
700 700 1 137.50 $137.50 $962 —
755 755 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,095 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 247.50 $247.50 $879 -3.50
415–444 441 10 254.00–262.00 $261.25 $1,152 —
450 450 4 241.00–242.50 $241.75 $1,088 -14.27
535 535 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,284 +2.58
565–593 589 14 211.00–229.00 $226.53 $1,334 -2.37
667 667 13 200.00 $200.00 $1,334 -7.85
720 720 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,440 +13.00
771 771 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,527 +11.00
815 815 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,475 +6.86
943 943 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 10 212.00 $212.00 $1,132 —
567 567 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–530 525 2 176.00–181.00 $178.48 $937 —
585 585 1 165.00 $165.00 $965 —
733 733 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,187 —

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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.