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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

1,399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.20/cwt +39.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,914/hd at 583 lb · 213 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $286.70/cwt +17.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,663/hd at 580 lb · 188 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.77/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 680 lb · 149 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,399

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,067 +72.50
324 324 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,264 +49.00
445 value added 445 6 358.00 $358.00 $1,593
453–482 463 18 349.00–364.00 $357.54 $1,655 +37.54
505–546 531 24 319.00–335.00 $323.63 $1,718 +23.32
570–582 value added 576 111 332.00–336.50 $334.50 $1,927
570–598 591 102 310.00–323.00 $321.34 $1,899 +33.12
601–602 value added 602 42 314.00–320.50 $315.24 $1,898
610–635 633 10 300.00–310.50 $309.49 $1,959 +44.49
668–686 683 32 273.00–285.00 $281.00 $1,919 +29.91
677–694 value added 687 38 291.00–293.00 $292.17 $2,007 +15.38
710–728 724 4 260.00–271.00 $268.30 $1,942 +17.30
701–738 value added 729 89 276.50–287.50 $278.08 $2,027 +19.08
773–779 value added 776 115 269.50–275.50 $272.58 $2,115
755–795 782 9 253.00–260.00 $257.75 $2,016 +19.26
843 843 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,065 +5.00
858–883 875 6 237.50–248.00 $244.57 $2,140 +8.57
911–933 value added 925 24 239.00–248.00 $245.70 $2,273
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 320.00 $320.00 $928
395 395 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,274
440 440 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,232
467 467 9 338.00 $338.00 $1,578 +86.00
525–545 530 9 292.50–306.00 $301.66 $1,599
598 598 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,609 +6.00
637–640 638 10 269.00–285.00 $272.21 $1,737 +49.77
653–690 658 7 255.00–265.00 $256.50 $1,688 +26.50
733 733 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,851 +37.50
770 770 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,790

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 346.00 $346.00 $1,142 +26.00
369 369 8 347.50 $347.50 $1,282 +61.25
403–439 433 15 302.50–330.00 $325.75 $1,410 +40.79
450–471 459 15 287.50–298.00 $293.41 $1,347
510–524 520 44 280.00–292.00 $286.04 $1,487 +10.03
524 value added 524 15 294.00 $294.00 $1,541
557–566 value added 561 76 294.00 $294.00 $1,649 +13.38
582–598 593 112 273.00–285.00 $281.75 $1,671 +20.70
600–646 628 27 256.00–272.00 $261.01 $1,639 +5.60
650–694 680 149 257.00–266.00 $260.77 $1,773 +21.61
701 value added 701 15 255.00 $255.00 $1,788 +2.88
718–745 730 11 233.00–241.00 $237.74 $1,736 +17.00
759–790 763 8 232.00–238.00 $237.22 $1,810 +10.22
768 value added 768 33 246.50 $246.50 $1,893 +16.50
821–845 value added 824 21 231.00–237.00 $236.12 $1,946
893 value added 893 6 226.50 $226.50 $2,023
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 265.00 $265.00 $861 -25.03
447 447 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,274
450–470 460 2 247.50–262.50 $254.84 $1,172 +16.19
508–526 520 17 240.00–275.00 $271.54 $1,412
570–593 588 8 220.00–262.50 $240.20 $1,412 +7.70
615 615 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,292
679–685 680 5 237.00–244.00 $242.59 $1,650

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–389 385 16 340.00–367.00 $356.67 $1,373 +31.92
440 440 8 344.00 $344.00 $1,514
454–489 470 9 318.00–322.50 $320.08 $1,504 +4.41
513 513 20 312.00 $312.00 $1,601 +15.00
565–585 582 6 308.00–316.00 $314.70 $1,832 +41.70
605 605 12 275.00 $275.00 $1,664 +24.40
651 651 7 286.00 $286.00 $1,862 +43.78
725 725 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,885 +32.00
754 754 22 259.00 $259.00 $1,953 +29.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,035
450–485 468 2 255.00–307.50 $282.23 $1,321 +34.73
538 538 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,426 +6.17
555 555 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,429
635 635 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,508 +12.50
675 675 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,637 +17.50
742 742 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,484
835 835 2 192.75 $192.75 $1,609

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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.