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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

1,125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $311.02/cwt +22.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,657/hd at 533 lb · 96 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $325.41/cwt +11.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,057/hd at 632 lb · 85 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $353.38/cwt +29.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,877/hd at 531 lb · 81 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,125

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,092 +17.50
314 314 10 397.50 $397.50 $1,248 +7.50
425–449 438 11 402.50–410.00 $406.54 $1,781
450–473 456 17 352.50–377.50 $369.79 $1,686 +12.25
462 value added 462 10 396.00 $396.00 $1,830
512–548 value added 526 30 360.00–365.50 $363.84 $1,914
513–540 534 51 327.50–352.00 $347.23 $1,854 +23.60
556 value added 556 19 345.00 $345.00 $1,918 +10.50
555–589 583 42 332.00–340.00 $334.20 $1,948 +12.86
630–646 value added 632 63 325.00–331.00 $330.22 $2,087 +14.98
612–648 633 22 309.00–313.00 $311.65 $1,973 +2.16
658 value added 658 6 316.00 $316.00 $2,079 +23.83
650–691 689 45 299.00–300.00 $299.71 $2,065 +18.71
713–739 value added 737 47 287.00–292.50 $292.05 $2,152 +13.97
737–741 739 7 271.00–285.00 $279.02 $2,062 +10.72
754–775 value added 769 47 277.00–285.00 $279.05 $2,146 +6.47
813–830 819 3 253.00–255.00 $254.32 $2,083 +9.32
830 value added 830 28 260.00 $260.00 $2,158
860 860 3 249.00 $249.00 $2,141 +4.43
934 value added 934 12 255.00 $255.00 $2,382 +9.30
984 984 9 234.00 $234.00 $2,303
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,348
414 414 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,221 +15.00
455 455 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,376 -35.50
523–545 532 5 305.00–321.00 $314.44 $1,673 +12.78
570–581 576 8 275.00–310.00 $287.48 $1,656 +18.48
662–695 667 7 282.00–286.00 $282.81 $1,886 +26.31
720 720 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,872 +7.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 335.00 $335.00 $821
321 321 15 360.00 $360.00 $1,156 +14.00
388 388 11 345.00 $345.00 $1,339 -2.50
406–443 435 42 326.00–340.00 $330.18 $1,436 +4.43
450–453 value added 451 33 368.00–374.00 $372.36 $1,679
450–458 455 20 341.00–350.00 $344.11 $1,566 +50.70
502–545 523 41 291.00–311.00 $305.81 $1,599 +19.77
526–548 value added 540 55 313.00–315.50 $314.90 $1,700 +20.90
578–593 581 41 277.50–290.00 $285.89 $1,661 +4.14
586 value added 586 17 300.00 $300.00 $1,758 +6.00
604 value added 604 12 285.00 $285.00 $1,721
610–635 630 12 264.00–273.00 $269.67 $1,699 +8.66
667 value added 667 32 271.50 $271.50 $1,811
656–698 679 17 255.00–258.00 $257.32 $1,747 -3.45
717 value added 717 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,692 -19.00
705–733 730 9 230.00–232.00 $231.79 $1,692 -5.95
775 775 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 -17.22
810 810 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,782
840 value added 840 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,898 -10.12
853 853 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,953
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 317.50 $317.50 $962 +52.50
370–375 374 5 290.00–315.00 $310.05 $1,160
435 435 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,240 ±0.00
462–498 467 16 290.00–318.00 $314.12 $1,467 +59.28
523 523 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,373 -9.04
550–595 584 5 235.00–242.50 $239.00 $1,396 -1.20

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 386 22 370.00–404.50 $397.55 $1,535 +40.88
426–444 441 36 377.00–390.00 $379.09 $1,672 +35.09
450–488 464 29 352.50–377.00 $367.86 $1,707 +47.78
513 513 24 342.00 $342.00 $1,754 +30.00
557–588 574 35 317.50–330.00 $326.30 $1,873 +11.60
600–642 625 20 297.00–301.00 $298.26 $1,864 +23.26
711–714 712 15 257.00–261.00 $259.93 $1,851 -0.07
824 824 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,854
905 905 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,828
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,505 +117.50
489 489 8 337.50 $337.50 $1,650 +55.27
535 535 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,696 +52.00
569 569 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,607 +25.00
655 655 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,654 +10.00

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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.