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Browning Livestock Market Report, Lafayette, TN

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $296.50/cwt +24.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,154/hd at 726 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $309.89/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 526 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $321.46/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,039/hd at 634 lb · 27 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 514 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 4 395.00 $395.00 $980 —
255 255 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,096 ±0.00
300–345 332 18 350.00–435.00 $397.83 $1,321 -42.17
438–440 439 16 365.00–375.00 $372.50 $1,635 +11.06
453–467 461 5 359.00–379.00 $366.85 $1,691 +3.07
521–527 524 10 347.50–362.50 $355.04 $1,860 +22.39
555–588 565 13 350.00–361.00 $357.71 $2,021 +38.44
615–643 627 9 296.00–316.00 $302.57 $1,897 -17.54
627–649 value added 638 18 326.00–336.00 $330.91 $2,111 —
651 value added 651 4 329.00 $329.00 $2,142 —
669–678 672 15 289.00–315.00 $304.81 $2,048 -4.70
726 value added 726 51 297.00 $297.00 $2,156 —
745 745 1 271.00 $271.00 $2,019 -1.17
754 value added 754 26 279.00 $279.00 $2,104 —
760 760 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,984 -15.63
840 840 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,079 —
865–875 873 4 251.00–254.00 $251.74 $2,198 —
890 value added 890 14 260.00 $260.00 $2,314 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,474 —
505–518 512 7 330.00–340.00 $334.22 $1,711 +71.72
584 584 4 327.50 $327.50 $1,913 —
635 635 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,699 -5.00
665 665 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,802 -11.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 365.00 $365.00 $876 -2.50
301 value added 301 5 412.50 $412.50 $1,242 —
328 328 8 341.00 $341.00 $1,118 -50.76
365–377 368 13 319.00–335.00 $330.27 $1,215 -29.73
405–428 value added 424 16 352.50 $352.50 $1,495 -47.50
438–448 441 8 327.50–332.50 $331.23 $1,461 -9.99
452 value added 452 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,537 -13.00
457 457 15 312.50 $312.50 $1,428 -13.54
519 value added 519 13 330.00 $330.00 $1,713 +6.93
521–540 530 24 290.00–314.00 $298.99 $1,585 -3.68
576 value added 576 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,786 -22.50
574–595 577 17 270.00–290.00 $280.95 $1,621 -19.87
602 value added 602 7 301.00 $301.00 $1,812 —
603 603 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,676 -5.24
650–665 660 22 264.00–276.00 $271.70 $1,793 +1.70
720–733 731 12 243.00–258.00 $251.58 $1,839 +11.58
788 788 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,875 —
840 840 1 242.50 $242.50 $2,037 -10.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 300.00 $300.00 $690 —
290 290 1 280.00 $280.00 $812 -45.00
410 410 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,292 +23.53
459–475 461 10 265.00–283.50 $281.59 $1,298 -21.10
533–539 537 6 270.00–287.50 $281.71 $1,513 +13.21
550–585 568 2 242.50–265.00 $253.40 $1,439 -2.56
605–620 613 2 235.00–237.50 $236.23 $1,448 -27.77
738 738 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,720 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 7 352.50 $352.50 $1,357 -67.88
436 436 11 382.50 $382.50 $1,668 +14.84
459–463 459 17 322.50–357.50 $353.35 $1,622 +14.10
534 534 16 332.50 $332.50 $1,776 —
580–588 582 10 310.00–330.00 $323.94 $1,885 +16.44
639 639 4 297.50 $297.50 $1,901 -0.38
655 655 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,670 —
728 728 3 257.50 $257.50 $1,875 —
855 855 3 217.50–225.00 $222.50 $1,902 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 4 327.00–340.00 $333.46 $1,277 —
525 525 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 —
610 610 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,434 —
725 725 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,686 -5.00

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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.