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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $344.45/cwt -13.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,012/hd at 584 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $321.65/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,480/hd at 460 lb · 21 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $299.42/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,207/hd at 737 lb · 19 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 302

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,046 +60.00
260–297 292 7 450.00–460.00 $458.73 $1,339
320 320 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,456 +57.17
418 418 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,599 +10.00
460–490 479 11 370.00–375.00 $373.25 $1,788 +6.40
515–535 521 5 347.50–370.00 $361.35 $1,883 +6.31
540–548 value added 544 4 376.00–379.00 $377.51 $2,054
579 value added 579 9 360.00 $360.00 $2,084
560–594 587 16 330.00–355.00 $335.71 $1,971 -22.00
608–641 631 10 329.50–333.00 $330.51 $2,086 +27.94
685 685 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,158 +10.19
734–739 value added 737 18 300.50 $300.50 $2,215 +3.50
740 740 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,072 +9.00
758 758 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,978 ±0.00
835–845 838 4 267.00–269.00 $268.50 $2,250 +21.00
875 875 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,100 -11.74
881 value added 881 6 267.00 $267.00 $2,352 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,038
435 435 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,436 -5.00
520 520 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,729 -1.72
595 595 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,785 -27.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,034 +75.00
273–280 279 10 385.00–395.00 $386.96 $1,080
338 338 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,420 +79.00
355–397 370 9 330.00–385.00 $359.93 $1,332 +29.66
441–442 441 7 330.00–332.50 $331.43 $1,462 +0.20
459–465 460 21 315.00–325.00 $321.65 $1,480 +9.15
520–538 524 9 310.00–322.50 $319.65 $1,675 +20.66
585–588 588 6 287.50–292.50 $291.67 $1,715 +10.72
600 600 14 285.00–291.00 $289.29 $1,736 +11.29
662–695 675 8 259.00–267.50 $263.47 $1,778 -8.23
709–745 value added 719 7 265.00–269.00 $267.82 $1,926
927–939 value added 931 17 238.00–239.00 $238.70 $2,222
952 value added 952 6 236.00 $236.00 $2,247
958 958 2 217.00 $217.00 $2,079
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–540 524 6 285.00–302.50 $297.59 $1,559 +15.88
595 595 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,502 -0.90

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–390 380 11 380.00–417.50 $407.83 $1,550 +55.33
425–436 435 8 390.00–392.50 $392.19 $1,706 +9.69
451 451 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,669 +16.65
505–507 505 14 345.00–379.00 $371.69 $1,877 +39.19
560–570 567 3 340.00–341.00 $340.67 $1,932 +16.73
640–648 643 5 305.00–316.00 $309.43 $1,990 +11.93
741 741 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,956 +6.50
770 770 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,848
805 805 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,912
865 865 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,119 +22.50
925 925 2 227.50 $227.50 $2,104
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,524
524 524 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,638 +2.50
585 585 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,696
708 708 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,593 -7.50

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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.