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Browning Livestock Market Report, Lafayette, TN

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $307.07/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 592 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $328.64/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 525 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $294.96/cwt +16.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,861/hd at 631 lb · 38 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 498 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 8 490.00 $490.00 $1,205 —
258–291 279 8 450.00–485.00 $462.15 $1,289 -2.85
305–315 315 20 452.50–465.00 $453.11 $1,427 +24.61
370–380 375 2 435.00–437.50 $436.27 $1,636 +86.27
405–435 425 3 380.00–410.00 $389.53 $1,656 +7.57
470–487 479 7 345.00–375.00 $362.03 $1,734 —
512–535 526 13 350.00–377.50 $370.21 $1,947 +9.15
580–596 593 11 330.00–340.00 $338.22 $2,006 +3.16
614–644 628 16 322.00–339.00 $331.28 $2,080 +25.35
666–691 value added 682 27 329.00–333.50 $331.87 $2,263 +7.20
685–693 687 8 296.00–319.00 $313.20 $2,152 +14.03
745 value added 745 9 319.00 $319.00 $2,377 —
755–764 761 8 284.00–291.00 $286.61 $2,181 +0.61
763 value added 763 12 310.00 $310.00 $2,365 —
802 802 8 281.00 $281.00 $2,254 —
838 value added 838 27 289.00 $289.00 $2,422 —
850–863 860 4 269.00–282.00 $272.21 $2,341 —
935 935 1 259.00 $259.00 $2,422 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,363 +110.00
378 378 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,436 —
427 427 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,494 —
470 470 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,516 -2.72
510–525 518 2 305.00–327.50 $316.41 $1,639 —
580–590 583 3 280.00–302.50 $294.91 $1,719 —
655–690 687 10 277.00–292.50 $291.02 $1,999 —
755 755 2 271.00 $271.00 $2,046 +8.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,033 —
328–343 336 15 390.00–405.00 $396.83 $1,333 -3.17
381 381 12 371.00 $371.00 $1,414 -5.31
415–437 435 16 339.00–360.00 $347.69 $1,512 +12.16
450–498 468 18 324.00–336.00 $329.73 $1,543 +8.62
506–530 value added 520 30 330.00–342.00 $335.06 $1,742 +5.16
530–545 540 10 308.00–310.00 $309.40 $1,671 -7.53
570–595 587 24 304.00–306.00 $304.62 $1,788 +1.62
598 value added 598 20 310.00 $310.00 $1,854 —
606–630 value added 624 25 300.00–307.00 $301.63 $1,882 —
628–649 644 13 276.00–287.00 $282.12 $1,817 +3.57
705–708 707 3 250.00–252.00 $250.66 $1,772 -15.34
795 795 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,848 —
855 855 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,052 +13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 355.00 $355.00 $923 +5.00
328–333 329 8 310.00–370.00 $354.83 $1,167 -0.17
365–390 381 5 265.00–335.00 $320.56 $1,221 +40.56
445 445 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,491 —
475–485 480 2 310.00–315.00 $312.47 $1,500 +8.47
538 538 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,237 +0.15
550 550 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,430 -5.00
735 735 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,727 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 15 409.00 $409.00 $1,583 +31.50
430 430 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,591 -20.92
503–521 519 21 335.00–353.00 $351.34 $1,823 -13.52
579 579 7 323.00 $323.00 $1,870 +0.65
646 646 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,067 +19.00
720 720 5 279.00 $279.00 $2,009 —
770–790 780 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,086 ±0.00
820 820 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,112 +22.50
1050 1050 1 207.50 $207.50 $2,179 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 373 3 340.00–375.00 $352.19 $1,314 —
470 470 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,504 —
530 530 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,484 -62.50
560 560 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,736 +26.52
630 630 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,890 +35.00
765 765 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,740 —

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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.