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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 16, 2025

601 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $341.94/cwt +7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 521 lb · 56 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $306.85/cwt +25.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,052/hd at 669 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $349.83/cwt -20.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,807/hd at 517 lb · 39 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 601

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,234 +40.00
339 339 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,576 +34.77
416 value added 416 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,664
425–446 442 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,768 -12.50
453–490 472 4 360.00–362.00 $361.04 $1,704 -11.45
510–513 value added 512 13 358.00–363.00 $361.08 $1,849 -22.92
518–521 519 26 335.00–350.00 $344.21 $1,786 -17.54
588 588 3 337.50 $337.50 $1,984 -14.07
600–641 628 31 330.00–341.00 $335.72 $2,108 +4.01
712 value added 712 5 326.00 $326.00 $2,321 +2.22
716–745 731 17 313.50–317.00 $315.11 $2,303 +7.86
760–793 785 4 280.00–298.00 $293.64 $2,305
843 843 10 282.50 $282.50 $2,381
940 940 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,519 +2.00
972 972 15 258.00 $258.00 $2,508 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 265.00 $265.00 $755
435 435 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,305 -32.50
463 463 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,528 +2.39
525–535 528 3 305.00–330.00 $313.44 $1,655 -1.56
560–585 573 2 312.50–319.00 $315.82 $1,810 -15.24
629 629 4 322.50 $322.50 $2,029 +10.50
664 664 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,892 -15.00
747 747 4 273.00 $273.00 $2,039

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 2 457.50 $457.50 $1,199
326 326 8 426.00 $426.00 $1,389 -9.00
388–390 389 16 370.00–390.00 $384.98 $1,498 -9.24
441–448 447 33 364.00–365.00 $364.09 $1,627 +19.92
451–486 476 35 349.00–364.00 $358.19 $1,705 +6.15
507–549 521 43 331.00–346.00 $342.93 $1,787 +8.36
501–531 value added 522 13 336.00–345.00 $338.66 $1,768
551 value added 551 6 336.00 $336.00 $1,851 +5.36
550–599 587 26 304.00–320.00 $311.56 $1,829 -2.65
615–633 620 14 304.00–311.25 $307.08 $1,904 +22.84
655–670 658 25 282.00–298.00 $295.00 $1,941 +25.21
688 value added 688 14 328.00 $328.00 $2,257 +42.94
719–735 726 12 264.00–268.00 $266.99 $1,938 +5.12
848 value added 848 2 266.00 $266.00 $2,256
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 260.00 $260.00 $754
368–394 379 10 280.00–300.00 $291.80 $1,106 -63.20
423 423 12 342.00 $342.00 $1,447 +32.00
455–480 465 4 230.00–307.50 $282.45 $1,313 -8.49
515–524 521 9 291.00–297.00 $295.02 $1,537 -28.48

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,395 -14.61
437 437 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,573 -12.44
450–454 451 22 356.00–370.00 $366.16 $1,651 +6.13
510–524 523 37 326.00–343.00 $338.19 $1,769 -14.63
568–584 579 22 288.00–303.00 $297.78 $1,724 -39.22
641 641 4 285.50 $285.50 $1,830 -4.44
650–653 652 16 271.00–284.00 $280.76 $1,831
723 723 10 261.00 $261.00 $1,887 -7.01
770 770 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,779
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–393 384 3 320.00–340.00 $326.34 $1,253 -45.08
453–495 467 3 280.00–345.00 $322.03 $1,504 -12.97
510–540 532 6 282.50–299.00 $295.86 $1,574
595 595 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,696 -5.00
625–645 631 4 245.00–262.50 $256.90 $1,621 -0.48
668 668 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,787 +7.50
825 825 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,691 +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.