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Browning Livestock Market Report, Lafayette, TN

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 20, 2025

554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $373.63/cwt +9.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,786/hd at 478 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $402.13/cwt +26.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,249/hd at 559 lb · 39 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.91/cwt +37.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,605/hd at 730 lb · 39 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 554 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,343 —
318–340 326 11 462.50–481.00 $466.88 $1,522 +6.88
456–465 459 9 405.00–427.50 $421.65 $1,935 +23.98
464 value added 464 17 440.00 $440.00 $2,042 —
512–540 518 9 372.50–400.00 $394.62 $2,044 +8.27
550 value added 550 28 410.00 $410.00 $2,255 +23.68
569–591 583 11 375.00–395.00 $382.10 $2,228 +19.33
601 601 7 361.00 $361.00 $2,170 —
613–625 value added 615 13 377.50–387.00 $385.51 $2,371 +21.50
653 value added 653 2 372.00 $372.00 $2,429 +3.00
666–673 669 9 342.50–357.50 $348.68 $2,333 +28.05
729–738 value added 730 39 351.00–358.00 $356.91 $2,605 —
752 752 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,557 +22.50
800–840 808 5 317.00–318.00 $317.21 $2,563 —
941 value added 941 7 291.00 $291.00 $2,738 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489–495 490 5 355.00–376.00 $371.76 $1,822 —
630 630 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,906 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,188 —
316 316 7 422.50 $422.50 $1,335 +5.00
356–386 376 12 381.00–410.00 $390.15 $1,467 -21.50
388 value added 388 17 426.00 $426.00 $1,653 —
400–438 425 6 360.00–374.00 $364.39 $1,549 -25.36
455–488 462 33 369.00–376.00 $371.07 $1,714 +7.11
499 value added 499 25 377.00 $377.00 $1,881 —
510–537 519 19 345.00–362.50 $357.61 $1,856 +2.68
569–594 582 9 329.00–340.00 $335.60 $1,953 +13.21
600–630 613 8 310.00–315.00 $312.14 $1,913 -6.42
615 value added 615 13 320.00 $320.00 $1,968 —
652–658 653 9 279.50–289.50 $287.26 $1,876 +1.30
654 value added 654 8 317.00 $317.00 $2,073 +4.05
701–711 value added 708 23 315.00–330.00 $326.13 $2,309 +30.14
765 765 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,180 -9.00
855 855 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,501 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,001 —
353–395 364 5 290.00–345.00 $306.86 $1,117 —
430–433 432 3 305.00–355.00 $338.41 $1,462 —
480 480 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,596 -12.50
505–523 520 6 295.00–330.00 $324.33 $1,687 -16.72
588 588 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,876 +24.00
605–630 617 3 245.00–290.00 $270.14 $1,667 -15.86
775 775 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,996 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–385 382 8 355.00–400.00 $394.34 $1,506 -83.54
442–447 445 26 392.00–405.00 $400.03 $1,780 -29.98
455–475 467 10 389.00–393.00 $390.56 $1,824 +9.56
520–545 528 11 356.00–372.50 $362.98 $1,917 +0.39
597 597 7 353.00 $353.00 $2,107 -2.00
655–661 659 6 310.00–323.00 $318.69 $2,100 -10.39
742 742 6 272.50 $272.50 $2,022 -10.50
825 825 2 273.00 $273.00 $2,252 -2.00
858 858 2 246.00 $246.00 $2,111 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,450 —
465–485 475 2 335.00–362.50 $349.04 $1,658 —
500–525 513 2 310.00–320.00 $314.88 $1,615 -25.12
595 595 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,815 —
610 610 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,830 -17.50
670 670 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,960 —
845 845 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,112 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1350 1186 80-85% 18 175.00–188.00 $180.75 $2,144 +23.36
1030–1430 1222 80-85% 16 164.00–174.00 $170.05 $2,078 —
1085–1555 1262 80-85% 5 150.00–161.00 $157.25 $1,984 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1200 958 85-90% 5 130.00–140.00 $134.70 $1,290 -25.30
1005 1005 85-90% 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,759 +22.97
850–1210 1074 85-90% 11 145.00–157.00 $151.05 $1,622 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,292 —
1375–1595 1468 75-80% 3 180.00–184.00 $182.07 $2,673 +13.65

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,124 —
1075–2100 1540 6 190.00–200.00 $198.02 $3,050 —
1690–1835 1763 2 205.00–210.00 $207.40 $3,656 —

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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.