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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 1, 2025

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $338.00/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,907/hd at 860 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $362.03/cwt -12.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 526 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $344.93/cwt +4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,976/hd at 573 lb · 27 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 454

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,390
319 319 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,531 +80.00
425–430 428 2 380.00–382.50 $381.24 $1,632 -4.95
450 450 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,912 +40.52
521 521 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,058 +12.75
590–598 594 4 365.00–370.00 $367.48 $2,183 -6.36
608 value added 608 6 356.00 $356.00 $2,164
603–635 612 6 342.50–347.50 $346.24 $2,119 +18.74
662 662 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,191 -2.87
665 value added 665 17 355.50 $355.50 $2,364
700 700 1 329.00 $329.00 $2,303
712–730 value added 717 16 340.50–345.00 $343.85 $2,465
775 775 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,472 +8.31
816 value added 816 18 340.00 $340.00 $2,774
825 825 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,574
860 value added 860 33 338.00 $338.00 $2,907 -2.00
916 916 10 282.00 $282.00 $2,583 -12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,030
335 335 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,206 -26.20
390 390 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,209
485 485 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,782
500–530 508 4 325.00–372.50 $360.10 $1,829 +19.73

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,306 +80.69
316 316 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,422 +60.00
373–378 377 7 380.00–390.00 $387.17 $1,460 +17.53
443 443 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,661 +15.00
459–475 463 19 355.00–375.00 $360.40 $1,669 +11.69
514–530 520 15 355.00–357.00 $355.93 $1,851 +27.43
565 565 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,978 +18.64
605–638 618 5 327.50–335.00 $331.90 $2,051 +29.69
650–655 652 10 310.00–327.00 $320.54 $2,090 +21.21
722 value added 722 15 338.50 $338.50 $2,444 +34.06
739 739 4 313.50 $313.50 $2,317 +34.81
765–795 787 6 297.00–315.00 $300.44 $2,364
800 800 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,280 -15.00
823 value added 823 13 305.00 $305.00 $2,510
875 875 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,406
903 value added 903 10 283.00 $283.00 $2,555
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 345.00 $345.00 $932
380–385 383 2 330.00–352.50 $341.32 $1,307 +11.65
415 415 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,452
450–480 465 2 337.50–350.00 $343.55 $1,598 +43.57
503–538 528 7 330.00–340.00 $337.28 $1,781
575–586 582 6 327.50–330.00 $328.32 $1,911 +33.96
610 610 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,952
720–735 728 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,966

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–385 382 17 410.00–420.00 $416.52 $1,591 +29.47
428 428 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,626 -43.12
465 465 11 393.00 $393.00 $1,827 +14.59
523–529 526 32 355.00–364.00 $362.03 $1,904 -12.97
550–585 573 27 341.00–348.00 $344.93 $1,976 +4.67
658–687 669 10 317.00–329.00 $323.90 $2,167 +9.90
710 710 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,148 +1.50
758 758 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,198 +7.49
890 890 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,136
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 4 320.00–325.00 $322.50 $1,371 +25.92
465 465 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,628 +14.83
500–525 517 3 330.00–332.50 $331.69 $1,715 +7.58
570–578 575 3 310.00–317.50 $312.48 $1,797 +10.20
640 640 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,968 -8.00

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1590 1229 80-85% 16 160.00–170.00 $166.21 $2,043 +16.34
1140–1375 1262 80-85% 10 171.00–185.00 $174.88 $2,207
1220–1450 1305 80-85% 5 146.00–156.00 $151.76 $1,980
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1470 1437 75-80% 5 155.00–167.00 $160.78 $2,310 -2.83
1320–1580 1440 75-80% 4 170.00–174.00 $172.22 $2,480 +8.61
1480 1480 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,220 -22.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1040 931 85-90% 4 135.00–146.00 $141.39 $1,316
1015 1015 85-90% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,543 +12.12
1165 1165 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,514

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1770 1600 3 177.00–183.00 $179.96 $2,879
1625–2005 1753 6 185.00–200.00 $190.87 $3,346
1600–1985 1837 3 205.00–210.00 $207.85 $3,818 +1.38

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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.