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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 15, 2025

749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $341.88/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,969/hd at 576 lb · 69 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $372.96/cwt +21.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,299/hd at 617 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $412.83/cwt +52.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,875/hd at 454 lb · 44 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 749

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 280 4 465.00–520.00 $477.28 $1,336 -37.72
329–340 336 17 435.00–480.00 $452.71 $1,521 -27.29
340 value added 340 14 501.00 $501.00 $1,703
418 value added 418 20 483.00 $483.00 $2,019
408–445 422 10 430.00 $430.00 $1,815 +48.76
457 value added 457 9 442.50 $442.50 $2,022
531 value added 531 20 414.00 $414.00 $2,198
511–546 533 22 372.50–402.50 $378.03 $2,015 -16.97
573–595 582 12 357.50–365.00 $361.07 $2,101 -6.41
592 value added 592 7 384.00 $384.00 $2,273
606 value added 606 24 386.00 $386.00 $2,339 +30.00
605–643 628 22 342.50–361.00 $358.74 $2,253 +12.50
655–677 673 10 343.00–347.50 $343.88 $2,314 +12.88
700–705 704 8 312.50–320.00 $319.07 $2,246 -9.93
720–730 value added 724 17 335.00–348.50 $344.52 $2,494 +0.67
775–777 value added 776 11 331.00–334.00 $332.37 $2,579
835 835 4 326.00 $326.00 $2,722 +14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 346.00 $346.00 $1,522
480 480 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,680 -17.50
580 580 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,740
625 625 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,984
680 680 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,040
820 820 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,276

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,029
273–278 276 4 380.00–440.00 $409.73 $1,131 -65.27
311–345 319 13 410.00–455.00 $430.69 $1,374 -19.31
325 value added 325 10 475.00 $475.00 $1,544
370–388 381 20 430.00–435.00 $431.26 $1,643 +44.09
402–429 416 34 372.50–417.00 $390.71 $1,625 +15.71
450–455 452 13 370.00–396.00 $386.19 $1,746 +25.79
455 value added 455 31 424.00 $424.00 $1,929
503 value added 503 7 382.50 $382.50 $1,924
511–540 517 21 345.00–373.00 $359.72 $1,860 +3.79
550–591 576 69 336.00–344.00 $341.88 $1,969 -8.12
610–618 613 11 320.00–340.00 $331.31 $2,031 -0.59
650–686 671 19 305.00–316.00 $313.01 $2,100 -7.53
725–728 727 7 290.00–295.00 $292.14 $2,124 -21.36
738 value added 738 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,325 -23.50
780 780 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,106 -30.44
820 820 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,316 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400 +58.68
458–465 460 10 341.00–365.00 $348.26 $1,602 +4.71
580 580 3 305.00–326.00 $319.00 $1,850 -9.32
620 620 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,767 -35.00
683 683 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,708

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–393 367 26 410.00–440.00 $429.96 $1,578 +13.44
444 444 7 415.00 $415.00 $1,843 +35.00
458–476 463 21 400.00–415.00 $407.25 $1,886 +14.25
518–536 523 22 352.50–370.00 $364.84 $1,908 +2.81
588–595 593 10 332.50–343.00 $338.21 $2,006 -6.72
601–644 625 32 337.00–351.00 $342.89 $2,143
659–691 676 11 314.00–321.00 $317.90 $2,149 -6.00
713–725 721 16 308.00–311.00 $308.93 $2,227 +6.43
773 773 3 309.00 $309.00 $2,389 +19.00
823 823 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,140
855–875 862 3 240.00–242.50 $240.85 $2,076 +0.85
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,492
424–439 433 14 350.00–395.00 $359.11 $1,555 +36.61
458–485 474 6 305.00–350.00 $317.52 $1,505 -32.48
505–538 529 10 290.00–343.00 $335.43 $1,774 +3.74
580 580 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,754 -9.98
655 655 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,850

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1220 1109 80-85% 4 150.00–154.00 $152.40 $1,690
1015–1740 1193 80-85% 10 155.00–165.00 $160.53 $1,915
1070–1265 1193 80-85% 3 169.00–173.00 $170.90 $2,039
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1460 1393 75-80% 2 173.00–180.00 $176.67 $2,461
1360–1700 1578 75-80% 4 160.00–169.00 $164.52 $2,596
1605 1605 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,488
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $840
875–1315 1061 85-90% 5 135.00–145.00 $142.28 $1,510

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1760 1573 3 170.00–180.00 $177.26 $2,788
1725–1895 1810 2 205.00–214.00 $209.29 $3,788 +1.44
1680–2360 2073 4 188.00–198.00 $192.72 $3,995

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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.