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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $331.43/cwt -12.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 528 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $310.08/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,991/hd at 642 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.50/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 578 lb · 28 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 544

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 370.00 $370.00 $955 -85.09
345 345 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,311 -30.00
420–441 435 9 350.00–367.00 $362.68 $1,578 -24.82
476 value added 476 6 363.00 $363.00 $1,728
505–514 511 7 350.00–362.00 $353.41 $1,806 -7.20
555–583 573 16 327.50–340.00 $330.88 $1,896 -8.30
585 value added 585 12 351.00 $351.00 $2,053
602–612 value added 610 16 346.00–362.00 $348.96 $2,129
602–648 637 12 324.00–335.00 $332.40 $2,117 +4.97
671 value added 671 15 329.50 $329.50 $2,211
660–685 673 2 287.50–290.00 $288.77 $1,943 -27.92
718–730 723 4 267.50–290.00 $279.31 $2,019 -30.69
778–782 value added 779 25 291.50–299.00 $293.01 $2,283 -24.49
765–798 787 3 260.00–271.50 $267.77 $2,107
845 845 1 261.00 $261.00 $2,205
868–887 885 23 287.00–295.00 $291.51 $2,580
920 920 9 285.00 $285.00 $2,622
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 300.00 $300.00 $909
590 590 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,888

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 330.00 $330.00 $792 -75.00
340 340 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,207 -47.50
383–385 384 8 363.00–370.00 $366.51 $1,407 -1.49
425 425 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,318 -36.44
450–485 473 25 336.00–347.50 $342.17 $1,618 +14.67
501–545 527 41 322.50–332.50 $328.31 $1,730 -11.69
523–541 value added 530 17 337.50–341.00 $338.97 $1,797 -11.03
589 589 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,796 -9.96
635–642 640 13 270.00–287.00 $285.24 $1,826 -23.06
642–646 value added 643 25 315.00–325.00 $322.99 $2,077
650 650 12 261.00 $261.00 $1,696 -39.00
650–670 value added 655 4 302.00–311.00 $308.70 $2,022
734 734 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,842 -1.50
750–763 759 3 265.00 $265.00 $2,011
827 827 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,861
913 913 3 249.00 $249.00 $2,273
924 value added 924 17 268.50 $268.50 $2,481
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 +50.00
430 430 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,161 -30.00
455 455 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,138
545 545 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,542 +33.00
625 625 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,375

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–378 375 9 370.00–382.00 $378.06 $1,418 -36.94
446 446 18 365.00 $365.00 $1,628 -15.00
450–488 459 21 349.00–365.00 $359.83 $1,652 -10.17
516–539 534 18 310.00–320.00 $317.85 $1,697 -3.02
585–598 596 9 280.00–298.00 $287.69 $1,715 -12.31
611–649 642 22 262.00–283.00 $267.01 $1,714 -34.31
736 736 6 242.50 $242.50 $1,785 -35.04
805 805 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,831
861 861 4 222.50 $222.50 $1,916
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,120
437 437 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,267
457 457 7 331.00 $331.00 $1,513 +1.00
540 540 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,404 +10.00
564 564 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,410 ±0.00
730–745 738 2 227.50–230.00 $228.76 $1,688

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,296
1410–1715 1537 75-80% 5 130.00–140.00 $135.51 $2,083
1410–1810 1612 75-80% 9 145.00–155.00 $147.10 $2,371
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1305 1111 85-90% 4 114.00–115.00 $114.71 $1,274
950–1235 1145 85-90% 5 128.00–140.00 $136.96 $1,568
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1410 1300 80-85% 6 143.00–150.00 $145.77 $1,895
1330–1390 1358 80-85% 3 130.00–140.00 $135.71 $1,843

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–2040 1616 5 175.00–180.00 $177.03 $2,861
1765–1950 1876 4 195.00–203.00 $198.55 $3,725

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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.