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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $336.85/cwt +22.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,912/hd at 568 lb · 99 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.12/cwt ≈ $2,597/hd at 770 lb · 75 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $358.55/cwt +17.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,130/hd at 594 lb · 62 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 814

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 400.00 $400.00 $940
295 295 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,217 -51.48
318–323 322 8 422.50–430.00 $424.35 $1,366 -5.65
390 390 3 417.50 $417.50 $1,628
433–440 434 10 360.00–362.50 $362.25 $1,572 -25.25
453–493 491 55 365.00–382.50 $372.23 $1,828 +2.77
516 value added 516 8 377.00 $377.00 $1,945
515–530 520 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,872 +10.03
569 value added 569 10 377.00 $377.00 $2,145 +17.00
599 599 52 355.00 $355.00 $2,126 +18.34
615–633 621 6 330.00–355.00 $346.51 $2,152 +27.87
665–677 676 10 327.50–351.50 $349.14 $2,360
678 value added 678 14 357.00 $357.00 $2,420
705 705 3 280.00–297.50 $291.67 $2,056 -15.83
746 value added 746 4 322.00 $322.00 $2,402 +0.50
766–786 value added 770 72 322.50–341.75 $339.50 $2,614
778 778 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,178
801–802 value added 802 25 332.50–335.00 $334.60 $2,683
845 845 3 308.00 $308.00 $2,603
855 855 1 308.00 $308.00 $2,633
915 915 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,800
966 966 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,608 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,121 +30.00
338 338 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,191 +17.50
490 490 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,592
570–585 571 12 322.50–325.00 $324.58 $1,853
668–690 675 3 292.50–311.00 $304.70 $2,057

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,027
321–323 322 10 385.00–387.50 $386.00 $1,243 -29.00
353–380 365 7 372.50–385.00 $379.42 $1,385 +8.55
388 value added 388 10 404.00 $404.00 $1,568
413 value added 413 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,631
415–432 427 20 360.00–378.00 $369.83 $1,579 +27.42
450 450 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,598 +10.41
460 value added 460 52 379.00 $379.00 $1,743
503–545 523 32 317.50–337.00 $333.43 $1,744 +10.19
515–547 value added 530 24 342.50–359.00 $351.19 $1,861
554–570 value added 566 91 332.00–340.50 $338.14 $1,914
584–595 585 8 302.50–325.00 $322.14 $1,885 +7.55
619–644 636 12 302.50–305.00 $303.31 $1,929 -2.49
666 value added 666 46 310.00 $310.00 $2,065 -10.50
685–688 687 3 270.00–295.00 $278.31 $1,912 -6.12
726 value added 726 18 296.50 $296.50 $2,153
740 740 2 281.00 $281.00 $2,079 +20.00
757 value added 757 11 299.00 $299.00 $2,263 -1.00
810 810 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,207 +32.50
890 890 3 252.50 $252.50 $2,247
973 973 3 210.00 $210.00 $2,043
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 320.00–350.00 $335.00 $1,055
405 405 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,296 +5.00
455–490 466 9 302.50–320.00 $310.28 $1,446 +25.60
615 615 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,660
860 860 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,806

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–390 377 19 387.00–424.00 $411.91 $1,553 +21.91
449 449 12 372.50 $372.50 $1,673 +4.97
460 460 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,587 -12.50
523–524 524 17 332.50–350.00 $343.83 $1,802 +25.14
571 571 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,784 +10.64
600–638 622 7 305.00–322.50 $315.26 $1,961
665 665 6 312.50 $312.50 $2,078 +52.50
750–757 756 6 273.00–285.00 $283.02 $2,140 +34.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,541 +16.97
500 500 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,575 +45.00
685 685 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,918 +30.00
750 750 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,894

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,554
1070–1315 1193 85-90% 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,432
1025–1675 1214 85-90% 7 125.00–135.00 $129.96 $1,578
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1305 1164 80-85% 4 160.00–170.00 $165.02 $1,921 +16.16
1060–1400 1225 80-85% 5 145.00–157.00 $149.29 $1,829 -16.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1960 1572 75-80% 5 144.00–157.00 $150.20 $2,361 -4.20

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1910 1910 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,534
1825–2070 1948 2 205.00–212.00 $208.72 $4,066

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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.