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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 7, 2026

1,064 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $363.24/cwt ≈ $2,633/hd at 725 lb · 88 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $365.79/cwt +24.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,115/hd at 578 lb · 64 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $338.47/cwt +50.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,404/hd at 710 lb · 62 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,064

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,265
315–333 331 8 455.00 $455.00 $1,506 +85.00
370 370 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,739
435–445 436 8 420.00–485.00 $476.71 $2,078 +71.91
452–455 453 8 422.50–447.50 $438.09 $1,985 +65.59
503–531 value added 526 32 435.00–460.00 $452.57 $2,381 +63.43
525–540 528 13 400.00–411.00 $407.58 $2,152 +38.57
566–568 value added 567 24 412.50–427.50 $420.62 $2,385
575–589 585 21 380.00–410.00 $393.25 $2,301 +37.02
608–629 value added 619 26 391.00–397.50 $394.19 $2,440 +13.96
622–647 636 17 367.00–387.50 $377.22 $2,399 +19.93
650 value added 650 16 390.00 $390.00 $2,535
663–695 681 22 363.00–373.00 $367.46 $2,502 +44.96
710–725 718 3 337.50–342.50 $340.01 $2,441
700–746 value added 725 85 354.00–370.50 $364.06 $2,639
750–758 value added 754 19 350.00–355.50 $352.88 $2,661 +12.15
767–799 789 13 330.00–345.00 $340.35 $2,685
813–846 value added 827 58 333.00–341.50 $336.24 $2,781 +15.24
848 848 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,697
864–880 874 21 329.50–333.00 $330.94 $2,892
926–931 928 9 315.00–318.00 $316.34 $2,936
980 980 3 312.50 $312.50 $3,062
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 300.00–350.00 $325.37 $1,106
380 380 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,482
420 420 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,407
480–485 481 4 400.00–410.00 $407.48 $1,960
570–595 588 10 360.00–377.50 $369.98 $2,175
620–645 629 9 332.50–362.50 $357.36 $2,248 +22.28
674–694 683 9 322.50–342.50 $333.47 $2,278

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,134 +55.00
322 322 10 445.00 $445.00 $1,433
355 value added 355 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,651
359–380 371 25 415.00–430.00 $424.42 $1,575 +51.92
430–432 432 17 427.50–435.00 $427.94 $1,849 +47.94
438 value added 438 6 447.50 $447.50 $1,960
453 value added 453 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,971
450–490 456 30 370.00–405.00 $376.99 $1,719 +11.99
514–521 value added 518 21 399.00–407.00 $403.60 $2,091
522–531 524 35 357.50–382.50 $378.23 $1,982 +28.75
555–564 value added 562 24 375.00–380.00 $378.77 $2,129
550–598 588 40 345.00–365.00 $358.00 $2,105 +17.14
609–624 value added 619 38 347.50–350.00 $348.82 $2,159 +9.43
634–645 638 10 336.00–337.50 $336.89 $2,149 +18.89
653–666 value added 663 20 347.50–351.00 $350.31 $2,323 +22.31
655–687 674 23 320.00–337.00 $326.69 $2,202 +14.95
700–721 value added 702 50 330.00–347.00 $343.90 $2,414 +33.90
741–748 745 12 310.00–320.00 $315.86 $2,353 +35.72
783 783 3 292.50 $292.50 $2,290
812 value added 812 6 291.00 $291.00 $2,363 -9.00
810–845 822 3 282.50 $282.50 $2,322 -15.50
950 950 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,584
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,008
415–440 435 10 310.00–360.00 $354.21 $1,541 +0.49
465 465 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,581 +4.96
500–540 520 8 316.00–350.00 $336.85 $1,752 -0.65
670 670 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,060 +30.00
725–740 733 2 272.50–300.00 $286.11 $2,097
767 767 3 276.00 $276.00 $2,117

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,349
370–384 380 29 435.00–461.00 $454.02 $1,725 +56.52
423–442 438 22 452.50–460.00 $458.35 $2,008 +63.70
452–499 485 17 413.00–430.00 $425.34 $2,063
510–511 511 13 401.00–406.00 $403.31 $2,061 +54.34
581 581 9 384.00 $384.00 $2,231 +37.82
631–645 633 7 340.00–363.00 $359.65 $2,277 +22.12
651–662 657 12 352.50–361.00 $356.01 $2,339
719 719 6 317.50 $317.50 $2,283 +22.96
815–840 825 3 255.00–262.50 $258.33 $2,131 +0.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 417 3 335.00–350.00 $340.16 $1,418
463 463 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,783 +47.14

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1330 1193 80-85% 18 154.00–167.00 $159.89 $1,907
1065–1340 1208 80-85% 6 145.00–152.00 $148.80 $1,798
1190–1370 1274 80-85% 10 169.00–181.00 $172.27 $2,195 +18.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,137
1420–1560 1464 75-80% 4 181.00–190.00 $184.13 $2,696 +8.97
1335–2030 1529 75-80% 10 157.00–170.00 $164.21 $2,511 +2.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1200 1064 85-90% 5 125.00–130.00 $127.06 $1,352 +10.04
855–1345 1070 85-90% 8 135.00–145.00 $140.03 $1,498 +23.01

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–2055 1635 5 171.00–180.00 $175.76 $2,874 -9.22
1465–1970 1778 4 183.00–190.00 $187.20 $3,328
1770–2200 1985 2 200.00–205.00 $202.23 $4,014

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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.