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Browning Livestock Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $402.34/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,339/hd at 581 lb · 77 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $344.14/cwt +6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,241/hd at 651 lb · 75 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $435.47/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,264/hd at 520 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 810 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–315 313 4 420.00–430.00 $427.48 $1,338 -27.52
418–432 425 13 475.00–490.00 $484.74 $2,060 +8.03
455–471 value added 470 11 465.00 $465.00 $2,186 —
463–493 473 12 415.00–430.00 $421.14 $1,992 -16.95
510 value added 510 33 452.00 $452.00 $2,305 -0.57
527–549 537 19 402.50–410.00 $406.77 $2,184 -0.81
551–596 571 27 390.00–397.50 $393.72 $2,248 +0.47
587 value added 587 50 407.00 $407.00 $2,389 -13.62
630 630 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,300 -12.22
652–656 653 29 367.50–375.00 $373.19 $2,437 +5.73
720 value added 720 11 366.00 $366.00 $2,635 +1.94
716–743 733 35 332.50–346.00 $342.47 $2,510 +2.46
756–773 768 17 330.00–340.00 $332.90 $2,557 -7.45
813 value added 813 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,724 -1.24
830 830 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,614 -3.00
858 value added 858 3 332.00 $332.00 $2,849 —
881 881 4 323.00 $323.00 $2,846 -7.94
919 value added 919 8 313.00 $313.00 $2,876 —
951 value added 951 4 311.00 $311.00 $2,958 —
1011 1011 8 277.00 $277.00 $2,800 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,275 +49.63
430 430 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,742 +70.00
490 490 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,984 -2.48
565 565 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 +5.02
626 626 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,222 -2.36
660 660 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,112 -13.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–328 313 5 455.00–460.00 $458.05 $1,434 +13.05
383 383 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,455 -44.42
400–420 413 9 395.00–405.00 $401.21 $1,657 -26.73
423–425 value added 424 17 435.00–436.00 $435.65 $1,847 -11.85
455–475 458 17 385.00–395.00 $388.26 $1,778 +11.27
458 value added 458 6 427.50 $427.50 $1,958 -7.50
512 value added 512 6 382.50 $382.50 $1,958 -21.10
508–533 524 33 360.00–365.00 $362.81 $1,901 -15.42
554–587 567 45 345.00–359.00 $353.60 $2,005 -4.40
605–645 619 22 335.00–345.00 $342.27 $2,119 +5.38
650 value added 650 55 348.00 $348.00 $2,262 -2.31
650–658 654 20 325.00–340.00 $333.53 $2,181 +6.84
723–748 730 17 290.00–315.00 $307.12 $2,242 -8.74
758–762 760 8 312.50–318.00 $315.93 $2,401 +23.43
838 838 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,577 +25.00
985 985 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,660 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,480 +15.79
460–470 465 2 320.00–350.00 $335.16 $1,558 -4.84
510 510 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,734 +3.15
656 656 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,034 +2.50
800 800 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,020 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389–392 391 17 430.00–480.00 $447.56 $1,750 -6.46
423–430 425 6 405.00–420.00 $414.95 $1,764 -43.40
457 457 10 435.00 $435.00 $1,988 +9.66
508–525 523 33 390.00–400.00 $391.50 $2,048 -11.81
568–579 574 9 372.50–415.00 $387.62 $2,225 +3.62
608–645 622 29 357.50–370.00 $364.59 $2,268 +4.94
655 655 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,260 -11.01
708–745 729 15 311.00–321.00 $316.06 $2,304 -1.44
790 790 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,311 —
850 850 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,146 —
980 980 6 227.50–252.50 $240.00 $2,352 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 358 6 390.00–410.00 $403.02 $1,443 —
532 532 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,995 —
553 553 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,949 —
605 605 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,951 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1405 1146 80-85% 8 149.00–175.00 $155.96 $1,787 —
1000–1480 1215 80-85% 12 179.00–195.00 $186.52 $2,266 +37.72
1080–1485 1321 80-85% 10 160.00–175.00 $166.54 $2,200 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1360 1009 85-90% 15 110.00–125.00 $120.90 $1,220 —
920–1175 1042 85-90% 8 130.00–145.00 $134.17 $1,398 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1390 1338 75-80% 3 193.00–200.00 $195.99 $2,622 —
1305–1535 1406 75-80% 5 168.00–176.00 $173.44 $2,439 +22.44
1510 1510 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,340 -9.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1560 1525 2 185.00–187.00 $185.98 $2,836 —
1375–2170 1799 4 194.00–202.00 $198.12 $3,564 +10.92
1685–2120 1918 4 205.00–208.00 $206.44 $3,960 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,975.00 $2,975.00
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00

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Reading this report

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.