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Browning Livestock Market Report, Lafayette, TN

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $353.70/cwt -7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 579 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $317.20/cwt +22.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,085/hd at 657 lb · 25 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $264.00/cwt ≈ $2,585/hd at 979 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 376 862
Feeder cattle 393 351 780
Slaughter cattle 48 25 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Offerings also included 1915 head sold on video. The video sale can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,378 +30.00
311–329 319 9 455.00–465.00 $460.42 $1,469 +30.42
423 423 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,861 +15.00
465 value added 465 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,139 —
475–483 480 3 390.00–400.00 $393.30 $1,888 -41.17
510–525 514 4 410.00–415.00 $413.72 $2,127 -3.12
525 value added 525 6 420.00 $420.00 $2,205 —
560–573 571 7 367.50–380.00 $378.25 $2,160 -4.86
584 value added 584 8 400.00 $400.00 $2,336 —
628 628 3 382.00 $382.00 $2,399 +22.65
639 value added 639 17 395.00 $395.00 $2,524 —
657–680 659 12 340.00–365.00 $362.85 $2,391 +29.72
685 value added 685 3 372.50 $372.50 $2,552 —
700–745 720 5 332.50–350.00 $343.95 $2,476 +11.45
750 750 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,400 -16.30
750 value added 750 15 374.00 $374.00 $2,805 —
873 873 4 311.00 $311.00 $2,715 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,120 —
445 445 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,691 -5.00
523 523 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,909 +34.86
590 590 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,006 -15.00
635 635 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,000 -5.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,256 +60.00
322–340 327 4 400.00–430.00 $422.19 $1,381 —
368–387 378 12 385.00–400.00 $392.31 $1,483 -4.60
400–431 416 14 412.50–422.50 $417.69 $1,738 +30.87
453–495 463 13 372.50–405.00 $390.29 $1,807 +18.77
512–535 531 16 375.00–385.00 $376.81 $2,001 +26.45
561–589 value added 577 18 352.50–365.00 $359.75 $2,076 -5.25
575–590 584 8 337.50–348.00 $340.08 $1,986 -16.31
639 639 4 302.50 $302.50 $1,933 -7.50
652 value added 652 13 334.00 $334.00 $2,178 —
658–685 663 12 292.50–315.00 $298.99 $1,982 +4.72
736 736 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,134 —
780 780 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,262 +6.31
845 845 3 262.50 $262.50 $2,218 —
885 885 2 272.50 $272.50 $2,412 -3.96
979 979 20 264.00 $264.00 $2,585 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 347.50–355.00 $351.27 $1,679 +16.27
520 520 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,872 —
745 745 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,900 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 8 512.50 $512.50 $1,927 +57.50
448 448 11 477.50 $477.50 $2,139 +25.00
475–478 477 3 400.00–430.00 $420.04 $2,004 -9.36
518 518 16 410.00 $410.00 $2,124 +2.50
590–594 592 9 335.00–360.00 $348.85 $2,065 -18.74
610–646 635 17 333.00–335.00 $333.80 $2,120 +10.84
654–669 662 8 325.00 $325.00 $2,152 —
732 732 3 319.00 $319.00 $2,335 -1.00
750–758 757 8 327.50 $327.50 $2,479 —
853 853 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,346 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 379 4 420.00–435.00 $427.18 $1,619 +47.18
410 410 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,773 —
540 540 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,998 +39.52
615 615 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,784 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1345 1060 85-90% 11 150.00–163.00 $157.94 $1,674 —
945–1185 1073 85-90% 4 166.00–170.00 $167.94 $1,802 —
1030–1130 1080 85-90% 2 135.00–145.00 $140.23 $1,514 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1325 1128 80-85% 9 174.00–185.00 $178.57 $2,014 +10.40
1075–1365 1237 80-85% 5 165.00–170.00 $168.45 $2,084 -25.67
1200–1355 1302 80-85% 3 194.00–202.00 $197.39 $2,570 +19.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1365 1363 75-80% 2 190.00–194.00 $192.00 $2,617 —
1365–1665 1510 75-80% 9 172.00–185.00 $178.01 $2,688 —
1535 1535 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,456 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1725 1445 2 225.00–245.00 $236.94 $3,424 —
1705–1715 1710 2 210.00–220.00 $214.99 $3,676 —

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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.