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Browning Livestock Market Report, Lafayette, TN

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2026

433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $327.69/cwt -23.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 533 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $401.75/cwt -5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,748/hd at 435 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $369.17/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 511 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 433 1,137 0
Feeder cattle 374 866 0
Slaughter cattle 59 177 0
Replacement cattle — 94 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower;5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00-9.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Offerings also included 547 head sold on video. The video sale report 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
248 248 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,265 -25.71
255 255 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,275 —
319 319 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,531 ±0.00
373 373 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,716 —
450–493 474 8 367.50–400.00 $381.08 $1,806 -10.15
518–540 534 13 365.00–392.50 $383.49 $2,048 +6.73
571–593 576 10 361.00–373.00 $368.93 $2,125 +5.18
608–645 628 13 337.50–352.50 $348.29 $2,187 -14.30
633 value added 633 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,342 -6.00
653–668 662 11 325.00–340.00 $334.61 $2,215 -1.92
709 value added 709 6 339.00 $339.00 $2,404 -17.63
745 745 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,235 -17.30
753–767 761 5 301.00–307.50 $304.93 $2,321 —
870–885 875 3 280.00–295.00 $285.06 $2,494 -17.16
1083 1083 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,870 —
1132 1132 5 232.50 $232.50 $2,632 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,533 +20.00
468 468 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,591 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,192 +5.67
389 389 7 368.00 $368.00 $1,432 -31.02
440–448 442 14 385.00–390.00 $386.45 $1,708 +3.49
483–495 487 3 327.50–340.00 $331.74 $1,616 -57.71
517 value added 517 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,822 —
510–549 535 27 313.00–330.00 $324.93 $1,738 -25.82
550–588 561 21 317.50–335.00 $328.42 $1,842 -15.57
613–644 637 13 302.50–310.00 $307.67 $1,960 -2.09
653–680 659 6 292.50–317.50 $309.04 $2,037 +6.73
710–713 712 9 295.00–298.00 $297.00 $2,115 -4.57
795 795 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,246 -15.36
835 835 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,234 -12.52
1056 1056 8 230.00 $230.00 $2,429 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 300.00 $300.00 $750 —
300–328 321 4 330.00–335.00 $333.83 $1,072 —
360–383 376 6 302.50–322.50 $318.91 $1,199 -31.09
425–447 442 4 345.00–347.50 $346.90 $1,533 +6.90
490 490 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,544 -29.13
825 825 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,042 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–375 375 8 460.00–465.00 $462.50 $1,734 +30.92
415–449 435 26 390.00–407.50 $401.75 $1,748 -5.34
504–514 511 25 346.00–378.00 $369.17 $1,886 +0.72
571 571 8 352.50 $352.50 $2,013 +4.33
652–664 658 14 290.00–310.00 $300.61 $1,978 —
712–747 736 21 281.00–294.00 $290.36 $2,137 —
765 765 1 281.00 $281.00 $2,150 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,270 -38.66
435 435 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,348 —
515–545 535 3 307.50–320.00 $311.51 $1,667 -25.81
565–570 568 4 307.50–310.00 $308.76 $1,754 -12.76
795 795 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,789 —
825 825 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,691 —
864 864 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,966 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1135 1120 80-85% 2 150.00–160.00 $155.07 $1,737 —
1060–1365 1225 80-85% 3 125.00–128.00 $126.39 $1,548 -19.29
1090–1570 1248 80-85% 10 130.00–140.00 $134.83 $1,683 -10.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1525 1490 75-80% 2 152.00 $152.00 $2,265 +5.61
1365–1650 1543 75-80% 6 125.00–155.00 $133.05 $2,053 -3.93
1395–1745 1608 75-80% 6 135.00–145.00 $139.25 $2,239 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1115 1051 85-90% 5 100.00–110.00 $108.00 $1,135 —
925–1300 1143 85-90% 8 115.00–128.00 $119.24 $1,363 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1785 1785 1 175.00 $175.00 $3,124 -25.00
1550–2180 1838 3 185.00–191.00 $187.98 $3,455 —
2085 2085 1 202.00 $202.00 $4,212 —

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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.