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Browning Livestock Market Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $280.12/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,219/hd at 792 lb · 258 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $292.00/cwt ≈ $2,613/hd at 895 lb · 116 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $292.00/cwt +15.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,628/hd at 900 lb · 57 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 487

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 116 292.00 $292.00 $2,613
900 900 57 292.00 $292.00 $2,628 +15.58

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–795 792 258 275.00–282.50 $280.12 $2,219 +2.13
900 900 56 261.50 $261.50 $2,354

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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.