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Browning Livestock Market Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 17, 2025

599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $329.46/cwt -14.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,586/hd at 785 lb · 129 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.75/cwt ≈ $2,811/hd at 775 lb · 120 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $321.47/cwt ≈ $2,732/hd at 850 lb · 118 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 599

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 120 362.75 $362.75 $2,811
890 890 116 344.25 $344.25 $3,064 -9.00
900 900 58 341.25 $341.25 $3,071

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–795 785 129 327.50–331.50 $329.46 $2,586 -14.54
850 850 60 319.75 $319.75 $2,718
850 850 58 323.25 $323.25 $2,748
910 910 58 308.00 $308.00 $2,803

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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.