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Browning Livestock Market Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 17, 2025

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $334.35/cwt +5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,772/hd at 829 lb · 308 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.51/cwt ≈ $2,811/hd at 853 lb · 180 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $325.68/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,990/hd at 918 lb · 167 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 940

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–835 829 308 332.00–336.50 $334.35 $2,772 +5.19
850–860 853 180 328.00–332.50 $329.51 $2,811
915–925 918 167 321.00–328.00 $325.68 $2,990 +6.35
1100 1100 50 277.75 $277.75 $3,055

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–775 770 129 323.50–324.75 $324.13 $2,496 +15.63
975 975 106 279.00 $279.00 $2,720

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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.