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Browning Livestock Market Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 6, 2026

704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $370.85/cwt -4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $3,037/hd at 819 lb · 251 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $352.00/cwt +3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $3,210/hd at 912 lb · 223 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $343.50/cwt -20.74 vs last sale · ≈ $3,040/hd at 885 lb · 110 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 704

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–825 819 251 367.00–378.75 $370.85 $3,037 -4.40
880–890 885 110 343.00–344.00 $343.50 $3,040 -20.74
900–925 912 223 348.00–358.50 $352.00 $3,210 +3.51

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 60 327.00 $327.00 $2,714
850 850 60 327.75 $327.75 $2,786 +1.75

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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.