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Browning Livestock Market Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 20, 2026

1,286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $370.35/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,074/hd at 830 lb · 620 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $349.35/cwt ≈ $2,739/hd at 784 lb · 255 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $341.92/cwt -10.08 vs last sale · ≈ $3,190/hd at 933 lb · 164 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,286

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 68 378.50 $378.50 $2,952
825–840 830 620 355.25–374.00 $370.35 $3,074 -0.50
880 880 114 345.00–354.50 $349.83 $3,079 +6.33
920–940 933 164 341.75–342.00 $341.92 $3,190 -10.08

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–790 784 255 346.50–357.00 $349.35 $2,739
825 825 65 350.00 $350.00 $2,888 +23.00

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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.