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Warren Co. Livestock Auction Market Report, McMinnville, TN

McMinnville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2026

220 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $341.75/cwt +38.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,737/hd at 801 lb · 65 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $311.50/cwt ≈ $2,835/hd at 910 lb · 57 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $334.25/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,781/hd at 832 lb · 56 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 220 426 0
Feeder cattle 220 416 0
Slaughter cattle — 5 —
Replacement cattle — 5 —

No trend established, due to no report previous week.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 value added 594 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,198 —
672 value added 672 12 348.00 $348.00 $2,339 +47.00
801 value added 801 65 341.75 $341.75 $2,737 —
910 value added 910 57 311.50 $311.50 $2,835 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
832 value added 832 56 334.25 $334.25 $2,781 +9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,096 +27.50
920 920 1 278.00 $278.00 $2,558 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–640 635 2 259.00–262.00 $260.51 $1,654 —
870 870 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,105 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 386.00 $386.00 $1,640 —
558–573 564 5 334.00–344.00 $339.94 $1,917 +30.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,610 —

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high 383.00 low 298.50 Dec 2025 Oct 2026

650–699 lb Medium and Large 1 heifers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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