Warren Co. Livestock Auction Market Report

McMinnville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.00/cwt ≈ $1,912/hd at 869 lb · 120 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	271	46
Feeder cattle	229	30
Slaughter cattle	10	9
Replacement cattle	32	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this sale last week, no trends available for feeder cattle however, slaughter classes were steady to 3.0 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	239.00–244.00	$241.50	$737	—
400	400	1	218.00	$218.00	$872	—
570	570	5	206.00	$206.00	$1,174	-4.00
740	740	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,310	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–333	325	3	208.00–218.00	$211.18	$686	—
540	540	2	142.00	$142.00	$767	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	187.50–200.00	$194.23	$443	—
300	300	1	199.00	$199.00	$597	—
354–377	362	9	203.00–211.00	$208.22	$754	+15.22
405–420	413	2	151.00–178.00	$164.75	$680	—
423	423	2	160.00	$160.00	$677	—
475–490	483	2	178.00–183.00	$180.46	$872	—
505–540	523	5	150.00–175.00	$166.50	$871	-3.50
600	600	1	156.00	$156.00	$936	—
660–665	663	2	159.50	$159.50	$1,057	—
700 value added	700	4	196.00	$196.00	$1,372	—
719	719	4	171.00	$171.00	$1,229	—
780	780	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,256	—
869 value added	869	120	220.00	$220.00	$1,912	—
930 value added	930	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,423	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	157.50	$157.50	$457	—
470	470	1	160.00	$160.00	$752	—
795	795	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,026	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	220.00	$220.00	$847	-28.00
420	420	1	231.00	$231.00	$970	+61.00
453–455	453	7	215.00–218.00	$217.57	$986	-2.43
510–535	528	6	187.50–200.00	$197.99	$1,045	—
598	598	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,196	—
640	640	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,197	—
700–730	720	4	160.00–179.00	$172.86	$1,245	—
800	800	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,400	—
910	910	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,483	—
950	950	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,244	—
1065	1065	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	203.00	$203.00	$883	—
515	515	1	143.00	$143.00	$736	—
575	575	1	170.00	$170.00	$978	—
600	600	1	120.00	$120.00	$720	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	161.00	$161.00	$668	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–945	898	85-90%	2	45.00–49.50	$47.13	$423	—
745–1255	984	85-90%	7	60.00–75.50	$66.51	$654	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–2010	1684	75-80%	5	84.00–87.50	$85.35	$1,437	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$609	—
855–1350	1103	80-85%	2	75.50–85.00	$79.18	$873	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1720	1720	1	110.50	$110.50	$1,901	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	610.00	$610.00
875–1040	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	640.00–830.00	$722.98

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
950–1110	1016	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	690.00–870.00	$753.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1610	1373	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	880.00–1,310.00	$1,132.20
1540	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,270.00	$1,270.00	—
1210–1600	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,778.47	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Reading this report

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.