Warren Co. Livestock Auction Market Report

McMinnville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 20, 2023

295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.50/cwt +52.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,642/hd at 815 lb · 124 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.50/cwt ≈ $1,719/hd at 853 lb · 59 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $198.63/cwt ≈ $1,436/hd at 723 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	295	116
Feeder cattle	249	32
Slaughter cattle	24	41
Replacement cattle	22	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	198.00	$198.00	$851	+9.48
455–485	470	2	200.00–201.00	$200.48	$942	+25.81
570	570	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,026	—
660	660	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,063	—
704–747 value added	723	32	197.50–200.00	$198.63	$1,436	—
770 value added	770	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,471	—
809–822 value added	815	124	201.50	$201.50	$1,642	—
853 value added	853	59	201.50	$201.50	$1,719	—
911 value added	911	5	164.00	$164.00	$1,494	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603	603	7	170.00	$170.00	$1,025	+44.45
778	778	2	102.00	$102.00	$794	-18.00
814 value added	814	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,343	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–390	379	3	225.00–276.00	$258.49	$980	+39.49
465	465	1	200.00	$200.00	$930	—
640	640	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,139	+46.50
820	820	1	120.00	$120.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,320.00	$1,320.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$676	—
1440–1790	1569	75-80%	7	75.00–82.00	$78.00	$1,224	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	80-85%	1	81.00	$81.00	$923	—
1145–1545	1255	80-85%	6	70.00–79.00	$73.31	$920	-3.14

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1230	1085	85-90%	3	47.00–55.00	$50.71	$550	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,648	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1270	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–990.00	$920.73
1345–1590	1506	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,170.00–1,475.00	$1,356.90
1660–1685	1673	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,550.37

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00

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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.