Warren Co. Livestock Auction Market Report

McMinnville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	115	1,358
Feeder cattle	80	1,353
Slaughter cattle	7	3
Replacement cattle	28	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to limited comparisons.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–317	315	4	207.00–208.00	$207.25	$653	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	223.00	$223.00	$702	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	6	174.50	$174.50	$686	-44.50
410	410	1	178.00	$178.00	$730	—
485	485	1	174.00	$174.00	$844	-30.39
500–545	533	5	171.00–176.00	$174.86	$932	-30.14
645	645	1	145.00	$145.00	$935	-34.42
700	700	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,113	—
890	890	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	161.00	$161.00	$601	—
485	485	1	168.00	$168.00	$815	—
655	655	1	127.00	$127.00	$832	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–440	410	6	195.00–208.00	$197.33	$809	—
450–460	455	2	197.00–211.00	$203.92	$928	—
558	558	2	134.50	$134.50	$751	-43.78
685	685	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,164	—
735	735	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,029	—
865	865	1	114.00	$114.00	$986	—
925	925	1	99.00	$99.00	$916	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	180.00–196.00	$187.57	$703	—
445	445	1	164.00	$164.00	$730	—
610	610	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,098	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1715	1451	80-85%	6	75.00–81.00	$77.17	$1,120	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1665	1501	75-80%	5	73.50–82.00	$77.15	$1,158	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	85-90%	1	65.00	$65.00	$637	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1745	1745	1	90.50	$90.50	$1,579	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250–1520	1385	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,230.00	$1,182.62
1405	1405	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1165–1750	1406	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,120.00–1,400.00	$1,282.43
1435	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00
1410–1700	1482	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,130.00–1,400.00	$1,338.91

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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.