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Warren Co. Livestock Auction Market Report, McMinnville, TN

McMinnville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $274.42/cwt +34.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 630 lb · 166 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.08/cwt ≈ $1,444/hd at 627 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $307.00/cwt ≈ $1,630/hd at 531 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 585 300 0
Feeder cattle 559 285 0
Slaughter cattle 11 15 0
Replacement cattle 15 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

This report contains the regular weekly sale in conjunction with a special annual feeder sale and therefore cannot compare trends to two weeks ago. it was noted quality and demand were high for the value-added feeders. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 8.00 higher. Video Load report: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,037 +29.00
355 value added 355 3 337.00 $337.00 $1,196 —
433 value added 433 8 326.00 $326.00 $1,412 —
482 value added 482 11 318.00 $318.00 $1,533 —
531 value added 531 30 307.00 $307.00 $1,630 —
583 value added 583 23 291.00 $291.00 $1,697 —
619–643 value added 630 166 268.50–280.00 $274.42 $1,729 —
721–723 value added 721 25 234.50–244.50 $243.70 $1,757 —
773 value added 773 15 230.50 $230.50 $1,782 +1.00
826–842 value added 829 16 221.50–225.00 $224.33 $1,860 —
899 value added 899 12 217.50 $217.50 $1,955 —
900 value added 900 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 309.00 $309.00 $989 +69.00
430 thin fleshed 430 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,182 —
495 value added 495 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,470 —
500–528 value added 519 3 289.00–296.00 $293.75 $1,525 —
550–565 value added 558 2 278.00–287.00 $282.44 $1,576 —
600 value added 600 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,650 —
740 value added 740 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,709 —
850 value added 850 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,802 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 271.00 $271.00 $908 +12.00
347 value added 347 3 264.00 $264.00 $916 —
410–435 423 2 250.00–251.50 $250.77 $1,061 —
410–442 value added 438 8 261.00–270.00 $268.95 $1,178 +2.95
486 value added 486 14 268.00 $268.00 $1,302 —
500 500 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,275 +32.49
523 523 6 256.50 $256.50 $1,341 +33.99
527–532 value added 531 12 245.00–255.00 $252.52 $1,341 +0.02
578–588 value added 580 24 241.00 $241.00 $1,398 ±0.00
615 615 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,322 —
621–630 624 14 234.50–235.00 $234.68 $1,464 —
624–632 value added 630 24 220.50–230.50 $228.02 $1,437 —
673–683 value added 674 22 219.00–227.00 $226.26 $1,525 —
695 695 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,605 —
700–733 value added 728 13 218.00–224.00 $222.84 $1,622 —
752–789 773 7 217.00–223.00 $219.50 $1,697 —
789 value added 789 4 209.50 $209.50 $1,653 —
822–830 value added 824 4 194.00–195.00 $194.75 $1,605 —
898 value added 898 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,670 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 value added 475 2 240.00–259.00 $249.30 $1,184 —
528 value added 528 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,283 —
530 530 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,267 —
580 value added 580 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,317 —
645 value added 645 1 221.50 $221.50 $1,429 —
691 691 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,327 +3.00
700 value added 700 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 —
875 875 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,006 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–382 382 6 308.00–319.00 $309.83 $1,184 +5.83
420 420 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,247 +10.66
455 fancy 455 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,370 —
490–493 492 4 280.00–289.00 $284.51 $1,400 +5.51
500 500 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,395 +11.00
640 640 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,389 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,620.00 $1,620.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1195 1061 85-90% 4 70.00–79.50 $74.57 $791 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1660 1514 75-80% 4 91.50–98.50 $95.35 $1,444 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1355 1318 80-85% 2 89.50–102.50 $95.81 $1,263 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,503 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1140–1275 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,390.00–1,485.00 $1,440.16
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–970 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,375.00 $1,276.57
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–850 835 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,020.00 $1,009.82
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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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.