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Warren Co. Livestock Auction Market Report, McMinnville, TN

McMinnville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 5, 2026

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.75/cwt ≈ $2,239/hd at 677 lb · 75 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.50/cwt ≈ $2,380/hd at 779 lb · 65 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $324.75/cwt ≈ $2,643/hd at 814 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 749 0
Feeder cattle 416 749 0
Slaughter cattle 5 — 0
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 value added 730 40 328.50 $328.50 $2,398 —
814 value added 814 63 324.75 $324.75 $2,643 —
868 value added 868 4 317.50 $317.50 $2,756 —
926 value added 926 55 312.00 $312.00 $2,889 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 value added 667 3 301.00 $301.00 $2,008 -63.91
731 value added 731 10 317.00 $317.00 $2,317 -10.56
838 value added 838 3 303.50 $303.50 $2,543 -19.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,306 —
635 635 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,905 —
738 738 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,214 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–549 541 6 300.00–315.00 $311.77 $1,687 —
632 value added 632 27 319.75 $319.75 $2,021 —
677 value added 677 75 330.75 $330.75 $2,239 —
779 value added 779 65 305.50 $305.50 $2,380 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 value added 735 12 305.50 $305.50 $2,245 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 421.00 $421.00 $1,676 —
470–488 482 3 350.00–368.00 $362.15 $1,746 —
560 560 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,730 —
715 715 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,795 —
800 800 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,640 -52.50
850 850 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,248 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1260 1175 80-85% 2 131.00–142.00 $136.90 $1,609 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 85-90% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,132 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1965 1965 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,889 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–930 923 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,550.00 $2,423.98
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,975.00 $2,975.00

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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.