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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

McMinnville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, July 8, 2026

1,163 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (82)

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $409.11/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,704/hd at 661 lb · 107 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $402.26/cwt +8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,341/hd at 582 lb · 100 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.58/cwt +27.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,356/hd at 659 lb · 87 head
McMinnville, TN 5-weight heifers sold at $409/cwt, running $4/cwt above the TN average ($405) but $13/cwt under Huntingdon, TN ($422). Receipts totaled 1,163 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,163 1,005 0
Feeder cattle 1,163 1,005 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 5 605.00–617.50 $612.31 $1,959
350–395 378 10 585.00–597.50 $592.89 $2,241 -13.91
417–445 437 14 527.50–547.50 $544.24 $2,378 -10.60
470–498 483 40 486.00–501.00 $499.37 $2,412 -19.07
500–538 537 63 464.00–484.00 $476.29 $2,558 -11.38
550–581 580 65 431.00–461.00 $445.91 $2,586 -2.91
600–644 639 9 414.50–418.00 $414.87 $2,651 +2.18
658–686 661 107 391.00–413.00 $409.11 $2,704 +1.63
715 value added 715 10 392.50 $392.50 $2,806
700–744 736 10 330.00–375.00 $361.50 $2,661 -2.75
766 766 36 366.50 $366.50 $2,807 +19.50
767 value added 767 14 379.00 $379.00 $2,907
940 940 1 322.00 $322.00 $3,027 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–393 392 3 537.50 $537.50 $2,107 -36.94
413–434 430 11 477.50–490.00 $487.82 $2,098 -30.15
450–495 484 15 457.00–485.00 $472.78 $2,288 -1.15
515 515 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,189
558–575 560 36 327.50–441.00 $427.46 $2,394 -13.96
650–680 662 14 344.00–391.00 $380.15 $2,517 -7.85
745 745 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,682
761 761 7 357.00 $357.00 $2,717 +14.00
787 value added 787 7 349.00 $349.00 $2,747

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–338 329 6 422.50 $422.50 $1,390
375–386 385 13 430.00–456.00 $453.78 $1,747 -7.29
427–440 438 20 425.00–450.00 $444.83 $1,948 +20.70
461 value added 461 9 444.00 $444.00 $2,047
475–486 481 37 412.50–455.00 $448.14 $2,156 +24.53
529–536 535 60 386.00–432.50 $420.31 $2,249 +15.56
581–587 582 100 373.50–408.00 $402.26 $2,341 +8.92
655–670 657 70 347.00–360.00 $356.99 $2,345 +26.49
666 value added 666 17 360.00 $360.00 $2,398
700 value added 700 10 340.50 $340.50 $2,384
720–730 725 2 362.50–365.00 $363.76 $2,637 +45.76
772 772 13 340.00 $340.00 $2,625 +5.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,350
300–340 319 7 405.00–475.00 $442.13 $1,410 +6.52
371–397 382 14 405.00–435.00 $429.49 $1,641 +11.70
431–436 433 16 355.00–428.00 $410.61 $1,778 -15.40
484–495 491 42 350.00–384.00 $382.15 $1,876 -32.88
545 545 23 368.00 $368.00 $2,006 -2.98
555–580 568 13 327.50–360.00 $349.62 $1,986 -45.24
615–630 628 10 337.50–347.50 $340.24 $2,137 +5.24
670 670 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,278 +38.00
761 761 5 337.50 $337.50 $2,568
788 value added 788 6 322.50 $322.50 $2,541

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 582.50 $582.50 $1,730 -87.50
348 348 5 515.00 $515.00 $1,792
373 373 11 542.50 $542.50 $2,024 -70.00
471 471 34 440.00–473.00 $467.18 $2,200
535 535 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,086 -40.00
560 560 33 414.00 $414.00 $2,318 -2.00
655–657 657 20 370.00–388.00 $386.20 $2,537 +16.43
760 760 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,660 +35.90
860 860 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,816 +20.00

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high 427.97 low 348.54 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

650–699 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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