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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, October 29, 2020

1,417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $123.13/cwt -11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 659 lb · 140 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.71/cwt -11.04 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 583 lb · 102 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $108.37/cwt -7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 646 lb · 92 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,417 1,393 0
Feeder cattle 1,417 1,393 0

Cattle were weighted on ground. Black, Black white face and charolois steers and heifers,

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 153.00 $153.00 $525
350–373 369 6 149.50–155.00 $150.37 $555 -0.36
400–437 424 23 140.00–147.25 $146.28 $620 -0.54
483–485 485 51 136.00–140.50 $140.14 $680 -3.67
525–535 534 78 129.00–135.00 $133.65 $714 -4.52
582–587 583 102 120.00–127.00 $125.71 $733 -11.04
655–659 659 140 120.00–123.50 $123.13 $811 -11.73
756–776 772 82 112.00–123.00 $121.59 $939 -5.44
855 855 22 120.75 $120.75 $1,032
913 913 4 109.50 $109.50 $1,000 -5.50
1000 1000 1 99.00 $99.00 $990
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 136.00–142.00 $139.03 $393
329 329 4 140.00 $140.00 $461 -1.00
389 389 5 141.00 $141.00 $548 -12.00
400–439 433 6 138.00–140.00 $138.31 $599 -1.33
470–480 477 20 125.50–133.50 $131.14 $626 -3.40
545–548 546 39 126.00–126.50 $126.40 $690 +1.51
552 552 9 117.00 $117.00 $646 -16.75
623–647 646 36 120.50–121.00 $120.53 $779
662 662 10 112.00 $112.00 $741 -18.23
740 740 2 110.00 $110.00 $814
787 787 13 115.00 $115.00 $905 -7.15
882 882 3 105.00 $105.00 $926
930 930 1 91.00 $91.00 $846

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 129.00 $129.00 $368
335–340 338 4 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $438 -5.69
350–390 386 19 121.00–126.00 $123.94 $478 -4.15
432–437 433 22 120.00–122.00 $121.72 $527 -7.57
478–491 481 58 116.00–120.50 $119.87 $577 -6.78
535–538 535 87 109.50–114.50 $113.86 $609 -10.79
578–585 579 71 104.25–107.50 $106.95 $619 -15.85
643–646 646 92 100.00–108.75 $108.37 $700 -7.88
662 662 6 96.00 $96.00 $636 -19.88
735 735 2 102.00 $102.00 $750
761–786 767 16 91.00–101.25 $98.62 $756 -7.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 121.00 $121.00 $302
338 338 2 125.00 $125.00 $422 -8.00
375–382 381 10 118.00–120.00 $119.61 $456 -4.31
425–437 435 20 117.50–118.50 $118.45 $515 -8.12
483–491 488 24 116.25–116.50 $116.27 $567 -6.16
539 539 55 106.00 $106.00 $571
557 557 5 100.00 $100.00 $557 -13.29
649 649 10 100.50 $100.50 $652
745 745 3 82.00 $82.00 $611
762 762 7 90.50 $90.50 $690 -3.50
935 935 1 75.00 $75.00 $701
980 980 1 74.00 $74.00 $725

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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.