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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, November 19, 2020

1,739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.04/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 586 lb · 120 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.12/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 776 lb · 120 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.85/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 666 lb · 106 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,739 1,417 0
Feeder cattle 1,739 1,417 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 148.00 $148.00 $459 -5.00
367–390 369 10 149.00–159.00 $157.94 $583 +7.57
431–436 432 16 145.50–149.00 $148.12 $640 +1.84
482–488 482 46 142.00–146.00 $145.15 $700 +5.01
528–535 533 83 132.50–138.00 $136.60 $728 +2.95
580–585 584 103 129.00–132.75 $132.31 $773 +6.60
645 645 21 125.00 $125.00 $806 —
658–668 666 106 128.25–129.00 $128.85 $858 +5.72
742 742 3 121.00 $121.00 $898 —
769–786 776 120 119.75–123.00 $122.12 $948 +0.53
895 895 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,056 —
912 912 5 115.00 $115.00 $1,049 +5.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 151.00 $151.00 $362 —
315–332 329 6 117.00–147.00 $142.22 $468 +2.22
362–387 375 6 140.00–151.00 $145.68 $546 +4.68
439–445 440 11 143.00–145.00 $144.63 $636 +6.32
472–483 476 17 137.00–141.00 $139.57 $664 +8.43
560–574 570 55 116.00–131.00 $126.92 $723 +9.92
645 645 32 125.00 $125.00 $806 +4.47
655–666 661 11 116.00–121.00 $118.75 $785 +6.75
768–770 768 15 111.00–120.50 $119.23 $916 +4.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 5 124.00 $124.00 $351 -5.00
331–340 333 5 127.00–130.00 $127.61 $425 -1.89
374–388 383 29 124.00–126.00 $125.53 $481 +1.59
426–435 429 28 119.00–121.00 $120.43 $517 -1.29
482–490 484 84 117.50–122.00 $120.81 $585 +0.94
531–534 532 103 114.50–115.50 $115.00 $612 +1.14
578–588 586 120 108.00–114.25 $113.04 $662 +6.09
644 644 16 108.00 $108.00 $696 -0.37
654–658 654 98 107.50 $107.50 $703 +11.50
754–759 758 55 100.00–101.00 $100.13 $759 +1.51
825 825 3 98.00 $98.00 $808 —
915 915 1 84.00 $84.00 $769 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 10 121.00 $121.00 $410 -4.00
350–390 378 17 112.00–120.00 $117.70 $445 -1.91
422–435 431 25 112.00–117.00 $115.23 $497 -3.22
479–481 480 18 112.00–116.00 $114.89 $551 -1.38
500–543 529 3 111.50–114.00 $112.29 $594 +6.29
558–563 559 35 105.00–111.50 $110.38 $617 +10.38
638–648 646 31 91.00–108.00 $103.99 $672 +3.49
765–788 785 7 93.00–96.00 $93.42 $733 +2.92
830 830 1 85.00 $85.00 $706 —

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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.