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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 11, 2020

1,166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.21/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 668 lb · 118 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $112.07/cwt +4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 651 lb · 99 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $112.44/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 582 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,166 1,739 0
Feeder cattle 1,166 1,739 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighted on ground, graded and grouped. Steers and heifers mostly black, black white face and charolais.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 163.00 $163.00 $513 +15.00
370 370 1 164.00 $164.00 $607 +6.06
433–437 435 7 157.00–160.50 $158.99 $692 +10.87
468–484 482 16 152.00–153.00 $152.88 $737 +7.73
500–537 533 31 140.50–151.00 $145.25 $774 +8.65
550–587 586 65 134.50–146.00 $137.87 $808 +5.56
644 644 6 125.50 $125.50 $808 +0.50
662–697 668 118 128.50–134.00 $130.21 $870 +1.36
751–776 772 59 118.00–124.50 $123.62 $954 +1.50
915 915 1 106.50 $106.50 $974 -8.50
955 955 6 109.50 $109.50 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 156.00–162.00 $158.88 $513 +16.66
377–380 378 5 157.00–163.00 $160.59 $607 +14.91
427–433 430 13 160.00–161.50 $160.80 $691 +16.17
469–485 481 34 150.00–152.50 $152.06 $731 +12.49
548 548 3 120.00 $120.00 $658 —
558–590 559 36 130.00–135.00 $134.85 $754 +7.93
628–635 632 4 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $733 -9.01
654 654 32 126.00 $126.00 $824 +7.25
773–788 775 19 114.00–121.50 $120.70 $935 +1.47
1005 1005 3 105.50 $105.50 $1,060 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–328 327 5 125.00–134.00 $128.58 $420 +0.97
376–384 381 10 129.00–130.00 $129.61 $494 +4.08
400–438 433 29 125.00–128.00 $127.29 $551 +6.86
481–483 482 41 119.50–123.50 $122.91 $592 +2.10
525–536 533 67 112.50–123.50 $117.52 $626 +2.52
579–583 582 81 106.50–113.00 $112.44 $654 -0.60
650–665 651 99 108.00–112.25 $112.07 $730 +4.57
753–755 753 32 100.00–102.50 $100.16 $754 +0.03
803 803 4 103.00 $103.00 $827 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 136.00 $136.00 $388 —
340 340 8 129.00–138.00 $134.63 $458 +13.63
377–378 377 8 136.00 $136.00 $513 +18.30
431 431 20 120.00–128.50 $125.95 $543 +10.72
472–493 484 26 115.00–121.50 $119.76 $580 +4.87
526 526 4 116.50 $116.50 $613 +4.21
570–594 573 29 109.00–115.00 $114.14 $654 +3.76
651–665 653 13 103.00–107.50 $106.80 $697 —
747 747 3 104.00 $104.00 $777 —
960 960 2 98.00 $98.00 $941 —

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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.