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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

1,156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.63/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 663 lb · 95 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.36/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 665 lb · 91 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.10/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 530 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,156 1,166 1,505
Feeder cattle 1,156 1,166 1,505

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighted on the ground and graded. Mostly black, black white face and charlois 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
429–440 435 3 164.00–165.00 $164.66 $716 +5.67
494 494 15 155.50 $155.50 $768 +2.62
533–540 535 41 140.00–147.50 $146.95 $786 +1.70
583–593 586 60 128.00–135.00 $134.65 $789 -3.22
651–677 665 91 124.50–129.25 $128.36 $854 -1.85
775–777 776 9 116.00–120.50 $118.50 $920 -5.12
803 803 54 120.50 $120.50 $968 —
920–930 928 6 112.50 $112.50 $1,044 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 151.00 $151.00 $483 -7.88
370–390 380 2 151.00–157.00 $153.92 $585 -6.67
438 438 5 168.00 $168.00 $736 +7.20
483–486 484 23 143.00–153.00 $150.38 $728 -1.68
558–579 562 66 123.00–137.50 $135.21 $760 +0.36
645–648 648 36 125.50–127.00 $126.96 $823 +10.97
665 665 2 127.00 $127.00 $845 +1.00
758–785 776 11 112.00–117.50 $116.52 $904 -4.18
937 937 6 111.50 $111.50 $1,045 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 8 144.00 $144.00 $386 —
350–379 376 10 130.50 $130.50 $491 +0.89
400–445 438 8 122.50–130.50 $124.68 $546 -2.61
485–486 485 27 122.00–124.00 $123.55 $599 +0.64
500–535 530 72 110.50–119.50 $118.10 $626 +0.58
576–587 578 68 105.00–112.50 $111.21 $643 -1.23
618 618 2 116.25 $116.25 $718 —
655–691 663 95 110.00–117.00 $115.63 $767 +3.56
763–775 764 37 98.50 $98.50 $753 -1.66
875 875 1 95.00 $95.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 130.00 $130.00 $437 -4.63
392 392 6 129.00 $129.00 $506 -7.00
400–434 430 14 121.50–126.00 $122.22 $526 -3.73
479–493 482 23 110.00–120.00 $117.78 $568 -1.98
551–575 555 45 107.00 $107.00 $594 -7.14
635–638 636 16 107.00–108.50 $107.38 $683 —
680 680 1 104.00 $104.00 $707 -2.80
750 750 1 89.00 $89.00 $668 —
940 940 1 85.00 $85.00 $799 —

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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.