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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 4, 2021

995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.78/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 662 lb · 98 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.69/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 786 lb · 88 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.15/cwt -2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 654 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 995 1,156 1,036
Feeder cattle 995 1,156 1,036

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighed on ground and graded. Black, Bwf, 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
338 338 2 175.00 $175.00 $592 —
370–376 375 5 179.00–190.00 $181.17 $679 —
428–435 430 14 128.00–169.00 $166.04 $714 +1.38
470–493 485 40 156.00–157.00 $156.05 $757 +0.55
528–543 537 40 139.00–147.00 $146.39 $786 -0.56
581–586 585 48 134.50–140.25 $139.25 $815 +4.60
628 628 13 134.00 $134.00 $842 —
661–667 662 98 124.00–129.75 $128.78 $853 +0.42
759–792 786 88 118.00–122.00 $121.69 $956 +3.19
885 885 1 111.50 $111.50 $987 —
962 962 5 111.50 $111.50 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 330 5 155.00–170.00 $163.91 $541 +12.91
373–383 378 4 141.00–167.00 $153.83 $581 -0.09
430 430 4 164.00 $164.00 $705 -4.00
472–494 491 22 132.00–149.00 $146.77 $721 -3.61
500–531 526 6 123.00–149.00 $127.12 $669 —
554 554 34 138.00 $138.00 $765 +2.79
643 643 16 125.00 $125.00 $804 -1.96
670–671 671 8 115.00–116.00 $115.88 $778 -11.12
730 730 2 111.00 $111.00 $810 —
750–764 762 8 118.50 $118.50 $903 +1.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 138.00 $138.00 $407 -6.00
315–325 320 2 141.00 $141.00 $451 —
369–380 374 10 133.00–138.00 $136.98 $512 +6.48
441 441 4 128.50 $128.50 $567 +3.82
450–488 481 31 122.50–128.50 $123.42 $594 -0.13
518–540 526 46 123.00–124.00 $123.26 $648 +5.16
550–591 582 70 116.00–123.00 $121.56 $707 +10.35
637–649 645 20 114.00–118.00 $115.38 $744 -0.87
654–656 654 74 107.00–114.00 $113.15 $740 -2.48
720 720 2 106.00 $106.00 $763 —
754–775 771 42 110.00–112.50 $110.47 $852 +11.97
895 895 2 105.00 $105.00 $940 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 129.00 $129.00 $361 —
350–394 385 12 124.00–133.00 $124.68 $480 -4.32
419–433 425 7 125.50–127.00 $126.35 $537 +4.13
484–493 488 20 119.00–124.50 $122.43 $597 +4.65
520 520 2 116.50 $116.50 $606 —
552–557 553 20 112.50–114.00 $113.62 $628 +6.62
618 618 3 95.00 $95.00 $587 -12.38
650 650 5 107.00 $107.00 $696 +3.00
768 768 3 105.00 $105.00 $806 +16.00

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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.