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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

1,085 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.41/cwt +4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 660 lb · 116 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.50/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 661 lb · 69 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $123.04/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 782 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,085 995 1,015
Feeder cattle 1,085 995 1,015

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighed 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
350–375 363 2 185.00 $185.00 $672 +3.83
427–448 433 14 170.00–183.00 $178.19 $772 +12.15
483–495 484 25 160.00–165.50 $164.83 $798 +8.78
500–535 524 40 132.00–156.00 $148.72 $779 +2.33
581–585 582 63 138.00–144.00 $143.00 $832 +3.75
659–667 660 116 127.50–134.75 $133.41 $881 +4.63
752–790 782 69 118.00–123.50 $123.04 $962 +1.35
928 928 2 111.50 $111.50 $1,035 —
950 950 3 109.50–111.50 $110.17 $1,047 -1.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 182.00 $182.00 $624 +18.09
370–393 386 10 177.00–182.00 $177.48 $685 +23.65
405–442 436 18 158.50–165.00 $163.59 $713 -0.41
482–490 483 28 152.00–164.00 $161.86 $782 +15.09
549 549 46 152.00 $152.00 $834 +24.88
565–580 576 16 138.00–145.50 $139.84 $805 +1.84
638 638 3 133.00 $133.00 $849 +8.00
655 655 4 118.00 $118.00 $773 +2.12
783–784 784 26 115.00–118.00 $117.54 $922 -0.96
928 928 2 97.00 $97.00 $900 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 141.00–142.00 $141.52 $396 +3.52
342 342 3 141.00 $141.00 $482 ±0.00
363–379 376 10 141.00–141.50 $141.40 $532 +4.42
425–432 431 27 136.50–137.50 $137.43 $592 +8.93
480–488 482 33 136.50–139.00 $138.46 $667 +15.04
526–531 530 37 135.00–136.25 $135.91 $720 +12.65
579–588 586 63 119.50–127.00 $123.73 $725 +2.17
644 644 8 116.00 $116.00 $747 +0.62
660–664 661 69 119.50 $119.50 $790 +6.35
725–749 749 56 109.00–116.00 $109.12 $817 +3.12
823 823 3 110.50 $110.50 $909 —
905 905 1 105.00 $105.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 151.00 $151.00 $317 —
341 341 4 140.00 $140.00 $477 —
382–395 386 7 141.00–143.00 $142.41 $550 +17.73
425–441 435 19 130.50–137.50 $135.26 $588 +8.91
483–484 483 14 121.00–139.00 $132.56 $640 +10.13
500–543 541 28 121.50–139.00 $122.08 $660 +5.58
572 572 12 117.50 $117.50 $672 +3.88
640 640 2 104.00 $104.00 $666 +9.00
661 661 11 111.50 $111.50 $737 +4.50
720–745 739 4 110.00–112.00 $111.51 $824 —
795 795 1 114.00 $114.00 $906 +9.00
915 915 1 102.00 $102.00 $933 —

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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.