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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, April 8, 2021

1,644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.62/cwt +9.21 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 661 lb · 133 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.18/cwt +12.68 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 656 lb · 126 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.10/cwt -3.36 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 485 lb · 90 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,644 1,085 0
Feeder cattle 1,644 1,085 0

Cattle were graded and grouped by breed and weighed on ground. Most were black, bwf and charolis cross steers and heifers.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 204.00 $204.00 $510
320 320 1 196.00 $196.00 $627
380–384 382 20 188.50–190.00 $188.83 $721 +3.83
435–438 436 27 182.50 $182.50 $796 +4.31
487–498 489 50 172.00–176.50 $176.23 $862 +11.40
525–548 539 61 155.00–162.00 $161.30 $869 +12.58
579–589 587 62 145.00–156.00 $154.39 $906 +11.39
659–669 661 133 140.00–143.00 $142.62 $943 +9.21
768–773 772 61 132.00 $132.00 $1,019 +8.96
802 802 3 129.00 $129.00 $1,035
923 923 5 121.00 $121.00 $1,117 +9.50
936 value added 936 49 129.00 $129.00 $1,207
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 195.00 $195.00 $497
320 320 6 181.00–183.00 $181.67 $581 -0.33
372 372 9 181.50 $181.50 $675 +4.02
400–437 429 11 178.00–183.00 $181.78 $780 +18.19
450–489 484 27 170.50–175.50 $174.32 $844 +12.46
541 541 10 149.00 $149.00 $806 -3.00
550–555 555 62 152.00–159.00 $158.33 $879 +18.49
635 635 2 131.00 $131.00 $832 -2.00
656 656 7 133.00 $133.00 $872 +15.00
763–767 767 18 128.50–130.50 $130.28 $999 +12.74
817 817 5 116.00 $116.00 $948
900 900 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,071 +22.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 139.00 $139.00 $334
323–330 327 4 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $445 -5.01
350–388 384 33 136.00–144.50 $143.76 $552 +2.36
433–443 438 37 134.00–139.50 $139.05 $609 +1.62
443 value added 443 5 144.00 $144.00 $638
483–494 485 90 129.00–135.75 $135.10 $655 -3.36
530–539 533 74 130.00–141.50 $139.95 $746 +4.04
584–587 586 76 131.00–140.00 $138.78 $813 +15.05
638 638 8 133.00 $133.00 $849 +17.00
654–666 656 126 132.00–133.00 $132.18 $867 +12.68
772–778 773 47 108.00–119.00 $117.85 $911
923 923 7 106.50 $106.50 $983 +1.50
1090 1090 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,079
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 8 152.00 $152.00 $401
318–343 333 5 141.00–144.50 $143.16 $477 +3.16
368–381 378 16 140.50–144.50 $143.26 $542 +0.85
435–448 437 31 138.00–141.50 $141.16 $617 +5.90
476–485 479 35 137.00–140.00 $139.39 $668 +6.83
534 534 6 138.00 $138.00 $737 +15.92
550–565 553 61 124.00–137.00 $134.60 $744 +17.10
636–646 643 23 109.00–121.00 $117.39 $755 +13.39
700–733 717 6 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $850 +6.98
770–775 772 3 101.00–117.00 $106.36 $821 -7.64
870–890 880 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $977
1053 1053 2 88.00 $88.00 $927

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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.