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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

1,371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.89/cwt -14.73 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 655 lb · 130 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.43/cwt -15.96 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 581 lb · 105 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.21/cwt -13.97 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 656 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,371 1,644 2,006
Feeder cattle 1,371 1,644 2,006

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighted on the ground and graded. Black, Black white faced and charolis cross 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
315 315 1 171.00 $171.00 $539 -25.00
360–378 376 9 167.00–168.00 $167.89 $631 -20.94
410–435 433 28 155.00–167.00 $166.21 $720 -16.29
483–486 486 47 155.00–157.50 $156.34 $760 -19.89
526–535 533 51 146.50–147.50 $146.78 $782 -14.52
580–593 581 105 134.00–138.75 $138.43 $804 -15.96
652–669 655 130 126.00–128.00 $127.89 $838 -14.73
778–784 780 28 116.00–118.75 $117.96 $920 -14.04
801 801 41 118.75 $118.75 $951 -10.25
930–940 935 4 114.00–118.00 $117.01 $1,094 -3.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 170.00 $170.00 $570 -11.67
365 365 3 166.00 $166.00 $606 -15.50
410–424 423 14 156.00–159.50 $159.26 $674 -22.52
450–490 479 35 156.00–160.00 $159.38 $763 -14.94
534–549 544 11 138.00–152.00 $147.00 $800 -2.00
563 563 29 152.00 $152.00 $856 -6.33
658–663 658 37 119.00–135.00 $134.13 $883 +1.13
745 745 8 119.50 $119.50 $890 —
888 888 3 113.50 $113.50 $1,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 145.00 $145.00 $484 +9.01
380–385 384 19 134.00–140.00 $138.85 $533 -4.91
426–433 431 33 130.00–132.00 $131.76 $568 -7.29
482–490 483 64 122.50–126.50 $126.31 $610 -8.79
532–538 533 76 119.00–123.25 $123.02 $656 -16.93
581–582 581 65 120.50 $120.50 $700 -18.28
600 600 1 108.00 $108.00 $648 —
651–671 656 91 112.00–118.50 $118.21 $775 -13.97
765–769 768 26 107.00–114.00 $108.07 $830 -9.78
850 850 3 106.50 $106.50 $905 —
975 975 3 98.00 $98.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 144.00 $144.00 $413 -8.00
323–340 329 3 138.00 $138.00 $454 -5.16
384–395 385 11 132.50 $132.50 $510 -10.76
424–448 427 15 130.00–132.00 $130.28 $556 -10.88
484–488 485 37 131.00–133.00 $132.62 $643 -6.77
500–544 541 22 115.50–133.00 $121.35 $657 -16.65
552 552 37 123.50 $123.50 $682 -11.10
627–634 633 24 115.50–116.00 $115.56 $731 -1.83
796 796 4 108.00 $108.00 $860 +1.64

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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.