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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

1,669 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.66/cwt +5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 658 lb · 157 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.50/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 653 lb · 110 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.59/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 487 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,669 2,150 1,857
Feeder cattle 1,669 2,150 1,857

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighed on the ground. Graded and some grouped. Mostly 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
343 343 6 182.00 $182.00 $624 +3.00
393–395 394 4 178.50–180.00 $178.88 $705 +5.84
400–445 434 22 174.00–180.00 $176.15 $764 +8.12
485–490 486 62 166.00–175.00 $173.31 $842 +7.81
529–537 533 57 160.00–172.00 $168.04 $896 +12.27
554–593 568 74 153.00–161.00 $156.57 $889 +1.84
648 648 11 152.50 $152.50 $988 +12.50
655–659 658 157 152.00–157.50 $156.66 $1,031 +5.66
762–787 766 94 137.00–143.75 $142.68 $1,093 -1.82
846 846 41 147.75 $147.75 $1,250 —
883 883 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,192 —
960 960 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,210 —
1040 1040 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,217 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 6 173.00 $173.00 $569 +6.00
360–386 384 15 164.00–172.50 $171.97 $660 +2.44
400–425 419 19 153.00–175.00 $172.53 $723 —
460–484 482 12 147.00–165.00 $163.57 $788 +3.57
542 542 5 156.50 $156.50 $848 —
571 571 4 152.00 $152.00 $868 -0.09
655–664 664 29 143.00–150.00 $149.76 $994 +3.40
728 728 2 137.00 $137.00 $997 —
777 777 19 141.50 $141.50 $1,099 +7.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–296 292 5 143.00–149.00 $144.13 $421 —
329 329 4 151.00 $151.00 $497 +11.56
382 382 9 147.00 $147.00 $562 -1.06
400–438 429 50 137.00–147.00 $139.63 $599 -3.03
481–499 487 103 138.00–142.50 $140.59 $685 -0.35
527–537 530 97 131.50–139.00 $137.07 $726 -5.19
582 582 66 140.00 $140.00 $815 -0.43
642–645 643 22 125.00–130.50 $127.26 $818 -2.23
653 653 110 130.50 $130.50 $852 -5.25
730 730 1 121.50 $121.50 $887 -3.50
762–765 765 26 115.00–121.50 $120.75 $924 -3.84
895 895 1 107.00 $107.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 131.00 $131.00 $443 -11.00
373–389 385 8 126.00–141.00 $133.88 $515 -1.01
400–426 425 22 125.00–136.50 $135.41 $575 -1.02
458–480 478 24 126.00–133.50 $132.90 $635 -4.48
556–588 564 73 118.00–140.00 $128.55 $725 -6.57
618–630 629 17 122.00–127.50 $126.86 $798 —
660 660 2 105.00 $105.00 $693 -15.52
763–778 771 4 105.00–123.00 $114.09 $880 -2.34
865 865 1 107.50 $107.50 $930 —

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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.