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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

1,716 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.50/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 584 lb · 116 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.75/cwt +0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 661 lb · 115 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.71/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 650 lb · 107 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,716 1,669 0
Feeder cattle 1,716 1,669 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighted on ground. Graded and some grouped . 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
260 260 1 180.00 $180.00 $468 —
350–393 383 5 173.00–177.00 $176.01 $674 -2.87
444–445 444 25 170.00–178.00 $175.60 $780 -0.55
476–490 488 41 165.00–170.25 $169.35 $826 -3.96
532–541 535 55 155.00–162.00 $160.27 $857 -7.77
577–592 585 94 151.00–157.25 $155.62 $910 -0.95
646 646 11 154.00 $154.00 $995 +1.50
661 661 115 156.75 $156.75 $1,036 +0.09
708 708 18 141.00 $141.00 $998 —
755–766 763 96 139.50–143.75 $142.89 $1,090 +0.21
800 800 13 149.50 $149.50 $1,196 —
910–930 920 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–390 383 6 160.00–161.50 $160.25 $614 -11.72
435–442 440 8 156.50 $156.50 $689 -16.03
450–486 484 25 138.00–158.00 $152.87 $740 -10.70
549 549 10 143.00 $143.00 $785 -13.50
566–568 568 51 138.00–145.50 $144.77 $822 -7.23
650–657 655 40 129.50–140.00 $137.65 $902 -12.11
750–771 770 17 130.00–139.50 $138.96 $1,070 -2.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–293 292 3 143.00–154.00 $146.64 $428 +2.51
320–325 324 7 145.00–151.00 $150.15 $486 -0.85
381–392 385 18 142.00–147.50 $145.32 $559 -1.68
429–445 433 38 133.00–138.50 $138.20 $598 -1.43
484–488 486 66 135.00–140.75 $139.80 $679 -0.79
531–542 533 83 132.00–138.50 $136.53 $728 -0.54
581–588 584 116 130.50–144.50 $142.50 $832 +2.50
648 648 22 125.00 $125.00 $810 -2.26
650–654 650 107 129.00–135.50 $134.71 $876 +4.21
725–746 743 23 120.00 $120.00 $892 -1.50
765 765 1 115.50 $115.50 $884 -5.25
980 980 2 88.00 $88.00 $862 —
1045 1045 1 86.00 $86.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 127.00–140.00 $135.67 $332 —
323–330 325 4 144.00–144.50 $144.37 $469 +13.37
367–385 374 10 136.50–147.50 $138.99 $520 +5.11
418–439 437 21 132.00 $132.00 $577 -3.41
480–482 482 30 133.00 $133.00 $641 +0.10
540 540 8 128.00 $128.00 $691 —
567–581 569 63 118.00–128.00 $126.86 $722 -1.69
646–648 648 17 118.00–120.00 $118.47 $768 -8.39
725 725 1 91.00 $91.00 $660 —
820 820 7 91.00 $91.00 $746 —

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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.