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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, September 16, 2021

1,322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.98/cwt -7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 658 lb · 120 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.26/cwt -13.24 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 581 lb · 114 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.87/cwt -8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 659 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,322 1,716 1,736
Feeder cattle 1,322 1,716 1,736

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighted on ground and graded and grouped. Mostly Black , Black white face and charlois 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
290 290 1 181.00 $181.00 $525 +1.00
335 335 1 176.00 $176.00 $590 —
390 390 5 140.00–172.00 $159.20 $621 -16.81
400–439 434 29 136.00–173.50 $160.78 $698 -14.82
483–491 489 28 164.00–172.25 $171.07 $837 +1.72
532–538 533 37 155.00–163.00 $161.08 $859 +0.81
583–596 587 96 143.50–149.25 $148.66 $873 -6.96
656–659 659 109 140.00–149.75 $147.87 $974 -8.88
755–790 759 47 130.00–135.75 $134.99 $1,025 -7.90
910–940 925 2 123.50–125.50 $124.48 $1,151 -2.52
1008 1008 2 119.50 $119.50 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 380 6 165.00–170.00 $168.11 $639 +7.86
415–443 429 11 156.00–172.00 $166.88 $716 +10.38
465–483 480 14 155.00–162.00 $161.03 $773 +8.16
564–585 566 31 133.00–147.00 $139.11 $787 -5.66
638 638 2 142.00 $142.00 $906 —
656–659 656 33 127.00–140.00 $138.02 $905 +0.37
769–778 771 15 129.00–133.50 $132.49 $1,021 -6.47
930 930 3 116.50 $116.50 $1,083 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 140.00 $140.00 $406 -6.64
310 310 1 136.00 $136.00 $422 -14.15
375 375 2 136.00 $136.00 $510 -9.32
429 429 16 140.00 $140.00 $601 +1.80
470–484 480 45 132.00–138.00 $136.52 $655 -3.28
519–544 531 54 128.00–134.75 $132.79 $705 -3.74
571–585 581 114 125.00–130.00 $129.26 $751 -13.24
644 644 5 127.00 $127.00 $818 +2.00
654–682 658 120 123.50–127.50 $126.98 $836 -7.73
758–770 765 32 115.00–124.00 $121.73 $931 +6.23
891 891 4 83.00 $83.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 4 139.00 $139.00 $436 -5.37
375–379 378 10 139.00 $139.00 $525 +0.01
415–435 418 6 132.00–135.00 $134.48 $562 +2.48
477–485 479 21 127.00–131.50 $130.85 $627 -2.15
535 535 1 119.00 $119.00 $637 -9.00
559–564 563 34 127.50 $127.50 $718 +0.64
643 643 13 120.00 $120.00 $772 +1.53
659 659 4 109.00 $109.00 $718 —
773–790 786 8 95.00 $95.00 $747 —
914 914 7 74.50 $74.50 $681 —
973 973 2 70.00 $70.00 $681 —

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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.