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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

1,551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.16/cwt -9.14 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 580 lb · 102 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.45/cwt -3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 654 lb · 95 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.91/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 533 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,551 1,069 1,417
Feeder cattle 1,551 1,069 1,417

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighted on ground and graded. 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
290 290 1 174.00 $174.00 $505 —
350–390 386 10 169.50–170.00 $169.55 $654 +4.55
400–440 436 28 156.00–160.00 $159.51 $695 +0.57
481–489 483 64 149.50–153.25 $152.76 $738 -2.37
534–540 539 52 142.00–146.75 $146.25 $788 -9.15
578–595 580 102 138.00–145.50 $144.16 $836 -9.14
649 649 9 142.00 $142.00 $922 —
653–656 654 95 138.50–143.25 $142.45 $932 -3.89
773–777 773 59 125.00–133.50 $132.84 $1,027 +2.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 161.00 $161.00 $535 —
387–390 388 14 156.00–159.50 $158.75 $616 +6.25
440–441 441 20 153.00 $153.00 $675 +4.00
475–487 481 19 148.00–149.50 $149.18 $718 +3.19
560–568 565 54 134.00–142.00 $140.51 $794 -2.18
649 649 4 134.00 $134.00 $870 +8.00
660–667 662 32 137.50–138.00 $137.86 $913 -2.36
725 725 1 129.50 $129.50 $939 —
774 774 21 129.00 $129.00 $998 +1.50
805 805 1 122.00 $122.00 $982 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 133.00 $133.00 $392 —
320–334 333 12 136.00–136.50 $136.46 $454 -3.06
375–384 383 18 131.50–134.00 $131.91 $505 -1.09
430–433 433 33 129.50–131.00 $129.73 $562 +1.79
473–485 476 12 126.00–132.00 $127.53 $607 -10.37
533 533 86 126.50–127.00 $126.91 $676 -2.34
652–662 656 20 126.00–129.00 $127.21 $834 +4.62
740 740 1 102.00 $102.00 $755 —
758–781 775 16 106.50–107.50 $107.26 $831 -0.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–336 335 9 121.00–125.00 $124.56 $417 -14.44
350–380 375 17 123.00–126.00 $123.46 $463 -2.81
430–435 432 24 124.00–128.75 $128.41 $555 +8.41
477–482 481 33 123.00–132.00 $130.66 $628 +2.38
527 527 5 103.00 $103.00 $543 -22.00
552–560 553 41 118.50–130.00 $119.46 $661 -5.04
655–667 666 14 95.00–105.00 $104.30 $695 +2.30
729–748 734 12 104.00–105.50 $105.12 $772 +5.12
755 755 1 86.00 $86.00 $649 —

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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.