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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

1,435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.25/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 643 lb · 142 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.25/cwt ≈ $737/hd at 584 lb · 109 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.98/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 658 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,435 1,551 1,739
Feeder cattle 1,435 1,551 1,739

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighted on ground and graded by state graders. 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
388 388 3 169.50 $169.50 $658 -0.05
430–440 433 22 160.00–163.00 $162.18 $702 +2.67
482–488 484 62 152.50–157.60 $156.68 $758 +3.92
536–545 537 45 143.50–151.50 $150.90 $810 +4.65
580–585 582 77 143.50–146.75 $145.73 $848 +1.57
615 value added 615 18 155.00 $155.00 $953 —
647 647 124 139.25 $139.25 $901 -2.75
657–658 658 29 135.50–138.00 $136.62 $899 -5.83
763–770 768 48 128.00–132.50 $131.29 $1,008 -1.55
944 944 6 122.50 $122.50 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 158.50 $158.50 $547 -2.50
350–395 379 13 153.00–164.00 $162.76 $617 +4.01
400–438 426 25 150.00–161.00 $156.05 $665 +3.05
480–490 484 26 143.00–148.50 $146.14 $707 -3.04
551–565 554 60 132.00–144.50 $141.73 $785 +1.22
657–666 665 24 120.00–135.00 $133.06 $885 -4.80
745 745 3 122.00 $122.00 $909 -7.50
774 774 15 127.50 $127.50 $987 -1.50
920–945 933 2 115.00–119.00 $117.03 $1,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–290 272 3 133.00–135.00 $133.71 $364 +0.71
322–345 328 4 133.00–136.00 $135.21 $443 -1.25
382–389 385 14 132.50–135.00 $133.92 $516 +2.01
431–440 432 42 127.50–130.75 $129.72 $560 -0.01
481–495 484 47 124.00–127.50 $127.20 $616 -0.33
532–536 533 90 119.50–123.75 $123.00 $656 -3.91
579–585 584 109 119.00–127.75 $126.25 $737 —
658–666 658 104 118.00–122.75 $121.98 $803 -5.23
739 739 4 122.50 $122.50 $905 +20.50
762–780 764 34 109.00–119.00 $118.10 $902 +10.84
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 131.00 $131.00 $341 —
328–345 334 3 127.00–130.00 $128.97 $431 +4.41
367–378 376 17 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $485 +5.54
435 435 15 110.00–124.00 $120.67 $525 -7.74
478–482 481 29 105.00–124.00 $120.35 $579 -10.31
549 549 7 99.00 $99.00 $544 -4.00
556–561 557 46 115.00 $115.00 $641 -4.46
645 645 1 93.00 $93.00 $600 —
661 661 23 104.00 $104.00 $687 -0.30
758 758 8 113.00 $113.00 $857 +27.00

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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.