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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

1,096 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.31/cwt +12.69 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 668 lb · 105 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.37/cwt +9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 660 lb · 86 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.28/cwt +8.55 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 586 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,096 1,435 1,166
Feeder cattle 1,096 1,435 1,166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighed on ground, 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
315 315 2 175.00 $175.00 $551 —
350–394 378 7 179.00–183.00 $179.53 $679 +10.03
408–440 424 10 170.50–177.50 $173.87 $737 +11.69
450–491 480 42 166.00–173.00 $171.63 $824 +14.95
532–536 533 53 164.00–167.00 $166.55 $888 +15.65
585–590 586 70 152.00–154.75 $154.28 $904 +8.55
654–670 668 105 143.50–150.50 $149.31 $997 +12.69
722 722 22 157.00 $157.00 $1,134 —
768–769 768 41 148.75–149.00 $148.77 $1,143 +17.48
804 804 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,150 —
918 918 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,212 +9.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 186.50 $186.50 $615 +28.00
375–387 384 4 174.00–182.00 $175.95 $676 +13.19
430–436 435 5 151.00–169.00 $165.44 $720 +9.39
475–483 481 18 149.00–159.50 $157.60 $758 +11.46
540 540 1 150.00 $150.00 $810 —
557–565 564 30 144.00–155.25 $154.14 $869 +12.41
658–690 662 21 130.00–141.00 $138.77 $919 +5.71
760–773 771 6 135.00–143.00 $136.31 $1,051 +8.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 375 8 143.00–149.00 $145.10 $544 +11.18
425–435 434 27 137.00–139.00 $138.65 $602 +8.93
480–487 482 42 129.50–134.50 $133.90 $645 +6.70
528–538 535 68 125.00–137.00 $133.49 $714 +10.49
576–593 579 62 127.00–138.00 $136.71 $792 +10.46
635 635 15 139.00 $139.00 $883 —
655–666 660 86 122.00–133.00 $131.37 $867 +9.39
754 754 29 125.00 $125.00 $942 +6.90
809–821 815 10 115.50–119.50 $117.49 $958 —
930 930 1 103.50 $103.50 $963 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 127.00 $127.00 $343 -4.00
310 310 1 149.00 $149.00 $462 +20.03
365–390 387 8 134.00–145.00 $135.30 $524 +6.30
408–430 426 12 125.00–130.00 $129.20 $550 +8.53
453–483 481 26 118.00–130.00 $129.13 $621 +8.78
515–543 539 15 102.00–130.00 $126.44 $682 +27.44
671 671 9 124.00 $124.00 $832 +20.00
740 740 6 121.50–123.50 $123.17 $911 —

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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.