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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 6, 2022

870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.08/cwt -7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 780 lb · 87 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.91/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 660 lb · 71 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.80/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 661 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 870 1,096 1,156
Feeder cattle 870 1,096 1,156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighted on the ground. Graded and grouped. Cattle were 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
375–395 385 2 158.00–179.00 $168.77 $650 -10.76
435 435 6 176.00 $176.00 $766 +2.13
450–488 484 27 174.00–179.00 $178.75 $865 +7.12
520–537 533 23 168.00–170.00 $168.51 $898 +1.96
579–587 582 35 148.00–157.00 $155.22 $903 +0.94
659–663 660 71 144.00–148.25 $147.91 $976 -1.40
763–783 780 87 137.00–141.50 $141.08 $1,100 -7.69
895 895 1 136.50 $136.50 $1,222 —
904–939 930 59 133.00–144.75 $141.90 $1,320 +9.90
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 169.00–188.00 $177.91 $569 -8.59
386–393 388 10 171.00–179.00 $173.43 $673 -2.52
433–437 436 16 179.00–181.00 $180.60 $787 +15.16
460–484 480 11 170.00–171.00 $170.09 $816 +12.49
535 535 3 139.00 $139.00 $744 -11.00
563–566 563 25 152.00–153.00 $152.84 $860 -1.30
646 646 16 146.00 $146.00 $943 —
668–695 675 4 136.00–144.00 $138.06 $932 -0.71
768 768 12 141.50 $141.50 $1,087 +5.19
805 805 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,055 —
850 850 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,122 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 139.00 $139.00 $486 -6.10
400–436 433 20 136.00–143.00 $141.68 $613 +3.03
479–488 485 30 140.00–142.00 $141.74 $687 +7.84
521–528 526 28 138.00–139.00 $138.86 $730 +5.37
571–584 581 40 130.00–137.00 $136.31 $792 -0.40
641 641 9 133.00 $133.00 $853 -6.00
660–670 661 60 124.00–131.50 $130.80 $865 -0.57
715 715 1 122.00 $122.00 $872 —
780–785 780 25 120.00–120.50 $120.04 $936 -4.96
900 900 1 106.00 $106.00 $954 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 5 139.00 $139.00 $361 +12.00
323–325 323 9 138.00 $138.00 $446 -11.00
350–390 383 12 127.00–137.00 $130.30 $499 -5.00
400–428 422 17 119.00–141.00 $133.88 $565 +4.68
479–480 480 15 135.00–137.50 $136.83 $657 +7.70
552–595 557 26 120.00–129.00 $128.27 $714 —
653–685 660 9 125.00 $125.00 $825 +1.00
747 747 6 117.00 $117.00 $874 -6.17
885 885 1 107.00 $107.00 $947 —
905 905 1 95.00 $95.00 $860 —

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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.