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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

1,034 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.38/cwt +13.52 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 659 lb · 78 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.30/cwt +16.07 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 581 lb · 59 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.79/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 791 lb · 56 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,034 1,427 1,085
Feeder cattle 1,034 1,427 1,085

Cattle were weighted off truck, graded and grouped. Mostly black, Black white face and charolis steers and heifers.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 209.00 $209.00 $617 +21.00
328–345 337 9 201.00–206.00 $203.16 $685 +14.16
373–393 384 11 188.00–195.00 $193.34 $742 +7.70
430–440 437 19 190.00–191.00 $190.69 $833 +15.22
476–486 483 33 189.00–192.00 $190.98 $922 +17.37
522–533 528 36 181.00–186.00 $181.98 $961 +18.22
577–583 582 47 164.00–173.00 $170.17 $990 +16.62
641–648 644 26 154.00–158.00 $155.86 $1,004 +10.36
664 664 49 159.50 $159.50 $1,059 +10.77
766–794 791 56 141.00–144.00 $143.79 $1,137 +3.38
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 207.00 $207.00 $575 +19.00
300–336 330 7 200.00–209.00 $204.92 $676 +26.53
350–370 360 2 187.00–207.00 $196.72 $708 +22.46
417–430 419 8 198.00–204.00 $203.23 $852 +30.73
478–495 480 15 175.00–186.00 $184.98 $888 +17.34
552–579 556 41 165.00–178.50 $177.09 $985 +27.36
625–646 645 18 156.00–158.00 $157.89 $1,018
685 685 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,021 +2.32
728 728 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,070
753 753 9 146.50 $146.50 $1,103 +8.50
891 891 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,247 +14.00
900 900 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,215

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 163.00 $163.00 $440 +26.00
345 345 1 171.00 $171.00 $590 +32.00
350–388 373 9 167.00–172.50 $169.18 $631 +29.42
421–434 431 26 161.00–162.50 $162.06 $698 +21.69
473–484 483 37 152.00–154.00 $153.84 $743 +15.24
500–532 530 27 141.00–148.00 $142.52 $755 +11.10
535 value added 535 26 154.50 $154.50 $827
571–583 581 59 140.50–147.00 $146.30 $850 +16.07
647 647 6 140.00 $140.00 $906 +20.65
654–660 659 78 134.00–141.00 $140.38 $925 +13.52
745 745 3 124.00 $124.00 $924
763 763 45 134.00 $134.00 $1,022 +10.81
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 3 152.50 $152.50 $415 +17.68
335 335 3 171.00 $171.00 $573 +35.41
350–385 380 22 159.00–163.00 $161.72 $615 +26.18
425–447 433 17 154.00–157.00 $156.64 $678 +15.86
480–485 480 21 144.00–153.00 $152.13 $730 +13.11
535–538 536 20 135.00–142.00 $137.95 $739
557 557 38 145.00 $145.00 $808 +23.29
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812
650–657 656 12 132.00–138.00 $132.50 $869 +16.50
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 -4.00
800 800 5 108.00 $108.00 $864

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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.