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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, May 5, 2022

1,550 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.53/cwt +4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 657 lb · 139 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.60/cwt -4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 586 lb · 136 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.25/cwt +9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 580 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,550 1,498 1,371
Feeder cattle 1,550 1,498 1,371

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were graded and grouped on the ground. Steers and heifers were mostly black, black white face and charolis.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 202.00 $202.00 $545 +12.00
300–343 335 7 191.00–220.00 $213.96 $717 +36.49
390–393 391 5 201.00–203.00 $201.80 $789 +6.99
419–436 435 49 192.00–195.00 $194.58 $846 +1.30
484–495 485 59 180.50–188.50 $187.73 $910 +0.42
515–535 534 94 175.00–178.75 $178.43 $953 -2.57
572–591 586 136 161.50–167.00 $166.60 $976 -4.15
645 645 11 151.00 $151.00 $974 —
655–657 657 139 155.50–156.75 $156.53 $1,028 +4.11
763–799 779 49 137.00–142.00 $140.95 $1,098 -0.25
833 833 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,125 -3.00
890 890 2 133.50 $133.50 $1,188 -0.25
920 920 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,187 -5.69
965 965 4 129.50 $129.50 $1,250 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 207.00 $207.00 $503 +13.00
310–324 322 8 195.00–211.00 $209.08 $673 +7.60
380–393 386 14 200.00–206.50 $204.14 $788 +7.50
428–436 434 11 189.00–190.00 $189.73 $823 +9.60
475–497 480 25 147.00–186.00 $183.82 $882 +0.37
552–591 560 38 158.00–184.50 $179.72 $1,006 +3.68
650 650 20 145.00–154.00 $153.55 $998 +3.92
753–765 763 15 142.50–144.00 $143.80 $1,097 +1.89

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 143.00 $143.00 $415 +6.00
325–336 334 10 158.00–159.00 $158.70 $530 +8.70
381–398 384 17 155.00–156.75 $156.43 $601 +5.29
431–436 432 57 149.50–154.00 $152.42 $658 +4.49
478–490 480 58 150.00–151.75 $151.00 $725 +4.26
530–533 533 71 146.00–154.00 $150.28 $801 +3.09
578–586 580 97 144.00–150.00 $148.25 $860 +9.58
652–661 653 62 142.00–144.00 $143.71 $938 +18.71
774–775 775 24 128.00–129.00 $128.21 $994 +7.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 266 4 154.00–157.00 $156.28 $416 +3.28
331–336 334 11 159.00 $159.00 $531 ±0.00
369–380 373 13 159.00–160.50 $159.91 $596 +11.48
429–445 430 24 144.00–154.50 $153.60 $660 +0.24
480–487 486 26 147.00–151.50 $150.99 $734 -0.32
554–579 556 49 143.00–147.00 $146.26 $813 +2.13
641 641 4 145.00 $145.00 $929 +15.00
653–659 658 19 135.00–136.00 $135.79 $893 +2.28
730–735 732 3 127.00–131.00 $128.34 $939 +10.14

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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.