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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

1,514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.02/cwt -7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 654 lb · 135 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.54/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 644 lb · 130 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.89/cwt -6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 582 lb · 117 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,514 1,483 1,322
Feeder cattle 1,514 1,483 1,322

Cattle were weighted on the ground and graded and grouped. Cattle were mostly black , black white face and charolis cross steers and heifers. 876 steers and bulls. Heifers 638.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 201.00 $201.00 $593
320 320 1 200.00 $200.00 $640 -16.00
378–388 385 9 190.00–196.00 $194.03 $747 -21.97
431–445 433 20 187.00–192.50 $191.81 $831 -15.06
476–488 479 51 181.50–191.00 $189.08 $906 -4.25
522–533 528 84 170.00–176.50 $175.58 $927 -8.38
579–585 582 117 163.00–170.50 $168.89 $983 -6.56
651–676 654 135 154.00–160.75 $160.02 $1,047 -7.44
740 740 8 148.00 $148.00 $1,095 -3.00
761–770 762 74 151.50–153.50 $153.17 $1,167 -2.10
895 895 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,275 +7.50
940 940 2 139.50 $139.50 $1,311 -0.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 179.00 $179.00 $474 -33.00
330 330 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 -23.58
387–391 389 7 188.50–189.00 $188.79 $734 -1.21
438 438 6 180.00 $180.00 $788 -7.12
450–488 482 9 173.00–179.00 $173.62 $837 -4.51
538 538 2 152.00 $152.00 $818 -9.70
562–573 563 36 162.00–164.00 $162.23 $913 -10.77
635–639 638 18 154.00–157.00 $156.50 $998
659 659 41 161.50 $161.50 $1,064 +0.23
745 745 16 154.50 $154.50 $1,151 -3.10
835 835 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,186
880 880 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,223 -2.00
940 940 1 134.50 $134.50 $1,264

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 151.00 $151.00 $498 -15.49
350–385 376 7 137.00–150.00 $145.08 $546 -27.59
430–435 432 21 136.00–148.00 $144.99 $626 -20.37
473–487 481 49 138.00–147.00 $145.63 $700 -14.08
526–529 526 83 137.00–141.00 $140.71 $740 -15.75
579–586 581 90 133.00–142.00 $139.82 $812 -19.37
635–646 644 130 131.00–140.00 $138.54 $892 -1.63
735–745 744 27 133.50–138.00 $137.34 $1,022
752 752 12 136.50 $136.50 $1,026 -2.61
868 868 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,042 -3.26
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 135.00–142.00 $138.47 $399 -11.53
305–320 318 8 144.00 $144.00 $458 +12.15
374–379 377 11 140.00–144.00 $141.44 $533 -18.56
430–437 434 12 122.00–139.00 $133.98 $581 -25.15
483–488 488 28 139.00 $139.00 $678 -6.52
500–540 533 12 133.00–137.00 $136.38 $727 +11.38
551–562 553 47 129.00–134.00 $133.03 $736 -8.23
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 -13.04
660–675 663 20 125.50 $125.50 $832 -13.00
739 739 6 131.50 $131.50 $972
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 +2.00

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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.