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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

1,418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.88/cwt +17.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 647 lb · 111 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.80/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 578 lb · 94 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.25/cwt -5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 653 lb · 87 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,418 1,514 0
Feeder cattle 1,418 1,514 0

Cattle were weighted on the ground. Graded and grouped. Steers and heifers Black, Bwf and charolis. 836 head of steers and bulls. 582 of heifers.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 177.00 $177.00 $487 -24.00
389–393 390 8 189.00–190.00 $189.75 $740 -4.28
422–432 427 6 186.00–187.50 $186.74 $797 -5.07
480–490 482 28 171.00–176.50 $174.21 $840 -14.87
523–528 527 58 159.00–165.00 $163.66 $862 -11.92
571–585 580 73 153.00–158.50 $158.17 $917 -10.72
608 value added 608 46 170.00 $170.00 $1,034
641–647 644 24 149.50–154.50 $151.59 $976
653 653 87 154.25 $154.25 $1,007 -5.77
734 734 13 154.50 $154.50 $1,134 +6.50
756–768 767 63 141.00–150.00 $149.15 $1,144 -4.02
797 value added 797 8 149.00 $149.00 $1,188
892 892 3 139.50 $139.50 $1,244 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 180.00 $180.00 $576 ±0.00
350–397 387 12 174.00–187.00 $184.23 $713 -4.56
418 418 18 184.00 $184.00 $769 +4.00
450–485 482 29 158.00–172.00 $171.38 $826 -2.24
551–585 558 67 138.00–156.50 $154.81 $864 -7.42
645 645 34 149.75 $149.75 $966 -6.75
688 688 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,011 -14.50
749 749 17 141.00 $141.00 $1,056 -13.50
755–795 763 5 138.00–141.50 $138.73 $1,059
920 920 3 136.50 $136.50 $1,256 +2.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 147.00 $147.00 $431
330–335 332 3 133.00–139.00 $136.98 $455 -14.02
350–390 377 9 124.00–135.00 $130.71 $493 -14.37
420–433 425 23 118.00–135.00 $131.60 $559 -13.39
475–480 479 57 122.00–136.50 $135.55 $649 -10.08
522–536 534 68 127.50–136.25 $134.37 $718 -6.34
573–579 578 94 133.00–143.00 $139.80 $808 -0.02
641–648 647 111 141.00–157.50 $155.88 $1,009 +17.34
668 668 10 130.00 $130.00 $868
723 723 2 120.00 $120.00 $868 -17.34
756–785 757 24 112.00–120.50 $120.13 $909 -16.37
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 3 145.00 $145.00 $374 +6.53
315–331 328 5 133.00 $133.00 $436 -11.00
386 386 10 133.00 $133.00 $513 -8.44
428–430 428 16 120.00–132.00 $131.25 $562 -2.73
478–495 481 19 119.00–135.00 $133.01 $640 -5.99
534 534 4 115.50 $115.50 $617 -20.88
564 564 38 128.00 $128.00 $722 -5.03
631 631 11 125.00 $125.00 $789 +5.00
657 657 3 121.00 $121.00 $795 -4.50
765–771 770 6 109.50–111.50 $109.83 $846 -10.17
835 835 1 113.00 $113.00 $944

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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.