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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.25/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 645 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.43/cwt +8.55 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 532 lb · 52 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.75/cwt ≈ $1,286/hd at 815 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 834 1,729 0
Feeder cattle 834 1,729 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle weighted on the ground, graded and grouped. Mostly Black, Black white face and Charlois steers and heifers. 495 steers and 339 heifers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–378 374 3 198.00–200.00 $199.35 $746 +16.36
424–445 431 6 195.00–198.00 $196.97 $849 -6.75
473–487 485 20 184.00–188.00 $186.80 $906 -7.65
527–540 530 39 165.00–172.50 $170.06 $901 -5.55
572–583 574 45 160.50–167.50 $165.12 $948 -2.77
645 645 53 154.25 $154.25 $995 -0.75
656–658 657 15 151.50–154.00 $152.50 $1,002 -6.79
749 749 4 149.50 $149.50 $1,120 -1.17
755–761 761 29 143.00–149.75 $149.29 $1,136 +0.99
815 value added 815 52 157.75 $157.75 $1,286 —
853 value added 853 8 155.50 $155.50 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 197.00 $197.00 $522 —
323 323 2 201.00 $201.00 $649 +11.00
387 387 7 193.50 $193.50 $749 +7.41
400–436 427 16 140.00–188.50 $183.31 $783 +9.75
472–498 480 13 177.00–181.00 $179.45 $861 +4.64
555–580 558 18 135.00–164.50 $159.46 $890 -2.30
624–644 639 15 147.00–153.00 $151.44 $968 -1.79
745 745 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,103 +5.00
980 980 1 131.50 $131.50 $1,289 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 2 150.00 $150.00 $394 —
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 +6.45
371–385 380 20 140.00–157.00 $151.19 $575 -3.31
400–428 426 17 145.00–155.50 $154.87 $660 -0.02
477–493 478 45 150.00–153.00 $152.59 $729 -1.34
520–534 532 52 148.00–153.00 $152.43 $811 +8.55
580–594 585 38 146.00–152.75 $151.91 $889 +11.25
630–644 636 11 126.00–143.00 $135.18 $860 +11.18
650 650 41 145.00 $145.00 $942 +4.73
757–772 770 20 125.00–125.75 $125.64 $967 -8.51
810 810 2 117.50 $117.50 $952 —
970 970 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,038 +3.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 5 142.00 $142.00 $399 +7.65
338 338 2 136.00 $136.00 $460 +7.48
382 382 5 144.00 $144.00 $550 +12.89
420–445 425 5 141.00–154.00 $151.28 $643 +20.66
455–473 472 22 135.00–147.50 $146.95 $694 +4.51
510–537 535 14 151.00–154.00 $151.20 $809 +30.70
550 550 1 135.00 $135.00 $742 +5.06
659–688 665 9 115.00–127.00 $124.24 $826 +16.24
743 743 2 108.00 $108.00 $802 +13.00
783 783 2 111.00 $111.00 $869 -5.00

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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.