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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 4, 2023

974 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 655 lb · 71 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.91/cwt +10.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 652 lb · 68 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.38/cwt +12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 769 lb · 54 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 974 834 0
Feeder cattle 974 834 0

Cattle were graded and grouped. Weighted on the ground. Steers and heifers were mostly black, black white face and charolis. 536 steers and 438 heifers.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–368 364 4 214.00–217.00 $216.28 $787 +16.93
430–436 435 6 204.50–209.00 $208.26 $906 +11.29
479–487 482 32 187.00–195.00 $193.26 $932 +6.46
528–530 530 37 179.00–182.50 $182.31 $966 +12.25
568–580 578 34 168.50–180.00 $178.21 $1,030 +13.09
649 649 8 163.50 $163.50 $1,061 +9.25
651–667 652 68 157.00–163.50 $162.91 $1,062 +10.41
755–774 769 54 156.50–162.00 $161.38 $1,241 +12.09
838 value added 838 18 168.50 $168.50 $1,412 +10.75
887 value added 887 14 164.50 $164.50 $1,459 +9.00
977 977 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,466
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 205.00 $205.00 $697 +4.00
438–445 439 12 180.00–210.00 $202.80 $890 +19.49
480–485 482 12 187.00–194.00 $193.00 $930 +13.55
547 547 25 177.00 $177.00 $968
551–563 553 10 153.00–169.00 $165.74 $917 +6.28
650–670 653 27 152.00–162.00 $160.45 $1,048
725 725 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,153 +11.00
789 789 10 159.50 $159.50 $1,258

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 149.00–155.00 $152.04 $509 -7.96
360–383 380 9 152.00–159.50 $157.77 $600 +6.58
435–445 439 25 160.00–165.00 $164.31 $721 +9.44
470–479 478 26 160.00–164.00 $163.12 $780 +10.53
534–539 535 51 143.00–155.00 $153.56 $822 +1.13
578–593 582 35 140.00–152.00 $151.02 $879 -0.89
635 635 3 141.00 $141.00 $895 +5.82
651–655 655 71 152.00–156.50 $156.00 $1,022 +11.00
765–780 779 26 128.50–132.50 $132.20 $1,030 +6.56
813 813 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,057 +12.50
917 917 3 113.00 $113.00 $1,036
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 5 135.00–140.00 $139.00 $375 -3.00
330–337 334 5 144.00–146.00 $145.21 $485 +9.21
370–379 378 20 157.00–161.50 $161.06 $609 +17.06
425–435 434 30 157.50–164.50 $159.16 $691 +7.88
475–483 479 29 154.50–164.50 $163.76 $784 +16.81
560–567 567 19 142.00–146.00 $145.79 $827 +10.79
600 600 2 143.00 $143.00 $858
660–673 662 23 132.00–134.00 $133.65 $885 +9.41
725 725 1 124.00 $124.00 $899 +16.00
784 784 5 129.50 $129.50 $1,015 +18.50

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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.