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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 1, 2023

874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.19/cwt +13.19 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 643 lb · 70 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.09/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 653 lb · 68 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.78/cwt -2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 775 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 874 974 1,427
Feeder cattle 874 974 1,427

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were weighted and graded on the ground. Mostly black, black white face and charolis steers and heifers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 6 219.00 $219.00 $834 +2.72
400–447 437 6 205.00–211.00 $205.92 $900 -2.34
450–485 482 25 185.00–197.00 $195.49 $942 +2.23
536–538 538 23 185.00–196.00 $193.62 $1,042 +11.31
574–583 576 37 179.50–180.50 $179.72 $1,035 +1.51
600 600 1 162.50 $162.50 $975 —
604 value added 604 35 179.50 $179.50 $1,084 —
650–668 653 68 159.00–170.00 $169.09 $1,104 +6.18
735 735 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,154 —
772–780 775 60 154.50–159.50 $158.78 $1,231 -2.60
875 875 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,356 —
968 968 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,394 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 194.00 $194.00 $617 -11.00
375–393 384 4 175.00–206.00 $198.19 $761 —
431 431 10 203.00 $203.00 $875 +0.20
489–493 490 21 162.00–196.00 $186.23 $913 -6.77
570–580 573 19 161.00–179.50 $172.87 $991 +7.13
631 631 9 156.50 $156.50 $988 —
665 665 27 173.00 $173.00 $1,150 +12.55
762–782 773 15 155.00 $155.00 $1,198 -4.50
825 825 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,295 —
880 880 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,399 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 160.00 $160.00 $544 +7.96
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 +2.23
400–428 423 16 164.00–168.00 $166.27 $703 +1.96
486 486 24 172.50 $172.50 $838 +9.38
530–537 536 37 143.00–163.50 $160.65 $861 +7.09
565–578 576 42 147.00–160.00 $159.32 $918 +8.30
641–644 643 70 154.00–155.00 $154.19 $991 +13.19
677 677 6 139.50 $139.50 $944 -16.50
756–781 762 50 141.00–144.00 $143.00 $1,090 +10.80
948 948 2 105.00 $105.00 $995 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 4 143.00 $143.00 $413 +4.00
350–387 369 13 165.00–170.00 $168.13 $620 +7.07
431–437 436 17 172.00–172.50 $172.38 $752 +13.22
480–493 491 13 133.00–168.50 $163.16 $801 -0.60
546 546 23 147.50 $147.50 $805 —
557–560 558 9 138.00–150.00 $143.35 $800 -2.44
610–638 634 12 136.00–148.00 $146.29 $927 +3.29
745 745 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,088 +22.00

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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.