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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, March 2, 2023

1,229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.16/cwt ≈ $1,387/hd at 783 lb · 89 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.43/cwt -5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 648 lb · 75 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $182.39/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 525 lb · 63 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,229 1,115 1,034
Feeder cattle 1,229 1,115 1,034

Cattle were weighted on the ground graded and grouped. Mostly black, bwf and charolis. 686 steers and 543 heifers.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 245.00–247.00 $246.02 $689
350–378 373 8 239.00–245.50 $243.31 $908
416–445 429 19 231.50–234.50 $232.90 $999
472–492 482 45 216.00–225.00 $224.33 $1,081
525–535 531 42 208.00–219.00 $218.34 $1,159
578–588 581 49 194.50–209.00 $206.82 $1,202
648 648 9 190.50 $190.50 $1,234
651 651 59 190.75 $190.75 $1,242
755–773 771 42 169.00–174.00 $173.42 $1,337
794 value added 794 47 180.50 $180.50 $1,433
800 800 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,368
933 933 16 165.50 $165.50 $1,544
1010 1010 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,586
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 220.00 $220.00 $590
333–345 339 4 220.00–232.50 $226.14 $767
395–398 397 3 224.00–228.00 $226.67 $900
400–445 429 18 208.00–229.00 $221.79 $951
470–482 480 18 220.00–224.00 $223.17 $1,071
560–576 563 33 178.00–210.00 $196.55 $1,107
630–640 632 17 174.00–183.00 $175.95 $1,112
740 740 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,325
805 805 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,409
895 895 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,325
945 945 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,418
1005 1005 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,457

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 169.00 $169.00 $461
325–328 328 9 190.00–192.00 $190.22 $624
378–385 384 14 200.00 $200.00 $768
423–431 429 33 189.00–200.00 $197.64 $848
473–483 481 51 180.00–191.00 $190.58 $917
524–548 525 63 165.00–185.00 $182.39 $958
579–593 581 57 165.00–180.50 $178.81 $1,039
648 648 75 163.50–164.75 $164.43 $1,066
668 668 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,096
723 723 4 157.50 $157.50 $1,139
766–798 775 27 137.50–150.50 $146.54 $1,136
877 877 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,201
953 953 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,220
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281–295 284 5 155.00–164.00 $162.13 $460
320–335 331 4 176.00–178.50 $177.90 $589
360–385 379 23 185.00–200.00 $199.30 $755
435–437 436 8 191.00–196.00 $194.12 $846
475–488 477 47 175.00–189.50 $186.49 $890
553–554 554 49 165.00–184.00 $175.57 $973
637–648 643 6 159.00–160.00 $159.50 $1,026
652 652 16 164.50 $164.50 $1,073
766 766 8 136.00 $136.00 $1,042
820 820 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,066

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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.