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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 2, 2023

1,343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.85/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 657 lb · 162 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.25/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 654 lb · 120 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.01/cwt +12.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 580 lb · 108 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,343 1,633 1,364
Feeder cattle 1,343 1,633 1,364

Cattle were weighted on the ground, graded and grouped. Cattle were mostly black, bwf and charlois steers and heifers. 703 steers and 613 heifers.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 282.00 $282.00 $733 +26.00
340 340 1 275.00 $275.00 $935 +10.00
370–389 386 6 288.00–290.00 $288.32 $1,113 +23.00
435–445 436 11 282.00–289.00 $282.65 $1,232 +28.37
478–485 483 59 269.00–273.00 $272.73 $1,317 +22.31
528–541 532 59 256.00–269.00 $267.43 $1,423 +24.74
585–588 586 76 245.00–255.00 $249.64 $1,463 -0.01
652–664 657 162 238.00–245.25 $244.85 $1,609 +3.06
765–790 772 74 220.00–229.00 $227.18 $1,754 +8.86
951–952 951 10 189.00–215.00 $207.19 $1,970
1070 1070 1 196.00 $196.00 $2,097
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–285 279 5 269.00–274.00 $272.98 $762 +31.88
367–368 367 5 284.00–290.00 $286.40 $1,051 +41.58
420–431 430 11 241.00–261.00 $251.71 $1,082 +6.18
479–480 479 22 249.00–250.50 $250.36 $1,199 +8.22
588–590 589 6 200.00–240.00 $213.30 $1,256 -36.70
635 635 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,499
659 659 14 242.00 $242.00 $1,595 +15.39
737 737 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,702 +5.00
890 890 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,762 +32.00
915 915 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,022 +59.00
955 955 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,814

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–333 330 7 233.00–236.00 $234.87 $775 +8.59
368–384 382 16 237.00–239.00 $238.76 $912 +13.76
400–443 432 38 233.00–239.50 $238.93 $1,032 +15.91
483–497 485 57 220.00–237.00 $235.04 $1,140 +14.52
523–539 533 71 220.00–236.00 $232.03 $1,237 +8.10
579–586 580 108 233.00–245.00 $243.01 $1,409 +12.59
653–663 654 120 209.00–233.00 $227.25 $1,486 +4.25
742 742 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,558
765–785 766 41 199.00–212.00 $211.35 $1,619 +5.09
1015 1015 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,665
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–298 269 9 220.00–229.00 $226.78 $610 +16.78
335–340 337 3 227.00–229.00 $228.33 $769 +10.45
379 379 9 224.00 $224.00 $849 +23.92
400–446 437 11 208.00–229.00 $222.61 $973 +37.05
487 487 21 217.00 $217.00 $1,057 +0.59
500 500 3 199.00 $199.00 $995
555–567 558 37 178.00–207.50 $201.40 $1,124
640 640 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,286 -21.00
653–681 660 17 204.00–205.50 $205.14 $1,354 -17.86
755 755 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,412 +1.00

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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.