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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 13, 2023

1,708 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.18/cwt +11.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 578 lb · 162 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.46/cwt +14.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 651 lb · 148 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.39/cwt +5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,596/hd at 653 lb · 142 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,708 1,212 1,514
Feeder cattle 1,708 1,212 1,514

Cattle were weighted on the ground and sorted. Graded and grouped steers and heifers. Mostly black, black white face and charlois. 947 steers and 761 heifers.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 282.00 $282.00 $776
333 333 2 282.00 $282.00 $939 +5.00
370–390 384 6 271.00–275.00 $272.13 $1,045 +2.13
429–443 432 19 274.00–281.00 $278.41 $1,203 +1.87
483–489 487 47 270.00–280.00 $277.89 $1,353 +9.52
498 value added 498 15 280.00 $280.00 $1,394
530–536 534 80 244.50–251.50 $250.02 $1,335 -7.49
575–586 584 110 247.00–269.50 $265.94 $1,553 +17.36
626 626 12 257.50 $257.50 $1,612 +29.27
650–657 653 142 237.50–245.50 $244.39 $1,596 +5.89
749 value added 749 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,828 +8.50
752 value added 752 20 244.00 $244.00 $1,835
762–779 766 62 225.00–235.50 $234.38 $1,795 +7.80
895 895 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,853 -9.00
955 955 4 212.50 $212.50 $2,029
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 270.00 $270.00 $805 +1.00
300 300 1 272.00 $272.00 $816
390–394 393 7 254.00–268.00 $257.97 $1,014 -4.17
420–448 436 8 255.00–270.50 $267.64 $1,167 +8.03
463–482 479 22 245.00–269.00 $260.65 $1,249 +9.85
556–589 559 62 231.00–249.00 $247.80 $1,385 +6.30
623 623 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,501
664–680 665 32 236.00–240.00 $236.26 $1,571 +15.35
765–793 790 11 230.00–231.00 $230.91 $1,824 +12.08
810 810 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,758
925 925 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,868

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–293 284 4 222.00–225.00 $223.45 $635 +6.45
310 310 1 223.50 $223.50 $693 +4.50
387–390 388 13 220.00–229.00 $224.01 $869 +1.94
431–435 432 32 224.00–228.50 $227.93 $985 +7.74
470–482 479 72 222.50–232.50 $230.02 $1,102 +4.84
522–530 528 88 225.00–234.50 $232.50 $1,228 +8.37
571–579 578 162 221.00–230.00 $229.18 $1,325 +11.16
650–656 651 148 220.00–230.00 $226.46 $1,474 +14.60
758–781 770 51 190.00–211.50 $208.85 $1,608
900–905 903 3 155.00–162.00 $159.68 $1,442
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 227.50 $227.50 $557
325 325 2 200.00 $200.00 $650 -0.99
368–389 384 13 223.00–227.00 $223.88 $860 +39.29
428–430 429 11 225.00–227.00 $226.45 $971 +12.28
470–480 480 26 217.00–218.50 $217.29 $1,043 +10.37
548 548 34 220.00 $220.00 $1,206 +43.00
564 564 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,241 +15.64
632–642 641 24 188.00–191.00 $190.63 $1,222 +0.26
650 650 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,391 +45.50
720 720 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,368 +30.00
758–760 759 5 189.00–199.00 $193.01 $1,465 +61.01

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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.