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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

1,282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.62/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 655 lb · 86 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.05/cwt -12.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 775 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $260.88/cwt -5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 582 lb · 78 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,282 1,708 1,418
Feeder cattle 1,282 1,708 1,418

Cattle were weighted on the ground, graded and grouped. Cattle were mostly Black, Black white face and charlois steers and heifers. 711 steers and 569 heifers.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 269.00 $269.00 $928 -13.00
385–390 386 7 278.00–282.00 $278.58 $1,075 +6.45
425–433 432 11 281.00–286.00 $285.55 $1,234 +7.14
450–487 484 30 255.00–288.00 $269.44 $1,304 -8.45
526–535 533 55 267.00–272.50 $271.89 $1,449 +21.87
576–592 582 78 255.00–262.00 $260.88 $1,518 -5.06
643 643 12 234.00 $234.00 $1,505 -23.50
655 655 86 238.00–241.00 $240.62 $1,576 -3.77
769–788 775 79 220.50–225.25 $224.05 $1,736 -10.33
875 875 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,846 +4.00
930 930 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,879
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 267.00 $267.00 $892 -5.00
367 367 3 269.00 $269.00 $987 +11.03
418–433 426 23 262.00–269.00 $267.21 $1,138 -0.43
465–486 483 17 222.00–263.00 $257.55 $1,244 -3.10
555–566 559 34 220.00–253.00 $244.07 $1,364 -3.73
639–642 641 10 227.00–237.50 $232.26 $1,489 -8.74
655 655 23 233.00 $233.00 $1,526 -3.26
715 715 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,609
799 799 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,742 -12.91
870 870 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,557
925 925 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,859 -1.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 215.00 $215.00 $580 -8.45
318–333 322 8 222.00–232.00 $229.41 $739 +5.91
370–388 387 13 237.00–238.00 $237.07 $917 +13.06
434–438 435 28 234.00–257.50 $254.64 $1,108 +26.71
469–489 478 49 254.00–258.00 $254.88 $1,218 +24.86
522–536 532 77 234.00–254.00 $251.12 $1,336 +18.62
571–585 582 77 236.50–241.50 $240.59 $1,400 +11.41
640–645 641 75 224.00–229.00 $228.17 $1,463
750–768 752 35 180.00–189.25 $188.44 $1,417 -20.41
825 825 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,518
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 215.00 $215.00 $462 -12.50
265 265 2 222.00 $222.00 $588
335 335 2 210.00 $210.00 $704 +10.00
365–381 379 11 176.00–210.00 $201.58 $764 -22.30
433–445 434 19 183.00–236.00 $230.28 $999 +3.83
482–487 484 26 215.00–234.50 $230.33 $1,115 +13.04
546 546 39 236.00 $236.00 $1,289 +16.00
558–598 574 5 200.00–213.00 $207.58 $1,192 -12.42
643 643 16 189.00 $189.00 $1,215 -1.63
662–675 667 5 141.00–183.00 $158.00 $1,054 -56.00
750–753 752 11 144.00–177.00 $171.02 $1,286 -21.99
940 940 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,213
985 985 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,271

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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.