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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 15, 2023

1,324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $222.96/cwt -10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,467/hd at 658 lb · 137 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.22/cwt -11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 579 lb · 98 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $203.07/cwt -6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 652 lb · 95 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,324 1,330 1,729
Feeder cattle 1,324 1,330 1,729

Cattle were graded and grouped and weighted on the ground. Cattle were mostly black, black white face and charlois steers and heifers. 752 steers and 572 heifers.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 260.00 $260.00 $780 -9.00
383 383 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,057
400–438 430 16 279.00–296.00 $280.98 $1,208 +16.68
450–487 482 34 255.00–260.00 $258.70 $1,247 +4.04
500–530 529 46 227.50–245.00 $243.28 $1,287 -1.96
585–593 587 87 219.50–231.50 $230.18 $1,351 -8.05
655–677 658 137 210.00–225.50 $222.96 $1,467 -10.62
748 748 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,496
763–767 764 73 202.00–205.50 $204.92 $1,566 -11.55
900–920 910 2 182.00–194.00 $187.93 $1,710 -5.57
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 265.00 $265.00 $737
380 380 1 258.00 $258.00 $980 -10.00
410–438 435 10 250.00–265.50 $264.04 $1,149 +6.54
463–484 477 9 241.00–257.00 $250.17 $1,193 -0.30
535 535 4 230.50 $230.50 $1,233 -9.50
561–565 562 27 194.00–224.50 $217.68 $1,223 -26.82
622–632 629 10 215.00–226.50 $223.09 $1,403
653 653 21 213.50 $213.50 $1,394 -17.00
715 715 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,308 -31.50
777–795 789 14 209.00 $209.00 $1,649
895 895 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,790

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 209.00 $209.00 $696 +25.00
350–390 382 15 206.00–218.00 $215.53 $823 +13.86
400–432 424 26 203.00–220.50 $217.81 $924 +6.91
481–482 482 51 217.00–225.00 $223.63 $1,078 +7.11
526–541 535 55 207.50–210.00 $209.53 $1,121 -8.99
574–581 579 98 185.00–207.00 $205.22 $1,188 -11.50
651–659 652 95 185.00–205.50 $203.07 $1,324 -6.93
748 748 25 186.00 $186.00 $1,391 +2.00
778 778 9 185.50 $185.50 $1,443 -2.00
825 825 2 175.50 $175.50 $1,448
936 936 4 151.50 $151.50 $1,418 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 4 170.00 $170.00 $486 -19.31
310–330 323 3 181.00–201.00 $187.73 $606 +8.18
355–385 374 10 182.00–204.00 $199.03 $744 -6.04
425–432 431 30 206.00–219.50 $217.80 $939 +11.06
458–483 478 18 215.00–218.50 $215.43 $1,030 +25.27
530–545 544 47 185.00–202.00 $200.94 $1,093
551 551 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,047 +1.02
630 630 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,166 -1.00
695 695 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,314 +10.44
785 785 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,413 +5.00
830 830 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,469

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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.