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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 4, 2024

845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.50/cwt +19.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,537/hd at 650 lb · 84 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $214.62/cwt +24.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,693/hd at 789 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.11/cwt +40.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 583 lb · 52 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 845 889 974
Feeder cattle 845 889 974

Cattle were weighted on the ground, graded and grouped. Steers and heifers Black, Black white face and charlois cattle. 474 steers and 371 heifers.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,089 +12.00
440–441 441 8 277.00–278.00 $277.75 $1,225 +23.72
482–498 485 24 258.00–272.00 $269.60 $1,308 +11.48
530–535 531 34 254.50–255.50 $255.38 $1,356 +14.37
579–595 581 45 230.00–246.00 $245.50 $1,426 +16.10
640–648 646 11 227.50–235.50 $233.34 $1,507 +28.34
650 650 84 236.50 $236.50 $1,537 +19.09
777–792 789 57 213.50–218.50 $214.62 $1,693 +24.12
802 value added 802 20 221.50 $221.50 $1,776
940 940 4 203.50 $203.50 $1,913
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 279.00 $279.00 $921 +17.00
379 379 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,042 +15.00
431 431 10 263.00 $263.00 $1,134 +13.00
465–485 483 9 245.00–260.00 $258.39 $1,248 +32.00
540 540 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,291 +21.03
556 556 10 247.00 $247.00 $1,373 +22.50
635 635 13 227.00 $227.00 $1,441
680 680 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,578 +18.98
792 792 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,703 +31.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344–345 344 5 228.00 $228.00 $784
382 382 3 248.00 $248.00 $947 +50.04
432–434 434 19 244.00–245.50 $245.26 $1,064 +42.14
480–485 484 4 229.00–237.00 $230.98 $1,118 +37.20
510 value added 510 15 234.00 $234.00 $1,193
530–533 532 35 220.00–232.00 $231.09 $1,229 +33.37
582–588 583 52 226.50–230.50 $230.11 $1,342 +40.16
615 value added 615 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,384
645–647 646 18 206.00–218.50 $215.04 $1,389
653 653 40 219.50 $219.50 $1,433 +41.17
739 739 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,389 +18.52
790 790 15 176.00 $176.00 $1,390
810 810 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,490
835 value added 835 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,612
880 880 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,417
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 240.00 $240.00 $708 +50.00
330–336 335 5 236.00–237.00 $236.20 $791 +39.53
365–380 378 7 226.00–229.00 $228.59 $864 +26.68
416–430 426 14 228.00–238.00 $235.21 $1,002 +39.06
473–474 474 19 232.00 $232.00 $1,100 +44.56
538–546 540 17 217.00–223.00 $218.43 $1,180 +29.19
558 558 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,205
630 630 11 213.00 $213.00 $1,342 +46.50
745 745 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,334
780 780 7 167.00 $167.00 $1,303
885 885 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,363

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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.