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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

1,193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.35/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 533 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $275.04/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,606/hd at 584 lb · 106 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $255.28/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 652 lb · 90 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,193 1,495 1,404
Feeder cattle 1,193 1,495 1,404

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 342.00–347.00 $343.67 $1,186 +23.67
377–380 377 12 336.00–338.00 $336.17 $1,267 +5.41
415–441 434 29 319.00–321.00 $320.00 $1,389 -1.75
475–485 484 50 311.00–319.00 $316.60 $1,532 +12.10
530–540 533 112 259.00–300.00 $295.35 $1,574 +4.94
550–585 584 106 263.00–283.00 $275.04 $1,606 +6.55
620–643 642 26 248.00–260.00 $258.28 $1,658 +1.49
652–658 652 90 240.00–256.50 $255.28 $1,664 +1.14
768–795 771 42 225.00–230.50 $229.69 $1,771 +4.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 315.00 $315.00 $662 -6.00
335 335 6 340.50 $340.50 $1,141 +13.50
390 390 3 276.00–320.00 $305.33 $1,191 -16.82
400–440 430 14 308.00–330.00 $326.88 $1,406 +9.36
480–495 482 17 302.00–320.00 $315.97 $1,523 +29.05
542 542 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,528 +16.62
565 565 3 269.00 $269.00 $1,520 +26.65
638 638 9 263.00 $263.00 $1,678 +16.00
675 675 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,606 +20.64
748 748 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,713 +24.00
781 781 14 232.00 $232.00 $1,812 +6.87
850–885 868 2 216.00–223.00 $219.43 $1,905 -5.57
1010 1010 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,798

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,034 +19.92
350–391 380 14 289.00–303.00 $296.15 $1,125 +4.81
432–436 435 33 282.00–284.50 $283.05 $1,231 +3.20
472–495 478 68 264.50–280.00 $276.75 $1,323 +13.11
526–539 534 74 254.00–267.00 $265.96 $1,420 +18.80
573–580 579 64 240.50–249.50 $249.08 $1,442 +4.60
652–685 654 66 215.00–233.25 $231.47 $1,514 +11.59
733 733 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,532 +20.45
763 763 13 205.00 $205.00 $1,564 +15.00
830 830 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,569 +6.00
880 880 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,355
940 940 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,457 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–288 271 5 257.50–289.00 $281.38 $763 -20.32
338 338 3 292.00 $292.00 $987 -1.31
350–376 364 16 271.00–297.00 $292.44 $1,064 +13.50
405–440 429 21 232.50–284.00 $276.64 $1,187 +5.09
479–488 480 36 271.00–288.00 $278.71 $1,338 +14.91
505–530 520 3 225.00–265.00 $244.74 $1,273 +12.94
562–583 564 32 244.50–260.00 $258.50 $1,458 +22.32
664–665 664 9 219.00–220.00 $219.89 $1,460 +26.86
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 +13.00
790 790 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,185
810 810 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,498 +7.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 253 5 355.00–365.00 $362.91 $918 +51.91
360–375 373 17 322.00–327.50 $326.88 $1,219 +14.88
467–468 468 35 309.00–313.50 $313.12 $1,465 +4.19
538 538 6 268.00 $268.00 $1,442 +31.00
563 563 32 279.00 $279.00 $1,571 +19.00
640 640 13 254.50 $254.50 $1,629 +18.26
660 660 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,577
743 743 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,657 +11.35
898 898 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,545

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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.