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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 21, 2024

1,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $242.66/cwt -20.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,604/hd at 661 lb · 117 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.47/cwt -11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 657 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.05/cwt -22.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 530 lb · 88 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,109 1,073 1,212
Feeder cattle 1,109 1,073 1,212

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 305.00 $305.00 $961 -14.00
390 390 2 304.00 $304.00 $1,186 -14.00
400–443 437 13 280.00–298.00 $282.19 $1,233 -38.48
475–490 484 17 260.00–273.00 $272.23 $1,318 -35.23
510–533 530 59 216.00–265.00 $263.48 $1,396 -32.80
582–587 583 70 240.00–255.50 $253.44 $1,478 -21.03
628–649 647 22 237.00–243.00 $242.47 $1,569 -20.44
661–666 661 117 242.00–249.00 $242.66 $1,604 -20.84
700 700 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,624 +4.67
756–780 764 67 220.00–225.00 $224.86 $1,718 -10.14
845 845 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,741
881 881 6 202.00 $202.00 $1,780 -18.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,056 +0.33
360–386 382 6 285.00–301.00 $298.48 $1,140 -5.17
405–424 420 7 250.00–280.00 $275.29 $1,156 -15.17
460–493 480 20 240.00–274.00 $269.10 $1,292 -13.43
545 545 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,433
553–568 555 36 238.00–262.00 $259.24 $1,439 -8.10
651–653 651 22 229.00–232.00 $231.59 $1,508
700–743 733 9 205.00–230.00 $220.46 $1,616 -17.54
783 783 2 224.50 $224.50 $1,758 -10.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 270.00 $270.00 $554
345 345 1 259.00 $259.00 $894 -13.40
350–393 383 18 251.00–262.00 $259.28 $993 -11.30
415–435 434 15 255.00–256.00 $255.06 $1,107 -12.86
450–485 475 37 219.00–254.50 $252.19 $1,198 -17.58
510–532 530 88 227.00–235.50 $235.05 $1,246 -22.85
550–595 583 66 230.00–236.25 $235.59 $1,373 -9.38
635–649 647 18 201.00–226.00 $221.60 $1,434 -10.09
650–675 657 97 216.00–228.25 $227.47 $1,494 -11.50
750–780 753 35 213.00–216.00 $214.80 $1,617 -4.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 270.00 $270.00 $716 +20.00
344–345 344 10 251.00–253.00 $251.20 $864 -1.62
365–372 369 12 243.00–254.00 $246.57 $910 -1.31
420–435 429 15 240.00–250.00 $248.93 $1,068 -4.18
472–485 478 18 231.00–251.00 $247.10 $1,181 -5.84
520 520 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,222 +20.55
550–565 555 26 189.00–240.00 $230.69 $1,280 -17.57
635–649 647 9 185.00–214.00 $210.84 $1,364 +17.34
665 665 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,377 +0.95
810 810 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,288

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 282.00 $282.00 $804 +10.00
354–360 355 7 294.00–300.00 $299.13 $1,062 -5.59
435 435 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,127 -31.00
464 464 22 272.00 $272.00 $1,262 -23.50
540–547 546 28 237.00–239.50 $239.24 $1,306 -26.30
610–640 638 15 225.00–226.50 $226.40 $1,444
725–738 737 10 201.00–210.00 $209.11 $1,541
825–830 826 4 178.00–190.00 $181.01 $1,495

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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.