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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 11, 2024

1,363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $235.43/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 666 lb · 132 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.28/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,475/hd at 652 lb · 131 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.50/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,338/hd at 583 lb · 97 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,363 1,109 1,708
Feeder cattle 1,363 1,109 1,708

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 285.00 $285.00 $855 -20.00
365–380 373 2 280.00–285.00 $282.55 $1,054 -21.45
434–445 435 9 269.00–270.00 $269.50 $1,172 -12.69
471–490 488 36 265.00–269.50 $268.12 $1,308 -4.11
513–543 533 64 245.50–253.50 $252.36 $1,345 -11.12
565–585 584 92 221.00–243.50 $242.60 $1,417 -10.84
600–615 608 2 229.00–237.50 $233.20 $1,418
657–668 666 132 231.50–236.25 $235.43 $1,568 -7.23
740 740 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,591
763–796 786 80 215.00–224.50 $221.61 $1,742 -3.25
880 880 3 204.50–205.00 $204.67 $1,801 +2.67
968 968 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,897
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 288.00 $288.00 $945 -18.00
375–395 387 3 230.00–271.00 $257.04 $995 -41.44
405–445 426 8 250.00–267.00 $262.73 $1,119 -12.56
480–491 490 20 251.00–259.00 $257.80 $1,263 -11.30
505–548 531 5 214.00–233.00 $227.86 $1,210 -35.14
553–563 554 61 234.00–246.00 $244.59 $1,355 -14.65
625–647 646 34 218.00–234.50 $233.56 $1,509
663–683 669 15 207.00–230.50 $222.19 $1,486 -9.40
755–758 756 10 227.00 $227.00 $1,716 +2.50
964 964 4 206.50 $206.50 $1,991

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 205.00 $205.00 $523
350–398 372 7 229.00–231.00 $230.73 $858 -28.55
431–445 434 25 223.00–233.00 $232.02 $1,007 -23.04
465–496 478 45 228.00–232.00 $231.09 $1,105 -21.10
520–525 525 67 206.00–224.00 $223.18 $1,172 -11.87
550–587 583 97 220.00–231.50 $229.50 $1,338 -6.09
636 636 10 226.00 $226.00 $1,437 +4.40
652–670 652 131 218.00–227.50 $226.28 $1,475 -1.19
749 749 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,498
751–775 752 26 185.00–200.00 $199.25 $1,498 -15.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 200.00 $200.00 $520 -70.00
397 397 6 224.00 $224.00 $889 -22.57
434 434 5 220.00 $220.00 $955 -28.93
477–490 479 23 212.00–228.00 $226.16 $1,083 -20.94
536 536 4 182.00 $182.00 $976 -53.00
553–567 554 49 201.00–217.00 $215.33 $1,193 -15.36
633 633 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,285 -7.84
656–695 659 21 180.00–207.00 $191.46 $1,262 -15.54
780 780 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,381

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 267.50 $267.50 $789 -14.50
355–359 358 20 250.00–265.00 $262.77 $941 -36.36
457–470 466 28 244.00 $244.00 $1,137 -28.00
551–588 555 38 222.00–227.00 $226.44 $1,257
655–675 656 27 204.00–210.00 $209.77 $1,376
732–740 739 22 188.00–206.00 $203.57 $1,504 -5.54
855 855 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,454

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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.