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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

983 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $243.82/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,585/hd at 650 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $252.90/cwt +10.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 577 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.62/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,336/hd at 582 lb · 68 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 983 1,363 1,282
Feeder cattle 983 1,363 1,282

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 291.00 $291.00 $960 +6.00
350–395 387 12 289.00–294.00 $293.45 $1,136 +10.90
425–435 433 12 279.50–284.00 $282.50 $1,223 +13.00
450–495 482 46 265.00–272.50 $272.24 $1,312 +4.12
500–537 529 64 255.00–271.00 $263.96 $1,396 +11.60
570–583 577 72 228.00–254.50 $252.90 $1,459 +10.30
639–648 643 17 235.50–241.00 $238.11 $1,531 +4.91
650–660 650 83 225.00–244.25 $243.82 $1,585 +8.39
738–748 745 6 221.00–228.50 $223.48 $1,665 +8.48
757 757 21 225.50 $225.50 $1,707 +3.89
820 820 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,665
895 895 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,871 +4.33
943 943 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,943
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 250.00 $250.00 $862 -38.00
385 385 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 +2.96
410–424 423 10 282.00–286.00 $282.39 $1,195 +19.66
460–486 479 17 240.00–268.00 $261.97 $1,255 +4.17
551–580 554 32 238.00–249.50 $246.97 $1,368 +2.38
615–635 632 22 228.00–243.50 $242.75 $1,534 +9.19
777 777 3 231.50 $231.50 $1,799 +4.50
900 900 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,854

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 240.00 $240.00 $816
350–392 383 8 240.00–249.00 $247.36 $947 +16.63
430–434 433 20 240.00–242.00 $241.70 $1,047 +9.68
450–495 479 36 215.00–241.00 $235.14 $1,126 +4.05
500–540 528 60 220.00–236.25 $233.76 $1,234 +10.58
564–588 582 68 220.00–231.50 $229.62 $1,336 +0.12
658–678 661 55 215.50–223.25 $221.67 $1,465 -4.61
768 768 18 205.50 $205.50 $1,578 +6.25
800 800 1 203.50 $203.50 $1,628
901 901 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,532
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 228.00 $228.00 $627 +28.00
339 339 4 235.00 $235.00 $797
379–395 382 10 228.00–238.00 $236.06 $902 +12.06
426–432 429 12 230.00–234.00 $232.43 $997 +12.43
455–490 483 23 200.00–235.00 $225.28 $1,088 -0.88
500 500 1 180.00 $180.00 $900
564–595 567 21 195.00–223.00 $215.96 $1,224 +0.63
620–644 641 18 191.00–200.00 $199.25 $1,277 -3.75
673 673 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,346 +8.54
769 769 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,446 +11.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 286.00 $286.00 $844 +18.50
345 345 11 291.00 $291.00 $1,004
358 358 2 278.00 $278.00 $995 +15.23
462–472 463 28 260.00–269.50 $268.46 $1,243 +24.46
548 548 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,178
559 559 22 224.00 $224.00 $1,252 -2.44
641 641 13 228.00 $228.00 $1,461
660 660 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,478 +14.23
710–735 723 2 198.00–200.00 $199.02 $1,439 -4.55
870 870 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,462 -2.00

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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.