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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 4, 2024

870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $268.00/cwt +12.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 665 lb · 55 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.93/cwt +11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 645 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.44/cwt +21.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,490/hd at 581 lb · 47 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 870 1,095 1,324
Feeder cattle 870 1,095 1,324

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 344.00 $344.00 $1,128
368–388 380 5 334.00–347.00 $339.04 $1,288 +1.28
415–432 426 21 320.00–345.00 $342.83 $1,460 +16.86
450–488 483 42 319.00–329.00 $327.23 $1,581 +33.79
520–535 533 35 286.00–320.00 $314.42 $1,676 +44.73
550–595 580 34 261.00–302.00 $279.05 $1,618 +19.56
635–649 644 11 256.00–271.00 $261.38 $1,683
665 665 55 268.00 $268.00 $1,782 +16.06
700–745 723 2 244.00–247.00 $245.45 $1,775
765–770 770 45 240.00–244.00 $243.65 $1,876 +11.46
865–870 868 3 237.00–238.00 $237.67 $2,063 +27.67
905 905 1 226.00 $226.00 $2,045
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,001 -17.00
350–384 377 11 332.50–338.00 $336.83 $1,270 +69.83
430 430 10 330.00–331.00 $330.80 $1,422 +2.80
465–483 476 9 250.00–320.00 $297.35 $1,415 +13.07
500 500 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,300 +19.00
553–556 556 17 290.00–291.00 $290.88 $1,617 +38.63
600–639 635 10 259.00–279.50 $277.56 $1,763 +40.56
660 660 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,690 +13.87
765–790 777 3 220.00–246.00 $230.53 $1,791 -8.97
870 870 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,749
935 935 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,029 +38.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 285.00 $285.00 $812
344 344 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,032 +35.73
350–386 380 18 275.00–307.50 $290.27 $1,103 +26.59
430–447 432 27 264.00–282.00 $280.76 $1,213 +37.50
482–495 484 43 220.00–272.50 $267.61 $1,295 +27.30
510–543 529 37 238.00–270.00 $260.77 $1,379 +27.28
568–590 581 47 220.00–261.50 $256.44 $1,490 +21.77
637–646 645 52 225.00–241.50 $239.93 $1,548
672–682 675 12 211.00–242.00 $231.54 $1,563 +3.69
715–745 741 20 215.00–230.00 $227.20 $1,684
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 264.00 $264.00 $739 -11.06
320–325 321 4 247.50–289.00 $275.76 $885 +0.76
365–390 375 14 250.00–291.00 $281.82 $1,057 +19.05
431–445 436 18 249.00–279.00 $268.32 $1,170 +23.09
455–488 476 17 222.00–268.00 $263.84 $1,256 +26.65
525–533 529 4 210.00–242.00 $225.88 $1,195 +4.99
570–590 583 14 228.00–247.00 $242.46 $1,414 +27.97
654–670 656 16 220.00–223.00 $222.43 $1,459 +42.43
725 725 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,443 +29.00
755 755 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,382
825 825 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,543
925 925 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,498
973 973 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,576

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–365 363 18 324.00–350.00 $342.91 $1,245 +14.20
451–458 457 31 300.00–317.00 $314.29 $1,436 +40.11
556–585 561 18 250.00–267.00 $264.04 $1,481 +25.56
654–662 661 28 243.50–248.00 $247.36 $1,635 +22.86
738 738 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,683 +4.50
750 750 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,695 +10.00
865 865 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,747

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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.