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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 8, 2025

719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $259.00/cwt +15.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,012/hd at 777 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.18/cwt +22.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 578 lb · 47 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $285.95/cwt +17.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,893/hd at 662 lb · 46 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 719 870 845
Feeder cattle 719 870 845

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–441 430 14 340.00–356.00 $343.19 $1,476 +0.36
482–483 482 23 345.00–353.00 $352.30 $1,698 +25.07
515–538 536 33 320.00–329.00 $328.52 $1,761 +14.10
581–585 582 29 290.00–302.00 $300.03 $1,746 +20.98
655–673 662 46 282.00–286.50 $285.95 $1,893 +17.95
745–748 747 3 254.00–256.00 $254.66 $1,902 +9.21
777 777 51 259.00 $259.00 $2,012 +15.35
807 807 9 255.00 $255.00 $2,058
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 349.00–365.00 $357.19 $1,118 +47.19
375–392 388 4 336.00–349.00 $345.86 $1,342 +9.03
429 429 11 339.00 $339.00 $1,454 +8.20
475–480 476 16 324.00–334.00 $331.73 $1,579 +34.38
510–540 531 5 315.00–328.00 $323.47 $1,718 +63.47
556–567 565 29 264.00–306.00 $300.30 $1,697 +9.42
647 647 12 283.00 $283.00 $1,831 +5.44
715 715 1 255.50 $255.50 $1,827
801 801 9 253.50 $253.50 $2,031
935 935 1 238.00 $238.00 $2,225 +21.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 14 289.50 $289.50 $837 +4.50
341 341 4 303.50 $303.50 $1,035 +3.50
382 382 7 302.00 $302.00 $1,154 +11.73
400–429 426 10 291.00–295.00 $294.62 $1,255 +13.86
460–476 474 9 278.00–288.50 $287.37 $1,362 +19.76
529–533 529 42 272.00–282.50 $281.78 $1,491 +21.01
550–580 578 47 270.00–279.50 $279.18 $1,614 +22.74
600–639 616 10 258.00–271.00 $264.63 $1,630 +24.70
654–690 656 40 255.00–261.50 $261.16 $1,713 +29.62
734 value added 734 21 242.00 $242.00 $1,776
735 735 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,566 -14.20
768–790 782 31 222.00–233.00 $229.70 $1,796
948 948 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,896
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 305.00 $305.00 $884 +41.00
325 325 1 290.00 $290.00 $942 +14.24
380–385 384 6 280.00–288.00 $286.68 $1,101 +4.86
420–443 432 12 267.00–281.50 $274.54 $1,186 +6.22
486 486 9 273.00 $273.00 $1,327 +9.16
555–573 564 22 267.00–276.00 $272.46 $1,537 +30.00
650 650 11 257.50–258.00 $257.55 $1,674 +35.12
715–740 726 7 216.00–239.00 $222.08 $1,612 +23.08

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 346.00 $346.00 $1,176
455–462 457 21 311.00–322.00 $318.82 $1,457 +4.53
545 545 17 287.00 $287.00 $1,564
550 550 6 274.50 $274.50 $1,510 +10.46
630 630 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,600
667 667 9 251.00 $251.00 $1,674 +3.64
725 725 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,784 +18.00

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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.