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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 6, 2026

1,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $462.44/cwt -21.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,680/hd at 580 lb · 133 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $418.47/cwt -9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,777/hd at 664 lb · 107 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $495.83/cwt -12.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,638/hd at 532 lb · 82 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,390 1,186 1,315
Feeder cattle 1,390 1,186 1,315

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 695.00 $695.00 $2,154 +11.92
388–390 388 13 632.50–640.00 $638.84 $2,479 +11.34
400–438 428 20 507.50–590.00 $539.54 $2,309 -55.79
472–498 483 51 506.00–511.00 $510.53 $2,466 -41.15
500–545 532 82 485.00–501.00 $495.83 $2,638 -12.59
564 value added 564 24 477.00 $477.00 $2,690
550–589 583 109 454.00–477.00 $459.23 $2,677 -24.57
640 value added 640 3 416.00 $416.00 $2,662
647 647 9 425.00 $425.00 $2,750 -16.00
655–661 656 78 411.00–422.50 $421.06 $2,762 -6.91
684 value added 684 29 411.50 $411.50 $2,815
728 728 12 384.00 $384.00 $2,796 +13.00
732 value added 732 11 402.50 $402.50 $2,946 +11.25
788 788 43 371.00 $371.00 $2,923 -1.44
792 value added 792 19 375.00 $375.00 $2,970 +14.00
825 825 2 336.00 $336.00 $2,772
849 value added 849 27 357.50 $357.50 $3,035
865 value added 865 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,984 +5.50
928 928 4 332.00 $332.00 $3,081 +38.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 3 530.00–655.00 $609.21 $1,675
316–330 319 5 632.00–637.50 $633.14 $2,020
391 391 5 547.50 $547.50 $2,141 -105.75
435–440 435 13 447.50–475.00 $472.86 $2,057 -114.27
482 482 9 460.00 $460.00 $2,217 -76.89
543 543 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,362 -37.48
558–575 561 26 442.00–447.00 $446.01 $2,502 -20.93
644–645 644 24 417.50–424.00 $423.73 $2,729
680 680 2 389.00 $389.00 $2,645 -33.37
698 value added 698 6 356.00 $356.00 $2,485
753 753 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,786 +1.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,276
290 290 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,566 -82.50
380–395 392 5 500.00–507.50 $501.45 $1,966 -3.08
435–442 438 33 413.00–478.00 $463.55 $2,030 +4.34
477–495 484 56 395.00–444.00 $439.71 $2,128 -2.87
520–540 538 81 370.00–424.00 $422.02 $2,270 +0.15
559–580 value added 566 26 401.00–411.00 $407.45 $2,306
583–596 589 45 370.00–404.00 $398.83 $2,349 -7.60
600 600 5 394.00 $394.00 $2,364
660–678 666 45 343.00–355.00 $353.90 $2,357 -16.10
689 value added 689 11 369.00 $369.00 $2,542
760–769 768 12 334.00–336.00 $335.67 $2,578 +18.67
820–825 823 2 319.00–320.00 $319.50 $2,629
843 value added 843 7 316.00 $316.00 $2,664
1015 1015 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,345
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 482.50 $482.50 $1,279 -143.69
320–334 333 10 550.00 $550.00 $1,832 -44.75
388 388 18 512.50–517.50 $516.94 $2,006 -2.71
400–440 430 42 462.50–481.00 $479.49 $2,062 +10.76
467–485 480 39 447.00–482.50 $450.49 $2,162 +15.04
535–547 546 13 390.00 $390.00 $2,129
546 value added 546 8 412.00 $412.00 $2,250
559–593 561 41 331.00–412.00 $407.63 $2,287 +10.65
640–645 644 8 324.00–371.00 $365.16 $2,352 +15.27
665–693 681 12 329.00–361.00 $337.20 $2,296 -16.62
785–795 793 4 260.00–312.00 $299.12 $2,372 -14.88
865 value added 865 12 266.00 $266.00 $2,301
885 885 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,345

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 5 606.00 $606.00 $1,691 -89.00
344 344 4 597.50 $597.50 $2,055 -45.00
363 363 8 592.50 $592.50 $2,151 -55.00
455–481 459 25 477.50–505.00 $500.39 $2,297 -7.61
550–565 564 45 405.00–432.00 $430.24 $2,427 -6.76
625 625 3 403.00 $403.00 $2,519 +8.00
658 658 15 400.00 $400.00 $2,632 +43.84
769 769 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,730 +20.28
860 860 2 311.00 $311.00 $2,675

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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.