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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

1,129 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $383.15/cwt -25.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,526/hd at 659 lb · 140 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $430.92/cwt -14.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,525/hd at 586 lb · 81 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.00/cwt -15.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,281/hd at 667 lb · 80 head
McMinnville, TN 5-weight steers sold at $431/cwt, $6/cwt above the TN average ($425) and the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class. TN 5-weight steers are down $28 from their early July peak of $442. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,129 1,163 0
Feeder cattle 1,129 1,163 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,624 —
336 336 7 560.00 $560.00 $1,882 -52.31
378–398 384 7 502.50–517.50 $513.05 $1,970 -79.84
430–436 436 21 442.50–477.50 $475.02 $2,071 -69.22
455–490 485 41 380.00–445.00 $440.71 $2,137 -58.66
531–540 533 66 396.00–438.00 $431.49 $2,300 -44.80
570–590 586 81 362.00–436.00 $430.92 $2,525 -14.99
653–670 659 122 364.00–402.00 $380.81 $2,510 -28.30
661 value added 661 18 399.00 $399.00 $2,637 —
709 value added 709 10 364.00 $364.00 $2,581 -28.50
745 745 2 331.00 $331.00 $2,466 -30.50
758–781 772 65 341.00–356.00 $352.73 $2,723 -13.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,271 —
373–375 374 3 425.00–437.50 $429.18 $1,605 -108.32
431 431 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,724 -87.82
468–486 483 21 399.00–412.00 $410.49 $1,983 -62.29
500–538 525 4 370.00–410.00 $387.73 $2,036 -37.27
560–572 562 56 393.00–407.00 $394.78 $2,219 -32.68
653–664 661 33 349.00–376.50 $369.87 $2,445 -10.28
725–738 734 6 336.00–348.00 $344.71 $2,530 -15.29
759 759 8 350.50 $350.50 $2,660 -6.50
920 920 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,783 —
973 973 3 303.00 $303.00 $2,948 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,318 +2.50
378 378 8 431.00 $431.00 $1,629 -22.78
400–428 424 21 395.00–427.50 $425.40 $1,804 -19.43
450–493 484 41 362.50–410.00 $403.43 $1,953 -44.71
530–547 533 44 361.00–385.00 $380.28 $2,027 -40.03
587–593 589 65 345.50–370.00 $360.96 $2,126 -41.30
600 600 2 315.00–347.50 $331.25 $1,988 —
650–669 666 66 330.00–344.50 $342.43 $2,281 -14.56
671 value added 671 14 340.00 $340.00 $2,281 -20.00
765–788 782 4 313.00–318.00 $314.22 $2,457 -25.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,146 -67.50
315–343 330 6 400.00–415.00 $405.85 $1,339 -36.28
370–380 376 7 390.00–417.50 $413.53 $1,555 -15.96
427–435 429 16 387.50–428.00 $424.86 $1,823 +14.25
450–485 483 29 350.00–400.00 $393.35 $1,900 +11.20
519–549 544 34 327.00–368.00 $362.59 $1,972 -5.41
554 554 5 339.00 $339.00 $1,878 -10.62
635 635 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,016 -22.74
650–695 666 11 307.50–330.00 $324.78 $2,163 -15.22
757 757 7 294.00 $294.00 $2,226 -43.50
1005 1005 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,512 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–290 285 3 497.50–530.00 $508.51 $1,449 -73.99
365–373 367 13 422.50–465.00 $455.03 $1,670 -87.47
435 435 3 417.50 $417.50 $1,816 —
461 461 27 440.00 $440.00 $2,028 -27.18
548 548 10 370.00 $370.00 $2,028 -20.00
557 557 15 395.00 $395.00 $2,200 -19.00
635 635 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,207 —
668 668 14 351.00 $351.00 $2,345 -35.20
710 710 2 306.00 $306.00 $2,173 —
750 750 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,175 -60.00

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Reading this report

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.