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Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 26, 2026

759 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $330.73/cwt -52.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,176/hd at 658 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.90/cwt -31.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,920/hd at 582 lb · 60 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $312.67/cwt -40.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,361/hd at 755 lb · 55 head
McMinnville, TN 5-weight heifers sold at $331/cwt, $7/cwt below the TN average ($338) and $17/cwt under Dickson, TN ($348). TN 5-weight heifers are down $50 from their mid-July peak of $382. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 759 1,129 0
Feeder cattle 759 1,129 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,638 -68.05
438–445 441 7 407.50–417.50 $415.35 $1,832 -59.67
484–486 484 24 386.00–401.00 $400.17 $1,937 -40.54
500–535 531 45 376.00–388.00 $385.40 $2,046 -46.09
583–587 583 53 358.00–365.00 $363.47 $2,119 -67.45
657–669 658 74 320.00–332.50 $330.73 $2,176 -50.08
752–773 755 55 302.00–314.00 $312.67 $2,361 -40.06
910 910 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,575 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,460 -29.18
435–438 438 7 347.50–391.00 $384.82 $1,686 -15.18
476–488 478 20 332.50–350.00 $347.32 $1,660 -63.17
500 500 1 349.00 $349.00 $1,745 -38.73
550–563 558 36 325.00–366.00 $360.86 $2,014 -33.92
640 640 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,990 —
656–665 657 23 332.00–336.00 $335.65 $2,205 -34.22
700–747 742 9 315.00–316.50 $316.34 $2,347 -28.37
890 890 1 280.50 $280.50 $2,496 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 300.00 $300.00 $810 —
335 335 2 312.50–317.50 $315.00 $1,055 -110.00
362–380 367 4 306.00–311.00 $309.70 $1,137 -121.30
420–448 430 12 300.00–308.00 $302.95 $1,303 -122.45
479–495 480 26 307.00–340.00 $336.31 $1,614 -67.12
500–543 534 42 287.50–337.00 $333.73 $1,782 -46.55
565–583 582 60 311.00–332.00 $329.90 $1,920 -31.06
606 606 15 307.00 $307.00 $1,860 -24.25
653–658 656 45 300.00–305.00 $302.89 $1,987 -39.54
728 728 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,089 —
755–776 774 13 286.00–288.00 $286.15 $2,215 -28.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 305.00 $305.00 $991 -100.85
372–390 381 6 315.00–322.50 $318.78 $1,215 -94.75
422–440 425 6 315.00–321.00 $319.96 $1,360 -104.90
485–492 490 26 310.00–330.00 $327.68 $1,606 -65.67
543–545 544 3 297.50–318.00 $311.15 $1,693 -51.44
552–564 554 39 307.00–314.00 $313.09 $1,735 -25.91
639 639 9 300.00 $300.00 $1,917 -17.50
803 803 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,008 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 400.00 $400.00 $940 —
295 295 1 335.00 $335.00 $988 -173.51
348 348 2 417.00 $417.00 $1,451 —
400 400 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,510 -40.00
453–460 457 11 330.00–370.00 $355.60 $1,625 -84.40
545 545 6 306.00 $306.00 $1,668 -64.00
571 571 24 329.00 $329.00 $1,879 -66.00
648 648 10 315.00 $315.00 $2,041 -32.50
653 653 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,894 -61.00
772 772 5 260.00 $260.00 $2,007 -30.00
835 835 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,904 —

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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.