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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 1

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2079

← Mar 4Apr 1May 6 →

Receipts

1,186 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 1,109▲ 36 vs year ago 1,150 · +3.1%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $493.65/cwt on 161 head, up $8.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 10 comparable sales and sits +56.89 against this barn's trailing median of $436.75.

Average price

$493.65

▲ 8.26 vs prior sale

161 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$34.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.67

vs TN average

+10.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	502.00	2,756	17thin
Medium and Large 1	555	497.12	2,760	122
Medium and Large 2	548	467.95	2,565	22

One grade step is worth $34.05/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale161 hd

493.65

—

TN average14 barns · 603 hd

477.98

+15.67

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+10.47

This barn, trailing median10 sales

436.75

+56.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.65, low $363.24, median $436.75 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

62 lots · USDA AMS · Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale - McMinnville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	683.08/cwt	675.00–685.00	2,275	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	2,416	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	653.25/cwt	650.00–657.50	2,522	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	587.13/cwt	475.00–605.00	2,525	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	595.33/cwt	592.50–602.50	2,584	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,011	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	536.89/cwt	510.00–542.50	2,566	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	551.68/cwt	522.50–555.00	2,676	75
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	472.48/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,443	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	508.42/cwt	483.00–511.00	2,715	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	549	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,756	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	466.94/cwt	430.00–477.50	2,592	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	483.80/cwt	469.00–489.00	2,806	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,712	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	427.97/cwt	427.00–431.00	2,799	66
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	422.37/cwt	400.00–426.00	2,800	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	726	391.25/cwt	391.25–391.25	2,840	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,764	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	372.44/cwt	372.00–376.00	2,838	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,889	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	783	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,827	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,858	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	888	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	3,015	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,782	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,754	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	995	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	2,990	25
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,902	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	647.50/cwt	585.00–710.00	1,586	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	626.19/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,741	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	1,836	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	594.75/cwt	480.00–605.00	1,939	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	519.65/cwt	484.00–527.50	1,964	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	504.53/cwt	504.00–508.00	1,917	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	459.21/cwt	437.50–487.50	1,965	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	468.73/cwt	450.00–475.50	2,016	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	435.45/cwt	407.50–445.00	2,064	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	442.58/cwt	401.00–447.00	2,124	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	421.87/cwt	410.00–423.50	2,232	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	396.98/cwt	352.00–405.50	2,235	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	406.43/cwt	380.00–418.00	2,378	58
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	601	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,464	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	349.89/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,138	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,367	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,449	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	353.82/cwt	327.50–356.50	2,349	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,373	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	328.58/cwt	314.00–344.00	2,366	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,412	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,457	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	793	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,530	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,946	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	642.50/cwt	642.50–642.50	2,242	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	647.50/cwt	647.50–647.50	2,389	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,135	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	2,286	38
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,268	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,434	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,560	19
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	356.16/cwt	349.00–385.00	2,344	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	334.72/cwt	327.00–336.00	2,571	7
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,683	1

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale - McMinnville, TN

Wed Apr 1, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Receipts 1,186Last week 1,109Year ago 1,150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	675.00–685.00	683.08
18	350–400	385	627.50	627.50
39	400–450	434	592.50–602.50	595.33
75	450–500	485	522.50–555.00	551.68
66	500–550	534	483.00–511.00	508.42
56	550–600	580	469.00–489.00	483.80
1	600–650	615	441.00	441.00
66	650–700	654	427.00–431.00	427.97
1	700–750	745	371.00	371.00
36	750–800	762	372.00–376.00	372.44
3	850–900	853	335.00	335.00
8	900–950	948	293.50	293.50
1	1000–1050	1,040	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	650.00–657.50	653.25
9	400–450	430	475.00–605.00	587.13
13	450–500	478	510.00–542.50	536.89
4	500–550	517	470.00–475.00	472.48
18	550–600	555	430.00–477.50	466.94
25	650–700	663	400.00–426.00	422.37
10	750–800	783	369.00	369.00
2	950–1000	980	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	549	502.00	502.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	439.00	439.00
36	700–750	726	391.25	391.25
6	750–800	783	361.00	361.00
14	850–900	888	339.50	339.50
25	950–1000	995	300.50	300.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	601	410.00	410.00
8	750–800	793	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	622.50	622.50
23	350–400	380	504.00–508.00	504.53
39	400–450	428	437.50–487.50	459.21
25	450–500	480	401.00–447.00	442.58
40	500–550	529	410.00–423.50	421.87
58	550–600	585	380.00–418.00	406.43
2	600–650	645	367.00	367.00
34	650–700	662	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	720	314.00–344.00	328.58
13	750–800	775	317.00	317.00
1	900–950	905	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	585.00–710.00	647.50
6	250–300	278	600.00–640.00	626.19
14	300–350	326	480.00–605.00	594.75
25	350–400	378	484.00–527.50	519.65
39	400–450	430	450.00–475.50	468.73
28	450–500	474	407.50–445.00	435.45
33	550–600	563	352.00–405.50	396.98
10	600–650	611	340.00–352.50	349.89
11	650–700	664	327.50–356.50	353.82
1	700–750	700	339.00	339.00
8	750–800	768	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	695.00	695.00
4	300–350	349	642.50	642.50
16	350–400	369	647.50	647.50
3	400–450	422	506.00	506.00
38	450–500	450	508.00	508.00
6	500–550	519	437.00	437.00
11	550–600	557	437.00	437.00
19	600–650	648	395.00	395.00
5	650–700	658	349.00–385.00	356.16
7	750–800	768	327.00–336.00	334.72
1	1000–1050	1,040	258.00	258.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.