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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Wed, May 6

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2079

← Apr 1May 6Jun 3 →

Receipts

1,390 head

▲ 204 vs last sale 1,186▲ 75 vs year ago 1,315 · +5.7%

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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 $471.57/cwt on 244 head, down $22.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 10 comparable sales and sits +34.82 against this barn's trailing median of $436.75.

Average price

$471.57

▼ 22.08 vs prior sale

244 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$30.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

vs TN average

−15.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	475.17	2,668	215
Medium and Large 2	559	444.87	2,487	29

One grade step is worth $30.30/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale244 hd

471.57

—

TN average15 barns · 670 hd

473.72

−2.15

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−15.98

This barn, trailing median10 sales

436.75

+34.82

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

67 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	609.21/cwt	530.00–655.00	1,675	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,155	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	633.14/cwt	632.00–637.50	2,020	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	638.84/cwt	632.50–640.00	2,479	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,141	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	539.54/cwt	507.50–590.00	2,309	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	472.86/cwt	447.50–475.00	2,057	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,217	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	510.53/cwt	506.00–511.00	2,466	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	495.83/cwt	485.00–501.00	2,638	82
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,362	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	446.01/cwt	442.00–447.00	2,502	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,690	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	459.23/cwt	454.00–477.00	2,677	109
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,662	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	423.73/cwt	417.50–424.00	2,729	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,750	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	421.06/cwt	411.00–422.50	2,762	78
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,645	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	684	411.50/cwt	411.50–411.50	2,815	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	698	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,485	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,796	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	732	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,946	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,786	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,923	43
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	792	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,970	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,772	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	849	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	3,035	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	865	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,984	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,081	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,276	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,279	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,566	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,832	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	516.94/cwt	512.50–517.50	2,006	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	501.45/cwt	500.00–507.50	1,966	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	479.49/cwt	462.50–481.00	2,062	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	463.55/cwt	413.00–478.00	2,030	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	450.49/cwt	447.00–482.50	2,162	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	439.71/cwt	395.00–444.00	2,128	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	422.02/cwt	370.00–424.00	2,270	81
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	546	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,250	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,129	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	407.63/cwt	331.00–412.00	2,287	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	407.45/cwt	401.00–411.00	2,306	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	398.83/cwt	370.00–404.00	2,349	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,364	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	365.16/cwt	324.00–371.00	2,352	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	353.90/cwt	343.00–355.00	2,357	45
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	337.20/cwt	329.00–361.00	2,296	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	689	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,542	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	335.67/cwt	334.00–336.00	2,578	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	299.12/cwt	260.00–312.00	2,372	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	319.50/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,629	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	843	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,664	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Value Added	865	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,301	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,345	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,345	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	606.00/cwt	606.00–606.00	1,691	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	2,055	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,151	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	500.39/cwt	477.50–505.00	2,297	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	430.24/cwt	405.00–432.00	2,427	45
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,519	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,632	15
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,730	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,675	2

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 May 6, 2026

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

Receipts 1,390Last week 1,186Year ago 1,315

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	482.50	482.50
10	300–350	333	550.00	550.00
18	350–400	388	512.50–517.50	516.94
42	400–450	430	462.50–481.00	479.49
39	450–500	480	447.00–482.50	450.49
13	500–550	546	390.00	390.00
41	550–600	561	331.00–412.00	407.63
8	600–650	644	324.00–371.00	365.16
12	650–700	681	329.00–361.00	337.20
4	750–800	793	260.00–312.00	299.12
1	850–900	885	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	290	540.00	540.00
5	350–400	392	500.00–507.50	501.45
33	400–450	438	413.00–478.00	463.55
56	450–500	484	395.00–444.00	439.71
81	500–550	538	370.00–424.00	422.02
45	550–600	589	370.00–404.00	398.83
5	600–650	600	394.00	394.00
45	650–700	666	343.00–355.00	353.90
12	750–800	768	334.00–336.00	335.67
2	800–850	823	319.00–320.00	319.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	566	401.00–411.00	407.45
11	650–700	689	369.00	369.00
7	800–850	843	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	546	412.00	412.00
12	850–900	865	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	530.00–655.00	609.21
5	300–350	319	632.00–637.50	633.14
5	350–400	391	547.50	547.50
13	400–450	435	447.50–475.00	472.86
9	450–500	482	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	543	435.00	435.00
26	550–600	561	442.00–447.00	446.01
24	600–650	644	417.50–424.00	423.73
2	650–700	680	389.00	389.00
6	750–800	753	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	695.00	695.00
13	350–400	388	632.50–640.00	638.84
20	400–450	428	507.50–590.00	539.54
51	450–500	483	506.00–511.00	510.53
82	500–550	532	485.00–501.00	495.83
109	550–600	583	454.00–477.00	459.23
9	600–650	647	425.00	425.00
78	650–700	656	411.00–422.50	421.06
12	700–750	728	384.00	384.00
43	750–800	788	371.00	371.00
2	800–850	825	336.00	336.00
4	900–950	928	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	564	477.00	477.00
3	600–650	640	416.00	416.00
29	650–700	684	411.50	411.50
11	700–750	732	402.50	402.50
19	750–800	792	375.00	375.00
27	800–850	849	357.50	357.50
5	850–900	865	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	698	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	606.00	606.00
4	300–350	344	597.50	597.50
8	350–400	363	592.50	592.50
25	450–500	459	477.50–505.00	500.39
45	550–600	564	405.00–432.00	430.24
3	600–650	625	403.00	403.00
15	650–700	658	400.00	400.00
4	750–800	769	355.00	355.00
2	850–900	860	311.00	311.00

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.