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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 16

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2079

← Aug 26Sep 16Oct 7 →

Receipts

613 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 759▲ 613 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $366.17/cwt on 113 head, down $3.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −70.59 against this barn's trailing median of $436.75.

Average price

$366.17

▼ 3.81 vs prior sale

113 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$20.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs TN average

−37.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	368.54	2,067	100
Medium and Large 2	553	347.89	1,923	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.65/cwt here — about $144 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 sale113 hd

366.17

—

TN average14 barns · 531 hd

367.89

−1.72

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−37.19

This barn, trailing median10 sales

436.75

−70.59

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

45 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	421.70/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,632	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,781	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	423.92/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,827	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	428.14/cwt	421.00–437.00	1,901	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,844	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	399.73/cwt	388.00–402.00	1,939	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	334.17/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,768	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	378.47/cwt	371.00–380.00	2,025	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	352.01/cwt	341.00–355.00	1,971	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	358.21/cwt	348.00–359.50	2,106	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	324.89/cwt	321.00–331.00	2,047	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,165	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	333.99/cwt	326.00–335.25	2,211	49
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,326	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	321.67/cwt	321.50–323.00	2,515	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	372.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,062	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	394.58/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,271	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	381.64/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,458	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	368.89/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,568	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,568	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	347.65/cwt	338.00–360.00	1,669	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	340.92/cwt	305.00–344.00	1,640	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	338.92/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,806	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	318.34/cwt	267.00–330.00	1,815	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	330.98/cwt	321.00–341.00	1,946	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,924	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	289.12/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,900	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	314.00/cwt	299.00–315.00	2,069	42
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,041	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,194	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,929	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,276	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	808	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,963	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,259	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,632	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	405.06/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,908	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,932	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	299.42/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,976	18
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,022	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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Receipts 613Last week 759Year ago 0

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	285	345.00	345.00
5	300–350	322	385.00–402.50	394.58
9	350–400	382	380.00–390.00	381.64
11	400–450	425	357.50–370.00	368.89
12	450–500	481	305.00–344.00	340.92
25	550–600	570	267.00–330.00	318.34
10	600–650	637	302.00	302.00
3	650–700	657	272.50–297.50	289.12
1	700–750	735	262.50	262.50
3	800–850	808	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	370.00–375.00	372.46
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
6	400–450	426	368.00	368.00
26	450–500	480	338.00–360.00	347.65
25	500–550	533	327.00–342.00	338.92
39	550–600	588	321.00–341.00	330.98
42	650–700	659	299.00–315.00	314.00
3	700–750	717	306.00	306.00
8	750–800	756	301.00	301.00
1	900–950	905	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	711	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	387	417.50–430.00	421.70
9	400–450	431	400.00–428.00	423.92
8	450–500	479	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	529	332.50–337.50	334.17
10	550–600	560	341.00–355.00	352.01
3	600–650	630	321.00–331.00	324.89
5	650–700	661	327.50	327.50
3	700–750	720	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	447.50	447.50
10	400–450	444	421.00–437.00	428.14
27	450–500	485	388.00–402.00	399.73
51	500–550	535	371.00–380.00	378.47
49	550–600	588	348.00–359.50	358.21
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
49	650–700	662	326.00–335.25	333.99
26	750–800	782	321.50–323.00	321.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	384	425.00	425.00
22	450–500	471	400.00–407.00	405.06
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
12	550–600	564	342.50	342.50
18	650–700	660	290.00–300.00	299.42
2	750–800	763	265.00	265.00

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.