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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 21

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 830 vs last sale 875▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 15▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, feeder classes were too limited to compare; however, slaughter cows and bulls were up 2.00 to 4.00.

Video load report can be found at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $184.75/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$184.75

21 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$54.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.64

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	192.60	1,123	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	675	137.67	929	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.93/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

184.75

—

TN average12 barns · 1,054 hd

211.39

−26.64

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,068	94.25	1,007	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	87.18	1,292	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	70.35	734	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,080	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	963	$760	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$570	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$630	2thin

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · Warren Co. Livestock Auction - 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	831	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,081	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,035	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	186.77/cwt	179.00–198.00	1,190	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	240.01/cwt	220.00–249.00	799	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	215.17/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,003	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,198	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,212	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,117	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	165.70/cwt	143.00–177.00	1,229	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	136.28/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,115	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	669	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	94.25/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,007	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	74.69/cwt	70.00–81.50	801	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	93.27/cwt	93.00–93.50	1,285	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,268	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	870	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	629.75/head	550.00–695.00	630	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 Auction - McMinnville, TN

Mon Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 875Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to this sale last week, feeder classes were too limited to compare; however, slaughter cows and bulls were up 2.00 to 4.00.

Video load report can be found at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	131.00–139.00	136.28
5	—	466	212.00–216.00	215.17
1	—	590	203.00	203.00
2	—	615	197.00	197.00
1	—	665	168.00	168.00
3	—	333	220.00–249.00	240.01
3	—	742	143.00–177.00	165.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	160.00	160.00
1	—	835	96.00	96.00
1	—	510	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	195.50	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	217.00	217.00
3	—	637	179.00–198.00	186.77
3	—	542	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	240.00	240.00
1	—	545	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,080.00	1,080.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	720.00	720.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	550.00–695.00	629.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	94.00–94.50	94.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	93.00–93.50	93.27
1	—	1,690	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	70.00–81.50	74.69
2	—	1,013	66.00	66.00

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.