Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 11
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 77▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 40▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Unable to compare trends for this market due to a holiday last week.

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.65/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$200.65
20 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.28
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483207.301,00113thin
Medium and Large 2-3496188.299337thin
One grade step is worth $19.02/cwt here — about $68 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 sale20 hd
200.65
—
TN average13 barns · 2,479 hd
228.92
−28.28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,755116.002,0361thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66292.761,5423thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40187.171,2214thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23573.729102thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,453$1,4705
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,3701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,2901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,2083thin

Every lot

36 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2202265.00/cwt265.00–265.005352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290249.00/cwt249.00–249.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315240.16/cwt230.00–250.007572
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530233.62/cwt232.00–237.001,2383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255191.00/cwt191.00–191.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260211.00/cwt211.00–211.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313220.00/cwt220.00–220.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420212.00/cwt212.00–212.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540179.00/cwt179.00–179.009671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2543213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595178.67/cwt178.00–179.001,0633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642174.98/cwt168.00–179.001,1233
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340242.00/cwt242.00–242.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505193.00/cwt193.00–193.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524230.59/cwt222.00–240.001,2084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815173.93/cwt168.00–180.001,4182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3860166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,755116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,0361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23573.72/cwt71.00–76.009102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40187.17/cwt85.00–88.501,2214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66292.76/cwt90.50–95.501,5423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4531,470.29/head1,290.00–1,585.001,4705

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.