Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2023-10-23

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 23
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 178 vs last sale 229▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 32▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to limited receipts.

Report for video loads: 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 $165.86/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$165.86
21 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−41.25
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541167.2190519thin
Medium and Large 2-3425153.006502thin
One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $254 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
165.86
—
TN average12 barns · 2,072 hd
207.10
−41.25
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—Low2,021102.372,0694thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30775.459863thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61071.001,1431thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,0032thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$8501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,493$1,6913thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265237.00/cwt237.00–237.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313266.00/cwt266.00–266.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363270.00/cwt270.00–270.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409238.06/cwt234.00–250.009744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310182.00/cwt182.00–182.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382192.00/cwt192.00–192.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433180.47/cwt176.00–185.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505136.00/cwt136.00–136.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569165.00/cwt165.00–165.009395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620138.00/cwt138.00–138.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673160.26/cwt159.50–161.001,0794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350156.00/cwt156.00–156.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390225.00/cwt225.00–225.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520183.00/cwt183.00–183.009522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,0451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760168.00/cwt160.00–176.001,2772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2985110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,11582.00/cwt82.00–82.009141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,93595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8381
Bulls——2,050104.82/cwt103.00–107.002,1493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30775.45/cwt73.00–77.009863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1431
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4931,690.96/head1,625.00–1,750.001,6913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2920780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2943126.46/cwt125.00–128.001,1932

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.