Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2023-10-30

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 30
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 51▲ 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 15▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 5▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.50/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$178.50
59 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.16
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2463184.3385438
Medium and Large 2-3401167.9467421
One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $180 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 sale59 hd
178.50
—
TN average12 barns · 2,694 hd
208.66
−30.16
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—Low1,77094.261,6685thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41277.681,0978thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21671.2186615
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10262.466889thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,4503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,341$1,2697
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$1,16334
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,226$96415
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$93511
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,6003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,5707
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,122$1,39816

Every lot

59 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265214.72/cwt200.00–230.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280159.28/cwt151.00–183.004464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320216.00/cwt216.00–216.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335175.15/cwt170.00–180.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391243.00/cwt243.00–243.009504
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3391169.24/cwt156.00–183.006626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415220.22/cwt214.00–226.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428177.80/cwt170.00–192.007613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475212.26/cwt205.00–216.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3487153.31/cwt140.00–176.007478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510205.61/cwt198.00–211.001,0493
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519172.79/cwt167.00–184.008973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573205.06/cwt200.50–210.001,1752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3289159.00/cwt159.00–159.004604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305175.00/cwt175.00–175.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2342183.00/cwt183.00–183.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358196.00/cwt196.00–196.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386206.78/cwt200.00–210.007986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423163.71/cwt163.00–167.506926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434193.38/cwt182.00–201.008398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478180.81/cwt173.00–186.508649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490161.00/cwt161.00–161.007893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510155.46/cwt152.00–162.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515173.40/cwt170.00–180.008939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550179.00/cwt179.00–179.009851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645131.00/cwt131.00–131.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75087.38/cwt85.00–90.001,5292
Bulls——1,78398.84/cwt95.00–101.501,7623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87035.00/cwt35.00–35.003051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12363.52/cwt63.00–64.007132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13165.89/cwt58.00–70.007458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21371.38/cwt65.00–77.5086611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32378.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41277.68/cwt70.00–82.001,0978
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3940620.00/head620.00–620.006202
Bred Cows—Small 1-2975975.00/head975.00–975.009753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,070970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205935.47/head650.00–1,350.0093511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,187.92/head830.00–1,390.001,18830
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,016.93/head790.00–1,200.001,01713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3411,269.11/head1,050.00–1,675.001,2697
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2980990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,255.16/head1,200.00–1,450.001,2556
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,722.32/head1,475.00–1,975.001,7222
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,543.02/head1,260.00–1,930.001,5438
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3721,581.10/head1,575.00–1,585.001,5813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29051,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.