Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2023-11-13

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 47▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 20▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 19▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends on feeder cattle available due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows down 2.00 to 7.00 with bulls up sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.04/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$166.04
26 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.66
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496179.6689118thin
Medium and Large 2-3533135.397218thin
One grade step is worth $44.28/cwt here — about $170 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 sale26 hd
166.04
—
TN average12 barns · 2,277 hd
196.70
−30.66
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—Average1,55692.121,4334thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35676.651,03911
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25373.7192311
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00164.456455thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$1,1326
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,064$1,0127
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$8801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,4432thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,3933thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)975$9701thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)859$7444thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$7401thin

Every lot

56 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 2-3250190.00/cwt190.00–190.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268247.00/cwt247.00–247.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320227.00/cwt227.00–227.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370227.00/cwt227.00–227.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205103.00/cwt103.00–103.002111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280218.00/cwt218.00–218.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330174.00/cwt174.00–174.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335219.00/cwt219.00–219.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375205.01/cwt204.00–206.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418188.52/cwt184.00–193.007883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420179.00/cwt179.00–179.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469174.67/cwt169.00–180.008195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523173.49/cwt173.00–174.009072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625125.55/cwt119.00–132.007852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630151.50/cwt150.00–153.009542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828149.02/cwt148.00–150.001,2342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-395596.00/cwt96.00–96.009171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275235.00/cwt235.00–235.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360180.35/cwt170.00–191.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380219.00/cwt219.00–219.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410144.00/cwt144.00–144.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428217.58/cwt213.00–222.009312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3487200.00/cwt200.00–200.009743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510166.00/cwt166.00–166.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630131.50/cwt131.50–131.508281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,55692.12/cwt85.00–97.001,4334
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91557.00/cwt57.00–57.005221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02366.31/cwt61.50–70.006784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16568.00/cwt68.00–68.007921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18866.41/cwt62.50–69.007893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27776.45/cwt70.50–83.009768
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37577.52/cwt71.00–81.001,06610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2973854.70/head850.00–860.008552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,131.59/head1,020.00–1,230.001,1326
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,085880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1011,074.84/head830.00–1,250.001,0755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39231,427.20/head1,285.00–1,550.001,4272
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29301,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2975970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2675430.00/head430.00–430.004301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3785787.45/head660.00–890.007872
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3950740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190970.00/head970.00–970.009701

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.