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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 18

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675

← Nov 27Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 1,273 vs last sale 1,353▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 3▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 2▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to limited comparisons.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.37/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$165.37

20 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$13.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.67

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	510	168.14	857	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	472	154.25	727	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.89/cwt here — about $130 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

165.37

—

TN average12 barns · 1,555 hd

200.03

−34.67

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,745	90.50	1,579	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,451	77.17	1,120	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	77.15	1,158	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	65.00	637	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$1,287	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,406	$1,282	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$1,183	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,160	1thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	207.25/cwt	207.00–208.00	653	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	686	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	844	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	174.86/cwt	171.00–176.00	932	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,113	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,006	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	187.57/cwt	180.00–196.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	197.33/cwt	195.00–208.00	809	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	203.92/cwt	197.00–211.00	928	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	916	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	637	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	77.17/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,120	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	77.15/cwt	73.50–82.00	1,158	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,182.62/head	1,125.00–1,230.00	1,183	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,406	1,282.43/head	1,120.00–1,400.00	1,282	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,482	1,338.91/head	1,130.00–1,400.00	1,339	5

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 Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 1,353Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 2Year ago 0

No trends available due to limited comparisons.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	865	114.00	114.00
2	—	735	140.00	140.00
6	—	410	195.00–208.00	197.33
1	—	925	99.00	99.00
2	—	455	197.00–211.00	203.92
2	—	558	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	164.00	164.00
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
2	—	375	180.00–196.00	187.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	174.00	174.00
5	—	533	171.00–176.00	174.86
1	—	645	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	159.00	159.00
1	—	410	178.00	178.00
6	—	393	174.50	174.50
1	—	890	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
2	—	373	161.00	161.00
1	—	485	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	207.00–208.00	207.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,482	1,130.00–1,400.00	1,338.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,406	1,120.00–1,400.00	1,282.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,385	1,125.00–1,230.00	1,182.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	90.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	73.50–82.00	77.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,451	75.00–81.00	77.17

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.