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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 4

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675

← Feb 19Mar 4Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 527 vs last sale 559▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 15▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable feeder cattle receipts compared to two weeks ago to form trends.

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.27/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −134.52 against this barn's trailing median of $366.79.

Average price

$232.27

4 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.88

vs TN average

−39.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	232.27	1,233	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

232.27

—

TN average6 barns · 281 hd

244.15

−11.88

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−39.64

This barn, trailing median3 sales

366.79

−134.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $413.09, low $308.13, median $366.79 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,950	100.00	1,950	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	105.50	1,572	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	98.30	1,104	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	85.86	1,013	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,530	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,335	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,660	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,542	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,466	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,857	31
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$830	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	337.78/cwt	332.50–342.50	912	2
Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	383	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,049	2
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	580	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,612	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Large 1-2	275	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	745	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	370	267.17/cwt	259.00–271.00	989	3
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	490	242.65/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,189	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	232.27/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,233	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,215	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,329	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	296.51/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,284	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	284.67/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,364	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,447	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,545	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	98.30/cwt	94.50–104.50	1,104	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	85.86/cwt	82.50–88.50	1,013	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,572	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,160	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	1,631.63/head	1,500.00–1,760.00	1,632	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,835.10/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,835	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,555.00/head	2,410.00–2,725.00	2,555	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,455.00/head	2,210.00–2,700.00	2,455	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,454.48/head	2,225.00–2,825.00	2,454	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,120.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,120	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,930.56/head	1,750.00–2,175.00	1,931	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,862.00/head	1,850.00–1,870.00	1,862	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,693.75/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,694	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	2

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 559Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 187Last week 15Year ago 0

Not enough comparable feeder cattle receipts compared to two weeks ago to form trends.

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	94.50–104.50	98.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,180	82.50–88.50	85.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	295.00–298.00	296.51
3	450–500	479	283.00–288.00	284.67
1	550–600	550	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	271.00	271.00
3	350–400	370	259.00–271.00	267.17
3	450–500	490	241.00–246.00	242.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	221.00–240.00	232.27
2	600–650	630	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	332.50–342.50	337.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	274.00	274.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	580	278.00	278.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,235	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,835.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,172	1,500.00–1,760.00	1,631.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,335.00	1,335.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	830.00	830.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	1,660.00	1,660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,693.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,340.00	1,340.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,850.00–1,870.00	1,862.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,210.00–2,700.00	2,455.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,750.00–2,175.00	1,930.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	2,225.00–2,825.00	2,454.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,410.00–2,725.00	2,555.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.