Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2024-04-15

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 15
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 8▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 11▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 9▲ 21 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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.71/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −130.08 against this barn's trailing median of $366.79.
Average price
$236.71
3 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,236
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−12.38
vs TN average
−27.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522236.711,2363thin
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 sale3 hd
236.71
—
TN average10 barns · 405 hd
249.09
−12.38
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
−27.81
This barn, trailing median3 sales
366.79
−130.08
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
427383338294median 366.7903/3003/3008/1010/2610/26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,130121.002,5771thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49597.001,4501thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27992.171,1794thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09981.768995thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,430$1,4351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,3894thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,3401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,2701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)745$7732thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$6801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,5002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,0322thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265260.00/cwt260.00–260.006891
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270317.92/cwt310.00–325.008584
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325305.11/cwt300.00–311.009924
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,1411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425309.58/cwt306.00–313.001,3162
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3298272.50/cwt272.50–272.508122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323271.47/cwt267.00–276.008772
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325298.00/cwt298.00–298.009691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2359295.10/cwt282.00–300.001,0594
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,1623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423264.63/cwt262.00–267.001,1192
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522236.71/cwt230.00–240.001,2363
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3302
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384308.49/cwt303.00–311.001,1854
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515250.12/cwt231.00–270.001,2882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,3632
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0671
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,130121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,5771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00571.00/cwt71.00–71.007141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08282.26/cwt79.00–87.008903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27992.17/cwt88.00–95.001,1794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2745772.68/head720.00–820.007732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3745680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0181,287.90/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,489.88/head1,425.00–1,550.001,4902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1801,340.00/head1,340.00–1,340.001,3401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,032.34/head1,025.00–1,040.001,0322
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002

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.