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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, May 6

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675

← Apr 29May 6May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 48▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 27▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited comparisons. Demand was good.

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.27/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −174.81 against this barn's trailing median of $458.08.

Average price

$283.27

7 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.11

vs TN average

−26.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	283.27	1,540	7thin

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 sale7 hd

283.27

—

TN average13 barns · 666 hd

288.39

−5.11

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−26.44

This barn, trailing median3 sales

458.08

−174.81

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.94, low $361.51, median $458.08 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	1,090	133.00	1,450	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	110.00	1,914	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	94.00	1,029	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,660	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	668	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,258	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$960	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,106	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,258	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	304.70/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,353	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	289.09/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,515	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	275.52/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,570	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,675	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,631	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,833	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,095	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	970	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	245.75/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,130	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,167	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Full	518	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,212	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,391	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,129	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,250	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,445	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,300	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,403	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,507	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,090	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,450	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,029	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,914	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	1,099.72/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 48Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 0

No trends due to limited comparisons. Demand was good.

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	94.00	94.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	518	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	286.00	286.00
4	450–500	460	233.00–250.00	245.75
1	500–550	505	231.00	231.00
3	550–600	582	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	297.00	297.00
1	400–450	445	281.00	281.00
4	450–500	485	298.00	298.00
3	500–550	512	254.00	254.00
1	550–600	575	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	695	228.00	228.00
2	750–800	773	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	331.00	331.00
8	400–450	444	303.00–310.00	304.70
4	500–550	524	270.00–299.00	289.09
3	550–600	570	269.00–279.00	275.52
1	600–650	625	268.00	268.00
1	800–850	835	219.50	219.50

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	—	1,065	1,660.00	1,660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	668	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,099.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	960.00	960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.