Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-15

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 15
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 43▲ 43 vs year ago 126 · +34.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 4▼ 35 vs year ago 69 · −50.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available at this time.

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $277.45/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −180.63 against this barn's trailing median of $458.08.
Average price
$277.45
10 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−11.78
vs TN average
−13.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578277.451,60310thin
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 sale10 hd
277.45
—
TN average11 barns · 752 hd
289.23
−11.78
National average156 barns · 5,844 hd
291.09
−13.64
This barn, trailing median3 sales
458.08
−180.63
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
482437392348median 458.0803/2303/2304/2008/1708/17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,908147.762,8193thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,715133.502,2901thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,320127.251,6802thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,256107.311,3484thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,490$1,9142thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,427$1,8703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,393$1,7446
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$1,7023thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,5423thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,2901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,408$2,4065
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,530$2,4001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)775$1,6101thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,6923thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,4501thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5478
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3471
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584279.50/cwt279.50–279.501,6329
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715274.80/cwt263.50–275.751,96578
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added916238.50/cwt238.50–238.502,18555
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0151
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,0371
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473264.59/cwt259.00–270.001,2522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3111
Heifers700–750Large 1-2715163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1651
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Full935138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,2341
Bulls450–500Large 1-2470245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472274.70/cwt264.00–289.001,2973
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,908147.76/cwt144.00–153.502,8193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,256107.31/cwt80.00–118.501,3484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320127.25/cwt125.50–129.501,6802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,715133.50/cwt133.50–133.502,2901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39751,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0551,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,542.08/head1,520.00–1,580.001,5423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3531,889.93/head1,850.00–1,925.001,8902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3931,744.07/head1,480.00–1,980.001,7446
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4271,869.94/head1,820.00–1,910.001,8703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4901,914.14/head1,875.00–1,950.001,9142
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2851,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,691.75/head1,400.00–2,000.001,6923
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27751,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2832,392.92/head2,325.00–2,425.002,3933
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5952,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252

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.