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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 19

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675

← Aug 5Aug 19Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 355 vs last sale 380▼ 20 vs year ago 45 · −44.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 25▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 50▼ 4 vs year ago 13 · −30.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts for a trend.

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

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $249.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −126.83 against this barn's trailing median of $376.17.

Average price

$249.33

3 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 1

$2.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.50

vs TN average

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	455	250.00	1,138	2thin
Medium and Large 1	490	248.00	1,215	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.00/cwt here — about −$78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

249.33

—

TN average13 barns · 284 hd

268.84

−19.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

376.17

−126.83

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	1,670	148.21	2,475	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	143.00	1,666	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	137.78	2,542	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	132.63	1,574	3thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,117	$1,622	3thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Large 1	565	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,379	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,225	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,464	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,215	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,601	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,646	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	950	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,097	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	164.56/cwt	161.50–167.00	3,341	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,666	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	132.63/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,574	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,845	137.78/cwt	136.50–139.50	2,542	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,145	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 380Year ago 45

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 25Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 50Year ago 13

Not enough receipts for a trend.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	248.00	248.00
6	700–750	738	217.00	217.00
3	850–900	862	191.00	191.00
1	900–950	945	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	535	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	645	227.00	227.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	125.00–137.00	132.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	136.50–139.50	137.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,030	161.50–167.00	164.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,690.00	1,690.00

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.