Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2025-02-10

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
▲ 516 vs last sale 283▲ 799 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report previous week. No trends established.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $286.39/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −171.69 against this barn's trailing median of $458.08.
Average price
$286.39
39 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$539
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$107.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.87
vs TN average
−52.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555292.221,62128
Medium and Large 2560280.211,57010thin
Small 1585185.001,0821thin
One grade step is worth $107.22/cwt here — about $539 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale39 hd
286.39
—
TN average16 barns · 727 hd
310.26
−23.87
National average155 barns · 9,244 hd
338.67
−52.28
This barn, trailing median3 sales
458.08
−171.69
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—Low1,822121.652,2163thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,240102.001,2651thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21087.401,0582thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,8801thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,585$1,7901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,423$1,5482thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,453$1,5232thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$1,3442thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,2101thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)930$1,1372thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$2,2251thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added403318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,2822
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added417340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4187
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added473328.93/cwt326.00–332.001,55610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added485310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,3692
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added526293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,5414
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528321.50/cwt321.50–321.501,69810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5071
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added578277.55/cwt262.00–280.001,60415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added583271.68/cwt260.00–274.001,5846
Steers550–600Small 1585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632217.95/cwt204.00–230.001,3773
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added634271.19/cwt261.00–276.001,7195
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added640292.88/cwt290.50–295.501,87462
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5921
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added683268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,8302
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added693279.34/cwt276.50–288.001,93687
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,7871
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added721248.52/cwt244.00–253.001,7924
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added744269.56/cwt256.50–272.252,00679
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added771255.01/cwt240.00–261.501,96629
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778238.12/cwt236.00–242.001,8533
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3790209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6511
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added813241.44/cwt238.50–247.501,96326
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added888243.02/cwt240.00–243.252,15862
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,023218.50/cwt218.50–218.502,2351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Small 1355249.00/cwt249.00–249.008841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added393281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1043
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405245.00/cwt245.00–245.009921
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added424281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430239.51/cwt239.00–240.501,0303
Heifers450–500Small 1450236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468233.38/cwt233.00–235.501,0927
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added479288.70/cwt274.00–290.001,38312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1593
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521215.25/cwt204.00–227.501,1215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added536276.71/cwt269.00–279.501,48322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added588275.43/cwt262.50–277.751,62086
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595238.33/cwt229.00–243.001,4183
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,2792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615190.58/cwt181.00–210.001,1723
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added618240.67/cwt235.00–249.001,4876
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660258.86/cwt244.00–260.751,70897
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2952
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added731240.29/cwt240.00–243.001,75710
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added771232.12/cwt230.00–241.001,79048
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added860210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365273.00/cwt273.00–273.009961
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2241
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520260.22/cwt246.00–275.001,3532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1181
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1634240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5225
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,4861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,748117.47/cwt115.00–120.002,0532
Bulls——1,970130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,5611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21087.40/cwt85.00–91.001,0582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29301,137.18/head950.00–1,280.001,1372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29801,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0751,880.00/head1,880.00–1,880.001,8801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1001,343.68/head1,310.00–1,375.001,3442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1101,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4231,547.86/head1,480.00–1,610.001,5482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4531,522.78/head1,375.00–1,640.001,5232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5851,790.00/head1,790.00–1,790.001,7901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1002,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251

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.