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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 25

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675

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Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 160▲ 153 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 2▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.50/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −43.29 against this barn's trailing median of $366.79.

Average price

$323.50

6 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.50

vs TN average

−46.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	335.33	1,851	3thin
Medium and Large 2	552	311.67	1,720	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale6 hd

323.50

—

TN average18 barns · 1,174 hd

357.00

−33.50

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−46.31

This barn, trailing median3 sales

366.79

−43.29

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,727	164.50	2,840	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	140.00	2,268	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	133.08	1,455	2thin

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)	1,352	$3,636	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,001	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,235	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,347	$2,185	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,145	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$4,571	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,423	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,668	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,290	$3,625	1thin

Every lot

55 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	370.03/cwt	367.50–372.50	899	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	333.95/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,269	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	320.60/cwt	314.00–327.00	1,548	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,818	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,786	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	280.05/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,714	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,022	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	281.75/cwt	280.00–283.50	1,902	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,531	72
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	286.87/cwt	280.50–290.00	2,100	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,036	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,429	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,193	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,545	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,765	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	357.16/cwt	345.00–369.00	1,993	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,974	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,113	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,963	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,219	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	133.08/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,455	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,268	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,235.00/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,235	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,221	3,196.42/head	2,425.00–3,600.00	3,196	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,238	2,164.65/head	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,165	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,352	3,636.19/head	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,636	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,565	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	775	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	835	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	870	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	940	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	975	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	4,704.95/head	4,600.00–4,900.00	4,705	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	4,294.63/head	4,175.00–4,400.00	4,295	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,655	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 2Year ago 0

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	367.50–372.50	370.03
1	300–350	300	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	380	330.00–342.50	333.95
2	450–500	483	314.00–327.00	320.60
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	558	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	612	270.00–300.00	280.05
2	650–700	675	280.00–283.50	281.75
6	700–750	732	280.50–290.00	286.87
1	850–900	870	234.00	234.00
2	900–950	935	234.50	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	538	338.00	338.00
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	631	320.50	320.50
1	850–900	885	274.50	274.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	700–750	715	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	417.50	417.50
6	400–450	437	404.00	404.00
2	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	558	345.00–369.00	357.16
1	600–650	600	329.00	329.00
1	700–750	725	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	790	267.50	267.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,164.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,352	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,636.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,235.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,575.00	2,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,221	2,425.00–3,600.00	3,196.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,565	2,225.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	3,625.00	3,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,243	4,600.00–4,900.00	4,704.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,655	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,251	4,175.00–4,400.00	4,294.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	129.00–137.00	133.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,515	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,963	164.00	164.00

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.