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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 8

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675

← Aug 25Sep 8Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

185 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 153▲ 185 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 47▲ 39 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.

To view two video loads. https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

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 $346.65/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −20.13 against this barn's trailing median of $366.79.

Average price

$346.65

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$31.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.30

vs TN average

−21.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	351.99	1,913	10thin
Medium and Large 2	570	320.00	1,824	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.99/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale12 hd

346.65

—

TN average16 barns · 981 hd

360.95

−14.30

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−21.69

This barn, trailing median3 sales

366.79

−20.13

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	—	Average	1,668	178.52	2,978	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	159.92	2,412	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	153.52	2,211	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)	1,675	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,300	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,029	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$2,860	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,720	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$4,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$3,350	1thin

Every lot

41 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,304	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,827	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,227	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,346	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,900	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,565	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	682	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,465	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	365.56/cwt	315.00–420.00	987	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	360.93/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,527	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	352.91/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,613	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	335.97/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,734	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,101	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	292.84/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,854	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	659	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,498	75
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	302.17/cwt	298.50–306.00	2,055	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,967	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,340	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,615	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	386.05/cwt	378.00–390.00	1,795	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,952	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,782	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,005	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,524	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,113	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	178.52/cwt	171.50–187.00	2,978	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	153.52/cwt	152.50–154.50	2,211	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	159.92/cwt	156.50–163.50	2,412	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	2,720.32/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,720	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	3,029.03/head	2,975.00–3,075.00	3,029	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	2,860.22/head	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,860	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,675	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	4,125.00/head	3,800.00–4,450.00	4,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,375	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 153Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 0

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

To view two video loads. https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,668	171.50–187.00	178.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	156.50–163.50	159.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	152.50–154.50	153.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	414.00	414.00
3	450–500	465	378.00–390.00	386.05
3	500–550	503	388.00	388.00
2	550–600	588	341.00	341.00
1	750–800	760	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	333.00	333.00
1	600–650	600	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	457.50	457.50
1	450–500	450	406.00	406.00
3	550–600	583	382.00	382.00
2	600–650	603	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	600–650	638	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	682	361.50	361.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	571	368.00	368.00
75	650–700	659	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	374.00	374.00
2	400–450	423	350.00–371.00	360.93
5	450–500	457	351.00–360.00	352.91
5	500–550	516	327.00–342.00	335.97
2	650–700	680	298.50–306.00	302.17
1	850–900	870	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	315.00–420.00	365.56
2	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	633	285.00–301.00	292.84
1	650–700	695	283.00	283.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,675	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,320	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,247	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,720.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,295	2,975.00–3,075.00	3,029.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,330	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,860.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	3,800.00–4,450.00	4,125.00

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.