Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 9
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 0▼ 649 vs year ago 799 · −81.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 0▲ 121 vs year ago 19 · +636.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to lack of comparable data.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $430.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 5 of 5 comparable sales and sits +34.38 against this barn's trailing median of $395.62.
Average price
$430.00
9 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+38.84
vs TN average
+0.32 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1629430.002,7059thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale9 hd
430.00
—
TN average14 barns · 305 hd
391.16
+38.84
National average180 barns · 24,826 hd
429.68
+0.32
This barn, trailing median5 sales
395.62
+34.38
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 600–700 lb

5 sales
449410371332median 395.6203/2303/3006/2208/1710/19
Steers 600–700 lb: high $435.00, low $346.42, median $395.62 across 5 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—Average1,778146.002,5952thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,450141.502,0521thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,140122.841,4002thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,565$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$3,0272thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,027$4,03217
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,004$3,5038

Every lot

33 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1303705.00/cwt705.00–705.002,1362
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added629430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,7059
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added774379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,93371
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,77415
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Small 1290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385436.50/cwt432.50–445.001,6813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1392470.47/cwt467.50–475.001,8445
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462451.00/cwt451.00–451.002,0848
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1543397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1583
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Full605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618354.59/cwt340.00–362.002,1913
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376519.38/cwt517.50–520.001,9534
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1393544.31/cwt537.50–560.002,1395
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425481.44/cwt452.50–512.502,0462
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1662
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510372.75/cwt360.00–385.001,9012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525454.82/cwt415.00–475.002,3883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568382.47/cwt375.00–390.002,1722
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,735150.50/cwt150.50–150.502,6111
Bulls——1,820141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,5751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140122.84/cwt117.50–129.501,4002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,450141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,0521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0951,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1252,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2052,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2883,027.18/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5653,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0043,503.48/head2,950.00–4,100.003,5038
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0274,032.42/head3,850.00–4,200.004,03217

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.