Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-06

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 6
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 0▲ 44 vs year ago 58 · +75.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 7 vs year ago 10 · −70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no sale previous week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $415.50/cwt on 2 head, down $42.58 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −42.58 against this barn's trailing median of $458.08.
Average price
$415.50
▼ 42.58 vs prior sale
2 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−37.25
vs TN average
−43.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545415.502,2642thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
415.50
—
TN average3 barns · 131 hd
452.75
−37.25
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
−43.98
This barn, trailing median3 sales
458.08
−42.58
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385149.002,0641thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,195118.441,4152thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,227$2,1623thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,540$2,1001thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310532.50/cwt530.00–535.001,6512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,0521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,2171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,2931
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,3341
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705409.25/cwt409.25–409.252,88576
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328422.98/cwt412.50–433.001,3872
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468383.54/cwt367.50–400.001,7953
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1548368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,0172
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1545398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,1691
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195118.44/cwt117.00–120.001,4152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,0641
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2272,162.26/head1,775.00–2,475.002,1623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.