Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2026-10-05

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 5
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▼ 333 vs last sale 749▲ 416 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.77/cwt on 6 head, down $55.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −55.02 against this barn's trailing median of $366.79.
Average price
$311.77
▼ 55.02 vs prior sale
6 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−23.73
vs TN average
−56.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541311.771,6876thin
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 sale6 hd
311.77
—
TN average16 barns · 655 hd
335.50
−23.73
National average187 barns · 16,614 hd
367.91
−56.14
This barn, trailing median3 sales
366.79
−55.02
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
427383338294median 366.7903/3003/3008/1010/2610/26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,965147.002,8891thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,175136.901,6092thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,110102.001,1321thin

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)1,500$2,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$2,4242thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9053
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,0083
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added730328.50/cwt328.50–328.502,39840
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,31710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2738300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2142
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added814324.75/cwt324.75–324.752,64363
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838303.50/cwt303.50–303.502,5433
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added868317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7564
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added926312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,88955
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1541311.77/cwt300.00–315.001,6876
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added632319.75/cwt319.75–319.752,02127
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added677330.75/cwt330.75–330.752,23975
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735305.50/cwt305.50–305.502,24512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added779305.50/cwt305.50–305.502,38065
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1398421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,6762
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482362.15/cwt350.00–368.001,7463
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,7301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7951
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2481
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1Full850190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,965147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,8891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175136.90/cwt131.00–142.001,6092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19232,423.98/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5002,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751

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.