Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2026-10-26

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 26
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
← Oct 19Oct 26latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 154 vs last sale 220▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to limited comparable sales.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $284.48/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$284.48
4 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−64.90
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2558284.481,5864thin
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 sale4 hd
284.48
—
TN average16 barns · 497 hd
349.38
−64.90
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,323129.281,7103thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,648123.502,0352thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,17079.079253thin

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)1,090$2,5205
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,158$1,7913thin

Every lot

37 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,0733
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,4401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,8293
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1443338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,4972
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523307.89/cwt300.00–316.001,6102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529321.73/cwt321.00–322.501,7026
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573267.58/cwt250.00–285.001,5332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610293.06/cwt286.00–300.001,7882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,8942
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,0153
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,2272
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1393400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5722
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5805
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535280.21/cwt250.00–311.001,4992
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580288.75/cwt277.50–300.001,6752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,9161
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630280.58/cwt270.00–291.001,7682
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1652289.04/cwt282.00–303.001,8853
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,7663
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,0161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05561.00/cwt61.00–61.006441
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22888.10/cwt86.50–90.001,0822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323129.28/cwt123.50–135.501,7103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,6831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,875128.50/cwt128.50–128.502,4091
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28952,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1392,543.83/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,748.80/head1,650.00–1,825.001,7492

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.