Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2026-11-02

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 2
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
← Oct 26Nov 2latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 66▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 7▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 18▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to lack of comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $348.00/cwt on 1 head, down $13.51 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −110.08 against this barn's trailing median of $458.08.
Average price
$348.00
▼ 13.51 vs prior sale
1 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−34.53
vs TN average
−60.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525348.001,8271thin
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 sale1 hd
348.00
—
TN average14 barns · 385 hd
382.53
−34.53
National average43 barns · 4,657 hd
408.07
−60.07
This barn, trailing median3 sales
458.08
−110.08
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
Bulls—Low1,813134.212,4332thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,347115.361,5543thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19588.311,0559thin

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)1,250$3,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$3,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$3,0593thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,292$2,6624thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,6423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$2,6255
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,308$2,5062thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$4,8783thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,114$4,09312
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)914$3,8734thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,188$3,1004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$2,5001thin

Every lot

49 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
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,8271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,1531
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,4381
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added939315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,95856
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1395332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,3131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468325.60/cwt317.00–330.001,5243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488269.90/cwt250.00–290.001,3172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,8411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy725260.50/cwt253.00–268.001,8892
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5951
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,1181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1348432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,5052
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,7331
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,8421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2748234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7503
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,813134.21/cwt125.00–143.002,4332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11371.00/cwt71.00–71.007902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21893.26/cwt90.00–101.001,1367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,347115.36/cwt110.00–121.501,5543
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0753,213.02/head3,000.00–3,400.003,2132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1422,842.04/head2,575.00–3,100.002,8423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2453,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2503,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2632,637.72/head2,525.00–2,750.002,6382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2772,682.64/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3082,505.69/head2,325.00–2,700.002,5062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28303,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19054,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19604,046.35/head4,000.00–4,100.004,0462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0553,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0584,877.95/head4,500.00–5,100.004,8783
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1584,301.75/head3,100.00–4,900.004,3028
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1703,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2933,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002

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.