Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2022-02-02

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 2
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2079
Receipts
1,427 head
▲ 557 vs last sale 870▲ 432 vs year ago 995 · +43.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle were graded and grouped. Weighted on ground. Steers and heifers were mostly Black, Bwf and Charolis cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.48/cwt on 606 head.
Average price
$130.48
606 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$0.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.19
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2593130.60774478
Medium and Large 2-3500130.04651128
One grade step is worth $0.56/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale606 hd
130.48
—
TN average10 barns · 2,915 hd
137.67
−7.19
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

48 lots · USDA AMS · Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale - 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3255188.00/cwt188.00–188.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285188.00/cwt188.00–188.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340178.39/cwt178.00–180.006075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345189.00/cwt189.00–189.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375174.26/cwt173.50–175.006536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388185.64/cwt181.00–188.0072012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430175.47/cwt171.00–177.0075512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3441172.50/cwt172.50–172.5076115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478167.64/cwt162.00–174.0080123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482173.61/cwt169.00–174.5083737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535163.76/cwt162.00–164.0087650
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540146.00/cwt146.00–146.007884
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3562149.73/cwt140.00–152.0084137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586153.55/cwt150.50–154.0090076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638145.50/cwt145.50–145.5092815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650148.73/cwt148.50–148.7596779
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3653146.68/cwt134.00–148.0095822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,12132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,0289
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3772138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774140.41/cwt139.50–140.501,08744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,18637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,30112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3955129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265137.00/cwt137.00–137.003632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3269134.82/cwt130.00–136.003635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3336135.59/cwt135.00–137.504564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2344139.00/cwt139.00–139.004785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385135.54/cwt132.00–139.0052221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2394139.76/cwt135.00–141.5055111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428140.78/cwt137.00–142.5060320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440140.37/cwt139.00–141.0061828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486138.60/cwt136.50–139.0067460
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488139.02/cwt137.00–139.5067822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532131.42/cwt126.50–132.5069982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3557121.71/cwt118.00–123.0067841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582130.23/cwt125.50–136.5075899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645119.35/cwt117.00–123.0077028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666126.86/cwt126.00–127.0084583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667116.00/cwt116.00–116.007743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709133.78/cwt121.00–134.5094938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764123.19/cwt123.00–124.5094131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3767114.00/cwt114.00–114.0087411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added901111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,0059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,018114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,1662

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.