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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 21

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2079

← Jul 31Aug 21Sep 11 →

Receipts

1,109 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 1,073▼ 103 vs year ago 1,212 · −8.5%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.32/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −178.43 against this barn's trailing median of $436.75.

Average price

$258.32

166 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$1.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

vs TN average

−12.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	555	259.34	1,439	37
Medium and Large 1	559	258.03	1,442	129

One grade step is worth $1.31/cwt here — about −$3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale166 hd

258.32

—

TN average15 barns · 606 hd

262.44

−4.11

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−12.18

This barn, trailing median10 sales

436.75

−178.43

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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.65, low $363.24, median $436.75 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

49 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,056	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	298.48/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,140	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,186	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	275.29/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,156	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	282.19/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,233	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	269.10/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,292	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	272.23/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,318	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	263.48/cwt	216.00–265.00	1,396	59
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,433	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	259.24/cwt	238.00–262.00	1,439	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	253.44/cwt	240.00–255.50	1,478	70
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	242.47/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,569	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	231.59/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,508	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	242.66/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,604	117
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	220.46/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,616	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	224.86/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,718	67
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,758	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,741	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,780	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	554	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	251.20/cwt	251.00–253.00	864	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	894	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	246.57/cwt	243.00–254.00	910	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	259.28/cwt	251.00–262.00	993	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	248.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,068	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	255.06/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,107	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	252.19/cwt	219.00–254.50	1,198	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	247.10/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,181	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	235.05/cwt	227.00–235.50	1,246	88
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	230.69/cwt	189.00–240.00	1,280	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	235.59/cwt	230.00–236.25	1,373	66
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	221.60/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,434	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	210.84/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,364	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	227.47/cwt	216.00–228.25	1,494	97
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	214.80/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,617	35
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	804	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	299.13/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,062	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,127	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,262	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	239.24/cwt	237.00–239.50	1,306	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	226.40/cwt	225.00–226.50	1,444	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	209.11/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,541	10
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	181.01/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,495	4

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale - McMinnville, TN

Wed Aug 21, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Receipts 1,109Last week 1,073Year ago 1,212

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	390	304.00	304.00
13	400–450	437	280.00–298.00	282.19
17	450–500	484	260.00–273.00	272.23
59	500–550	530	216.00–265.00	263.48
70	550–600	583	240.00–255.50	253.44
22	600–650	647	237.00–243.00	242.47
117	650–700	661	242.00–249.00	242.66
1	700–750	700	232.00	232.00
67	750–800	764	220.00–225.00	224.86
3	800–850	845	206.00	206.00
6	850–900	881	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	306.00	306.00
6	350–400	382	285.00–301.00	298.48
7	400–450	420	250.00–280.00	275.29
20	450–500	480	240.00–274.00	269.10
1	500–550	545	263.00	263.00
36	550–600	555	238.00–262.00	259.24
22	650–700	651	229.00–232.00	231.59
9	700–750	733	205.00–230.00	220.46
2	750–800	783	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	282.00	282.00
7	350–400	355	294.00–300.00	299.13
5	400–450	435	259.00	259.00
22	450–500	464	272.00	272.00
28	500–550	546	237.00–239.50	239.24
15	600–650	638	225.00–226.50	226.40
10	700–750	737	201.00–210.00	209.11
4	800–850	826	178.00–190.00	181.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	345	259.00	259.00
18	350–400	383	251.00–262.00	259.28
15	400–450	434	255.00–256.00	255.06
37	450–500	475	219.00–254.50	252.19
88	500–550	530	227.00–235.50	235.05
66	550–600	583	230.00–236.25	235.59
18	600–650	647	201.00–226.00	221.60
97	650–700	657	216.00–228.25	227.47
35	750–800	753	213.00–216.00	214.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
10	300–350	344	251.00–253.00	251.20
12	350–400	369	243.00–254.00	246.57
15	400–450	429	240.00–250.00	248.93
18	450–500	478	231.00–251.00	247.10
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
26	550–600	555	189.00–240.00	230.69
9	600–650	647	185.00–214.00	210.84
1	650–700	665	207.00	207.00
1	800–850	810	159.00	159.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.