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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 5

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2079

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Receipts

864 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 1,018▲ 864 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $336.45/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −100.31 against this barn's trailing median of $436.75.

Average price

$336.45

123 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$7.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

vs TN average

−12.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	338.63	1,892	89
Medium and Large 2	562	330.72	1,859	34

One grade step is worth $7.91/cwt here — about $32 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale123 hd

336.45

—

TN average15 barns · 962 hd

333.43

+3.02

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−12.83

This barn, trailing median10 sales

436.75

−100.31

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

51 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,084	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,374	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	411.62/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,589	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	406.25/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,605	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	393.54/cwt	393.00–397.00	1,680	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,675	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	365.11/cwt	335.00–367.00	1,723	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	371.89/cwt	322.50–382.00	1,804	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	338.52/cwt	291.00–358.00	1,710	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	341.96/cwt	328.00–344.00	1,836	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	329.38/cwt	309.00–337.00	1,884	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	334.56/cwt	323.00–337.50	1,957	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	290.77/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,913	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	294.85/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,955	515
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	754	257.70/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,943	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	257.97/cwt	244.00–259.50	2,017	32
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,178	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,238	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,020	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	931	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	340.75/cwt	310.00–344.00	1,162	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	342.39/cwt	326.00–345.00	1,298	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,292	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	326.60/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,385	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,443	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	317.00/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,522	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	318.50/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,538	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,480	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	309.22/cwt	282.00–312.00	1,661	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	280.14/cwt	250.00–284.50	1,591	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	282.45/cwt	270.50–283.50	1,658	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,671	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	264.28/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,742	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	269.35/cwt	251.00–271.50	1,791	63
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	223.39/cwt	220.00–224.50	1,662	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,668	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,785	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	227.05/cwt	226.00–231.50	1,782	31
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,632	11
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,983	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,867	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,105	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,389	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	359.84/cwt	349.00–363.00	1,666	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	317.05/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,760	24
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,788	21
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,816	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,910	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	211.15/cwt	204.00–222.00	1,772	5

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Receipts 864Last week 1,018Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	397.50	397.50
3	350–400	357	389.00	389.00
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
18	450–500	463	349.00–363.00	359.84
24	550–600	555	290.00–321.00	317.05
21	600–650	648	276.00	276.00
3	650–700	658	276.00	276.00
2	750–800	770	248.00	248.00
5	800–850	839	204.00–222.00	211.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	333	412.50	412.50
7	350–400	386	402.50–415.00	411.62
7	400–450	427	393.00–397.00	393.54
23	450–500	472	335.00–367.00	365.11
5	500–550	505	291.00–358.00	338.52
29	550–600	572	309.00–337.00	329.38
19	650–700	658	280.00–293.00	290.77
7	750–800	754	252.00–260.00	257.70
3	900–950	925	235.50	235.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	402.50–410.00	406.25
8	400–450	434	386.00	386.00
33	450–500	485	322.50–382.00	371.89
49	500–550	537	328.00–344.00	341.96
40	550–600	585	323.00–337.50	334.56
515	650–700	663	283.00–295.00	294.85
32	750–800	782	244.00–259.50	257.97
1	950–1000	975	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	339.00	339.00
7	400–450	444	325.00	325.00
34	450–500	483	300.00–321.00	318.50
20	500–550	537	282.00–312.00	309.22
35	550–600	587	270.50–283.50	282.45
1	600–650	645	259.00	259.00
63	650–700	665	251.00–271.50	269.35
4	700–750	744	220.00–224.50	223.39
31	750–800	785	226.00–231.50	227.05
11	800–850	816	200.00	200.00
7	900–950	914	217.00	217.00
1	950–1000	975	191.50	191.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	335.00	335.00
11	300–350	341	310.00–344.00	340.75
9	350–400	379	326.00–345.00	342.39
29	400–450	424	300.00–330.00	326.60
25	450–500	480	300.00–322.00	317.00
2	500–550	500	296.00	296.00
50	550–600	568	250.00–284.50	280.14
2	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
30	650–700	659	252.00–268.00	264.28
6	700–750	748	223.00	223.00
4	750–800	783	228.00	228.00

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.