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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Wed, May 7

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2079

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Receipts

1,315 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 1,150▲ 1,315 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 $367.27/cwt on 224 head. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −69.48 against this barn's trailing median of $436.75.

Average price

$367.27

224 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$10.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.80

vs TN average

−11.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	368.33	2,079	201
Medium and Large 2	556	358.03	1,991	23

One grade step is worth $10.30/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale224 hd

367.27

—

TN average14 barns · 593 hd

364.47

+2.80

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−11.52

This barn, trailing median10 sales

436.75

−69.48

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

61 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,213	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,289	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	466.91/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,587	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,500	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	446.34/cwt	442.50–450.00	1,727	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	445.34/cwt	435.00–448.00	1,732	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	437.73/cwt	437.00–438.00	1,882	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	421.63/cwt	390.00–427.00	1,821	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	417.33/cwt	400.00–418.00	2,032	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	393.03/cwt	385.00–406.00	1,918	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	390.48/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,105	92
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	358.03/cwt	320.00–362.00	1,991	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	349.63/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,049	109
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	313.11/cwt	298.00–340.00	1,982	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	335.21/cwt	328.00–339.50	2,169	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	317.10/cwt	317.00–318.00	2,074	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	336.80/cwt	306.00–339.00	2,223	117
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	769	274.19/cwt	267.00–278.00	2,109	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	280.38/cwt	270.00–287.00	2,159	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	801	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,323	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	802	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,258	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,046	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	946	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	2,455	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,407	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	905	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	376.86/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,002	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,080	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,170	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,179	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	370.25/cwt	356.00–374.00	1,400	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	369.58/cwt	349.00–376.00	1,401	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	358.96/cwt	290.00–375.00	1,529	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	371.41/cwt	371.00–376.00	1,593	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	362.37/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,739	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	349.14/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,679	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	337.39/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,731	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	333.34/cwt	327.00–335.50	1,760	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	332.60/cwt	305.00–338.50	1,859	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	324.10/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,883	87
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	604	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,927	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	280.81/cwt	277.00–283.00	1,783	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,676	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	281.39/cwt	257.00–286.00	1,852	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	291.33/cwt	289.00–291.50	1,929	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,757	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	250.52/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,861	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	272.18/cwt	268.00–275.50	2,074	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	792	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,940	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	12
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,066	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	470.65/cwt	458.00–474.00	1,294	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,458	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,576	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	399.01/cwt	383.00–402.00	1,843	38
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	346.23/cwt	334.00–349.00	1,925	38
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,022	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,070	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,201	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,235	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	802	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,230	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,104	2

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 May 7, 2025

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

Receipts 1,315Last week 1,150Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	477.50	477.50
5	300–350	340	465.00–475.00	466.91
7	350–400	387	442.50–450.00	446.34
34	400–450	430	437.00–438.00	437.73
43	450–500	487	400.00–418.00	417.33
92	500–550	539	370.00–397.50	390.48
109	550–600	586	340.00–360.00	349.63
16	600–650	647	328.00–339.50	335.21
117	650–700	660	306.00–339.00	336.80
35	750–800	770	270.00–287.00	280.38
10	900–950	946	259.50	259.50
2	950–1000	955	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	341	440.00	440.00
12	350–400	389	435.00–448.00	445.34
15	400–450	432	390.00–427.00	421.63
9	450–500	488	385.00–406.00	393.03
23	550–600	556	320.00–362.00	358.03
10	600–650	633	298.00–340.00	313.11
10	650–700	654	317.00–318.00	317.10
5	750–800	769	267.00–278.00	274.19
9	800–850	802	281.50	281.50
1	900–950	930	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	800–850	801	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	290	372.50	372.50
7	300–350	324	364.00	364.00
12	350–400	378	356.00–374.00	370.25
36	400–450	429	371.00–376.00	371.41
51	450–500	481	335.00–352.00	349.14
45	500–550	528	327.00–335.50	333.34
87	550–600	581	300.00–327.50	324.10
8	600–650	635	277.00–283.00	280.81
52	650–700	662	289.00–291.50	291.33
2	700–750	743	246.00–255.00	250.52
19	750–800	762	268.00–275.50	272.18
3	950–1000	970	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	604	319.00	319.00
12	800–850	830	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	342.50–385.00	376.86
2	300–350	318	368.00	368.00
25	350–400	379	349.00–376.00	369.58
6	400–450	426	290.00–375.00	358.96
17	450–500	480	340.00–365.00	362.37
7	500–550	513	310.00–357.50	337.39
47	550–600	559	305.00–338.50	332.60
3	600–650	635	264.00	264.00
16	650–700	658	257.00–286.00	281.39
1	700–750	720	244.00	244.00
3	750–800	792	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	458.00–474.00	470.65
5	300–350	343	425.00	425.00
24	350–400	359	439.00	439.00
38	450–500	462	383.00–402.00	399.01
38	550–600	556	334.00–349.00	346.23
17	600–650	636	318.00	318.00
2	650–700	655	316.00	316.00
4	700–750	736	299.00	299.00
1	750–800	750	298.00	298.00
2	800–850	825	250.00–260.00	255.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	802	278.00	278.00

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.