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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 1

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2079

← Sep 10Oct 1Oct 22 →

Receipts

857 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 970▼ 126 vs year ago 983 · −12.8%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.05/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 5 of 10 comparable sales and sits −42.96 against this barn's trailing median of $381.01.

Average price

$338.05

113 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$5.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs TN average

−30.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	342.46	1,952	20
Medium and Large 1	565	337.11	1,905	93

One grade step is worth $5.35/cwt here — about $47 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 sale113 hd

338.05

—

TN average16 barns · 782 hd

339.59

−1.53

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−30.86

This barn, trailing median10 sales

381.01

−42.96

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $413.65, low $326.07, median $381.01 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

54 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,261	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,546	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	437.45/cwt	436.00–443.00	1,610	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,827	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	441.92/cwt	430.00–444.00	1,852	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	432.06/cwt	424.00–433.00	1,841	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	416.86/cwt	416.00–417.00	2,001	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	402.00/cwt	375.00–439.00	1,958	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	392.26/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,087	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	370.33/cwt	328.00–376.00	2,070	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,246	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	379.31/cwt	373.00–381.50	2,208	60
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	327.42/cwt	314.00–340.00	2,030	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	340.34/cwt	328.00–348.50	2,154	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	352.48/cwt	345.50–354.00	2,316	81
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	346.70/cwt	338.00–348.00	2,312	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	714	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,528	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,546	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	339.94/cwt	324.00–341.25	2,621	27
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,681	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,712	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,835	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,902	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,955	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	357.45/cwt	340.00–363.00	1,151	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	355.59/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,166	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	351.14/cwt	334.00–354.00	1,387	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	347.48/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,470	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	349.37/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,520	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	333.74/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,602	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	335.05/cwt	329.00–337.50	1,615	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	344.77/cwt	339.00–347.50	1,834	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	342.46/cwt	319.00–348.00	1,952	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	331.81/cwt	314.00–335.50	1,951	55
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	265.19/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,684	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	68
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	287.09/cwt	280.00–288.50	1,906	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,028	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	276.68/cwt	265.00–279.00	2,103	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	279.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,252	27
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,316	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,337	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,399	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,593	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	384.57/cwt	366.00–386.00	1,784	29
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,882	29
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	312.42/cwt	308.00–313.00	2,021	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,892	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,880	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	265.07/cwt	241.00–275.00	2,022	7

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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Receipts 857Last week 970Year ago 983

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	260	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	395	462.50	462.50
19	400–450	426	424.00–433.00	432.06
15	450–500	480	416.00–417.00	416.86
39	500–550	532	380.00–405.00	392.26
60	550–600	582	373.00–381.50	379.31
5	600–650	633	328.00–348.50	340.34
81	650–700	657	345.50–354.00	352.48
4	700–750	739	344.50	344.50
27	750–800	771	324.00–341.25	339.94
2	900–950	930	312.00	312.00
4	950–1000	969	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	448.00	448.00
5	350–400	368	436.00–443.00	437.45
7	400–450	419	430.00–444.00	441.92
10	450–500	487	375.00–439.00	402.00
9	550–600	559	328.00–376.00	370.33
4	600–650	620	314.00–340.00	327.42
16	650–700	667	338.00–348.00	346.70
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	785	341.50	341.50
1	850–900	850	319.00	319.00
1	900–950	925	306.50	306.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	563	399.00	399.00
6	700–750	714	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	342.50–360.00	355.59
7	350–400	395	334.00–354.00	351.14
13	400–450	435	342.00–350.00	349.37
50	450–500	482	329.00–337.50	335.05
38	500–550	532	339.00–347.50	344.77
55	550–600	588	314.00–335.50	331.81
9	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
68	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	274.00	274.00
27	800–850	806	275.00–280.00	279.43
2	950–1000	953	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	322	340.00–363.00	357.45
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
6	400–450	423	347.00–350.00	347.48
13	450–500	480	319.00–335.00	333.74
20	550–600	570	319.00–348.00	342.46
4	600–650	635	253.00–269.00	265.19
12	650–700	664	280.00–288.50	287.09
6	750–800	760	265.00–279.00	276.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	472.50	472.50
4	300–350	348	402.00	402.00
12	350–400	360	442.50	442.50
29	450–500	464	366.00–386.00	384.57
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
29	550–600	560	336.00	336.00
17	600–650	647	308.00–313.00	312.42
2	650–700	678	279.00	279.00
1	700–750	740	254.00	254.00
7	750–800	763	241.00–275.00	265.07

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.