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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 26

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2079

← Aug 5Aug 26Sep 16 →

Receipts

759 head

▼ 370 vs last sale 1,129▲ 759 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 $369.98/cwt on 135 head, down $50.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −66.78 against this barn's trailing median of $436.75.

Average price

$369.98

▼ 50.51 vs prior sale

135 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs TN average

−1.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	373.54	2,089	98
Medium and Large 2	556	360.54	2,006	37

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale135 hd

369.98

—

TN average14 barns · 506 hd

367.19

+2.79

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−1.02

This barn, trailing median10 sales

436.75

−66.78

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

47 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,638	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	384.82/cwt	347.50–391.00	1,686	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	415.35/cwt	407.50–417.50	1,832	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	347.32/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,660	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	400.17/cwt	386.00–401.00	1,937	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,745	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	385.40/cwt	376.00–388.00	2,046	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	360.86/cwt	325.00–366.00	2,014	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	363.47/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,119	53
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,990	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	335.65/cwt	332.00–336.00	2,205	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	330.73/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,176	74
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	742	316.34/cwt	315.00–316.50	2,347	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	312.67/cwt	302.00–314.00	2,361	55
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,496	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,575	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	315.00/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,055	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	309.70/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,137	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	318.78/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,215	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	319.96/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,360	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	302.95/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,303	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	336.31/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,614	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	327.68/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,606	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	333.73/cwt	287.50–337.00	1,782	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	311.15/cwt	297.50–318.00	1,693	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	313.09/cwt	307.00–314.00	1,735	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	329.90/cwt	311.00–332.00	1,920	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,860	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,917	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	302.89/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,987	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,089	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	286.15/cwt	286.00–288.00	2,215	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	803	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,008	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,451	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,510	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	355.60/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,625	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,668	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,879	24
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,041	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,894	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,007	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,904	1

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 26, 2026

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

Receipts 759Last week 1,129Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
6	350–400	381	315.00–322.50	318.78
6	400–450	425	315.00–321.00	319.96
26	450–500	490	310.00–330.00	327.68
3	500–550	544	297.50–318.00	311.15
39	550–600	554	307.00–314.00	313.09
9	600–650	639	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	803	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	335	312.50–317.50	315.00
4	350–400	367	306.00–311.00	309.70
12	400–450	430	300.00–308.00	302.95
26	450–500	480	307.00–340.00	336.31
42	500–550	534	287.50–337.00	333.73
60	550–600	582	311.00–332.00	329.90
15	600–650	606	307.00	307.00
45	650–700	656	300.00–305.00	302.89
2	700–750	728	287.00	287.00
13	750–800	774	286.00–288.00	286.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	348	417.00	417.00
1	400–450	400	377.50	377.50
11	450–500	457	330.00–370.00	355.60
6	500–550	545	306.00	306.00
24	550–600	571	329.00	329.00
10	600–650	648	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	653	290.00	290.00
5	750–800	772	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	835	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	445.00	445.00
7	400–450	441	407.50–417.50	415.35
24	450–500	484	386.00–401.00	400.17
45	500–550	531	376.00–388.00	385.40
53	550–600	583	358.00–365.00	363.47
74	650–700	658	320.00–332.50	330.73
55	750–800	755	302.00–314.00	312.67
1	900–950	910	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	438	347.50–391.00	384.82
20	450–500	478	332.50–350.00	347.32
1	500–550	500	349.00	349.00
36	550–600	558	325.00–366.00	360.86
1	600–650	640	311.00	311.00
23	650–700	657	332.00–336.00	335.65
9	700–750	742	315.00–316.50	316.34
1	850–900	890	280.50	280.50

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.