Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 17
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
← earliestJul 17Jul 31
Feeder Cattle receipts
126 head
126 vs last sale 0 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
10 vs last sale 0 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
69 vs last sale 0 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first report for this market, therefore no trends are available. Comparisons will be noted next week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $186.91/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$186.91
41 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,026
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
23.85
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557189.881,05732
Medium and Large 2-3521176.349199thin
One grade step is worth $13.54/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale41 hd
186.91
TN average11 barns · 1,006 hd
210.75
−23.85
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,580108.001,7062thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53885.491,3152thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04572.007521thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09868.777552thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,15426
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$1,1002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,0969
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$9984thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$7801thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$1,1101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$8801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,5506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,0837
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,0601thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,6502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,2601thin

Every lot, as filed

64 lots · USDA AMS · Warren Co. Livestock Auction - McMinnville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2880135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3312184.00/cwt184.00–184.005743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2462178.00/cwt165.00–185.008223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full435183.00/cwt183.00–183.007961
BullsMedium and Large 2-3488193.51/cwt193.00–195.009444
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383183.58/cwt172.00–195.007032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320192.00/cwt192.00–192.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410186.00/cwt186.00–186.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576179.62/cwt176.00–180.501,03511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675144.00/cwt144.00–144.009721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3233202.50/cwt202.50–202.504722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465172.61/cwt169.00–176.008032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0911
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,000118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320230.00/cwt230.00–230.007361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420202.02/cwt194.00–210.008484
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0191
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,055160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2825191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405216.00/cwt216.00–216.008751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2885185.53/cwt180.00–191.001,6422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3585168.00/cwt168.00–168.009831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed392210.00/cwt210.00–210.008233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678171.60/cwt167.00–174.501,1634
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573185.33/cwt174.00–191.001,0628
BullsMedium and Large 1-2790168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008932
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430182.50/cwt182.50–182.507852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2398226.00/cwt226.00–226.008995
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618167.02/cwt162.00–172.001,0322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2453218.00/cwt218.00–218.009884
BullsMedium and Large 2-3620136.00/cwt136.00–136.008431
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,475.00/head1,650.00–2,750.002,4754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,550.00/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100.00/head875.00–1,325.001,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0202
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-22,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,164.40/head880.00–1,375.001,16425
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,730.00/head1,730.00–1,730.001,7301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,121.88/head1,040.00–1,160.001,1228
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsLight Weight1,035114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1801
Bulls2,125102.00/cwt102.00–102.002,1681
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04572.00/cwt72.00–72.007521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53885.49/cwt85.00–86.001,3152
CowsLean 85-90%1,09868.77/cwt66.50–71.507552

How this sale compares

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.