Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market two weeks ago no trends were able to be established due to a light offering but a higher demand for all feeder classes was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.85/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$201.85

18 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$6.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.59

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	436	205.33	895	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	407	198.38	808	9thin

One grade step is worth $6.95/cwt here — about $87 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 sale18 hd

201.85

—

TN average11 barns · 1,456 hd

219.44

−17.59

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,439	115.82	1,666	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	92.18	1,102	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	90.15	1,222	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	86.65	931	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,875	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$1,570	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,491	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,429	37
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$1,192	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,075	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,545	$1,830	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,094	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,735	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,618	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,285	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$970	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	221.74/cwt	221.00–223.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	256.74/cwt	240.00–260.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	177.83/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	197.63/cwt	196.00–201.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	223.94/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	1,830.00/head	1,830.00–1,830.00	1,830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,617.50/head	1,525.00–1,710.00	1,618	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	90.15/cwt	83.50–96.50	1,222	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	83.77/cwt	82.00–85.50	1,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,270	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,537	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	94.05/cwt	88.50–98.50	1,111	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	87.39/cwt	84.00–92.00	936	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	897	1
Bulls	—	—	1,481	114.53/cwt	114.00–115.50	1,696	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,490.63/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,491	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	1,226.14/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,226	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,912.50/head	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,913	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,590.00/head	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,590	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,770.00/head	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,770	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,192.28/head	1,085.00–1,440.00	1,192	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,442.32/head	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,442	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	1,570.15/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,570	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,255.00/head	2,175.00–2,375.00	2,255	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Warren Co. Livestock Auction - McMinnville, TN

Mon Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 126Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 69Year ago 0

Compared to this market two weeks ago no trends were able to be established due to a light offering but a higher demand for all feeder classes was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	205.00	205.00
3	—	490	196.00–201.00	197.63
1	—	575	181.00	181.00
1	—	240	207.50	207.50
1	—	360	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	212.00	212.00
4	—	318	221.00–223.00	221.74
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
1	—	295	225.00	225.00
2	—	660	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	229.00	229.00
1	—	335	241.00	241.00
6	—	358	240.00–260.00	256.74
1	—	290	250.00	250.00
1	—	720	199.00	199.00
2	—	673	221.00–227.00	223.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	718	173.00–179.00	177.83
1	—	235	270.00	270.00
1	—	525	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,545	1,830.00	1,830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,525.00–1,710.00	1,617.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,912.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,590.00	1,590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,175.00–2,375.00	2,255.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,490.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,231	1,085.00–1,440.00	1,192.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,252	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,442.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,257	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,570.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,226.14
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	970.00	970.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	83.50–96.50	90.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	82.00–85.50	83.77
9	—	1,181	88.50–98.50	94.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,071	84.00–92.00	87.39
1	—	1,100	81.50	81.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	121.00	121.00
4	—	1,481	114.00–115.50	114.53

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.

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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Warren Co. Livestock Auction - McMinnville, TN

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