Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2023-08-07

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 7
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
888 head
848 vs last sale 40 888 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
12 vs last sale 37 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
117 vs last sale 177 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This week a special yearling heifer sale was held in conjunction with the regular sale therefore no comparisons are available, but a higher undertone was noted on feeder heifers as they made up the bulk of the offerings. However, demand was mostly good to very good with buyers showing the best interest in the 8 load lots that were offered. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.32/cwt on 692 head.
Average price
$235.32
692 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,501
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+9.26
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2638235.321,501692
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale692 hd
235.32
TN average16 barns · 4,249 hd
226.06
+9.26
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
BullsAverage1,450120.681,7502thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,03190.399325thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44388.331,2754thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99879.737963thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,4754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$1,37710
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$1,3582thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$1,28912
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$1,1728
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,0082thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,2502thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$1,6601thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,057$1,4243thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,7134thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,4882thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$9751thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,4254thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0571,423.70/head1,275.00–1,650.001,4243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2780154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added673238.98/cwt238.50–239.501,608148
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585243.25/cwt243.25–243.251,42384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486238.12/cwt220.00–240.501,15728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,55678
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,49477
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2643233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2880181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5935
SteersMedium and Large 1-2313217.67/cwt217.00–218.006813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added618246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,52388
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2822190.93/cwt178.00–193.501,56918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527241.67/cwt235.50–242.501,27475
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2746220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,64168
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2985163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2408246.97/cwt239.00–248.001,00814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,004162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6267
CowsLean 85-90%99879.73/cwt78.50–81.507963
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44388.33/cwt85.50–94.501,2754
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01097.50/cwt97.50–97.509851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03688.61/cwt86.50–91.509184
Bulls1,450120.68/cwt120.50–121.001,7502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsSmall 1-28981,060.06/head1,030.00–1,075.001,0603
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 2-31,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,700.00/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2141,239.00/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2395
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2011,381.05/head1,285.00–1,475.001,3818
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,474.61/head1,370.00–1,525.001,4754
Bred CowsSmall 1-28901,008.48/head990.00–1,025.001,0082
Bred CowsSmall 1-28321,353.15/head1,180.00–1,450.001,3533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0671,420.61/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,437.50/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39851,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0501,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred CowsSmall 1-29521,136.51/head950.00–1,350.001,1373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2885135.73/cwt131.00–142.001,2013
Bred HeifersSmall 1-28551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.