Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2023-08-28

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 28
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
77 head
32 vs last sale 45 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
9 vs last sale 6 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
27 vs last sale 13 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week, all feeder class receipts were to limited to call a trend but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter classes including breaker/boner were down 2.00 to 5.00 with lean cows steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $207.59/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$207.59
29 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.44
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497223.991,11316thin
Medium and Large 2-3480187.4190013thin
One grade step is worth $36.58/cwt here — about $213 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 sale29 hd
207.59
TN average10 barns · 747 hd
203.15
+4.44
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
BullsLow1,445105.001,5171thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44191.001,3114thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27485.991,0954thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15473.278464thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$1,4016
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,35613
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$1,3482thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,1701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,1602thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$1,1501thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,650$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,9783thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,7751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)$1,1902thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$8401thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2510206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2595199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425210.93/cwt202.00–214.008964
BullsMedium and Large 2-3459172.00/cwt172.00–172.007894
BullsMedium and Large 1-2445230.50/cwt224.00–244.001,0266
SteersMedium and Large 1-2305234.00/cwt234.00–234.007142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2265250.00/cwt250.00–250.006631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370199.00/cwt199.00–199.007363
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3605151.00/cwt151.00–151.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250218.00/cwt218.00–218.005451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374224.00/cwt224.00–224.008386
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed483144.00/cwt144.00–144.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,8571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,0241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615193.49/cwt193.00–194.001,1902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2356267.71/cwt255.00–272.009534
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423217.00/cwt217.00–217.009184
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525171.88/cwt166.00–183.009023
BullsMedium and Large 2-3570182.33/cwt176.00–189.001,0392
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,010132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450191.00/cwt191.00–191.008603
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,037.50/head1,825.00–2,250.002,0382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,1701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Stock CowsSmall 1-2840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1902
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,425.50/head1,330.00–1,575.001,42610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400.83/head1,340.00–1,480.001,4016
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1602
Bulls1,445105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44191.00/cwt87.50–94.501,3114
CowsLean 85-90%1,14076.14/cwt75.50–77.008682
CowsLean 85-90%1,16870.40/cwt69.50–71.508222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27388.99/cwt85.50–92.501,1333
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27577.00/cwt77.00–77.009821

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.