Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 11
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
63 head
14 vs last sale 77 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
1 vs last sale 15 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
13 vs last sale 40 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Unable to compare trends for this market due to a holiday last week.

Video load report can be found: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.65/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$200.65
20 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
28.28
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483207.301,00113thin
Medium and Large 2-3496188.299337thin
One grade step is worth $19.02/cwt here — about $68 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 sale20 hd
200.65
TN average13 barns · 2,479 hd
228.92
−28.28
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
BullsAverage1,755116.002,0361thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66292.761,5423thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40187.171,2214thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23573.729102thin

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)1,453$1,4705
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,3701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,2901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,2083thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1-2705194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505193.00/cwt193.00–193.009751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3860166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2202265.00/cwt265.00–265.005352
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315240.16/cwt230.00–250.007572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340242.00/cwt242.00–242.008231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2695199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3831
SteersMedium and Large 2-3440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3255191.00/cwt191.00–191.004871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420212.00/cwt212.00–212.008901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290249.00/cwt249.00–249.007221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2541
SteersMedium and Large 2-3770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530233.62/cwt232.00–237.001,2383
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540179.00/cwt179.00–179.009671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3595178.67/cwt178.00–179.001,0633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313220.00/cwt220.00–220.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2815173.93/cwt168.00–180.001,4182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524230.59/cwt222.00–240.001,2084
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2543213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2642174.98/cwt168.00–179.001,1233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2260211.00/cwt211.00–211.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1471
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,500.00/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4531,470.29/head1,290.00–1,585.001,4705
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Bulls1,755116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,0361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40187.17/cwt85.00–88.501,2214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66292.76/cwt90.50–95.501,5423
CowsLean 85-90%1,23573.72/cwt71.00–76.009102

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.