Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to limited receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.21/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$210.21

14 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$819

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

$51.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.87

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	638	224.90	1,435	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	355	173.50	616	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.39/cwt here — about $819 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 sale14 hd

210.21

—

TN average12 barns · 2,116 hd

249.08

−38.87

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	—	Average	2,260	115.00	2,599	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	84.99	1,235	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,275	77.50	988	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,330	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,248	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,190	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,693	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	826	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	185.62/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	183.67/cwt	179.00–193.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,273	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	223.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	220.94/cwt	218.00–224.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	225.35/cwt	220.00–228.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,184	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,290.00–1,310.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Bulls	—	—	2,260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	86.39/cwt	82.50–90.50	1,246	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,178	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	988	1

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 Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 53Year ago 0

No trends available due to limited receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	187.00	187.00
2	—	945	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	262.00	262.00
1	—	350	236.00	236.00
1	—	480	239.00	239.00
1	—	650	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	182.00–189.00	185.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	172.00	172.00
2	—	270	218.00–224.00	220.94
1	—	850	136.00	136.00
3	—	423	220.00–228.00	225.35
1	—	485	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	208.00	208.00
1	—	620	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	179.00–193.00	183.67
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	220.00–225.00	223.74
2	—	630	227.00	227.00
2	—	710	210.00	210.00
1	—	435	260.00	260.00
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,585.00	1,585.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,190.00	1,190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,290.00–1,310.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,330.00	1,330.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,090.00	1,090.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,260	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	82.50–90.50	86.39
1	—	1,510	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	77.50	77.50

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

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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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