Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No feeder class comparisons available for this market but buyer activity was strong. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.65/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$168.65

57 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$18.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.49

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	530	172.48	915	45
Medium and Large 2-3	528	154.28	814	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.20/cwt here — about $101 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 sale57 hd

168.65

—

TN average11 barns · 2,211 hd

212.14

−43.49

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	1,700	104.20	1,771	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	84.38	1,351	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	77.15	988	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	68.44	705	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$1,141	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	972	$956	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$920	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,169	$870	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$927	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	793	$645	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	428	191.67/cwt	180.00–195.00	820	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	185.00/cwt	184.00–186.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	168.99/cwt	167.00–171.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	180.45/cwt	173.00–186.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	710	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	165.39/cwt	160.00–168.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	146.78/cwt	122.00–150.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,170	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	169.76/cwt	160.00–180.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	920	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	926	918.41/head	710.00–1,070.00	918	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	800.00/head	710.00–890.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	940.59/head	885.00–1,010.00	941	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	926.50/head	890.00–960.00	927	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	793	645.14/head	600.00–690.00	645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,256.22/head	1,095.00–1,400.00	1,256	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	86.15/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,397	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	68.44/cwt	66.50–73.00	705	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	104.20/cwt	102.50–106.00	1,771	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	77.15/cwt	75.50–79.50	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	220.20/cwt	210.00–225.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	193.03/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	142.39/cwt	141.50–146.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	171.69/cwt	171.00–174.00	986	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	216.03/cwt	200.00–220.00	901	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	152.81/cwt	144.00–166.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	160.48/cwt	160.00–161.00	839	2

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 58Year ago 0

No feeder class comparisons available for this market but buyer activity was strong. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	180.00–195.00	191.67
4	—	482	173.00–186.00	180.45
1	—	735	156.50	156.50
3	—	783	120.00	120.00
8	—	548	181.00	181.00
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
1	—	810	143.00	143.00
1	—	635	167.00	167.00
1	—	575	173.00	173.00
1	—	275	183.00	183.00
3	—	358	188.00	188.00
5	—	668	141.50–146.00	142.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	181.00	181.00
3	—	582	160.00–168.00	165.39
8	—	543	122.00–150.00	146.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	143.00–145.00	143.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	184.00–186.00	185.00
2	—	475	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	167.00–171.00	168.99
1	—	240	223.00	223.00
3	—	328	210.00–225.00	220.20
2	—	620	192.00–194.00	193.03
4	—	454	230.00	230.00
1	—	815	174.50	174.50
1	—	440	212.00	212.00
3	—	535	200.00	200.00
2	—	280	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	194.00	194.00
6	—	770	152.00	152.00
9	—	574	171.00–174.00	171.69
12	—	417	200.00–220.00	216.03
5	—	862	127.00	127.00
5	—	657	144.00–166.00	152.81
2	—	523	160.00–161.00	160.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	182.00	182.00
2	—	523	160.00–180.00	169.76
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
3	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	590	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	926	710.00–1,070.00	918.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	710.00–890.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,253	885.00–1,010.00	940.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,030.00	1,030.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,095.00–1,400.00	1,256.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	920.00	920.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	890.00–960.00	926.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	600.00–690.00	645.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,622	83.00–89.50	86.15
1	—	1,455	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	66.50–73.00	68.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,281	75.50–79.50	77.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	102.50–106.00	104.20

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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