Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2023-10-09

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 9
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
30 head
114 vs last sale 144 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
5 vs last sale 14 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
24 vs last sale 31 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to limited receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $197.23/cwt on 13 head.
Average price
$197.23
13 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$993
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$109
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
42.97
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2423216.609165thin
Medium and Large 2-3554185.131,0258thin
One grade step is worth $31.47/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale13 hd
197.23
TN average15 barns · 2,266 hd
240.20
−42.97
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
BullsAverage1,665109.501,8231thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49182.891,2364thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17077.009012thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02863.076482thin

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)1,630$1,4873thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$1,1901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$6801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,3701thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1-2Full430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370248.00/cwt248.00–248.009181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3345211.00/cwt211.00–211.007281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525144.37/cwt141.00–148.007582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380193.00/cwt193.00–193.007331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270211.00/cwt211.00–211.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1552
SteersMedium and Large 2-3710161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1431
SteersMedium and Large 2-3552180.00/cwt180.00–180.009945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585162.00/cwt162.00–162.009481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1451
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008932
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3360125.00/cwt125.00–125.004501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6301,486.97/head1,470.00–1,520.001,4873
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3975680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Bulls1,665109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,8231
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17077.00/cwt76.00–78.009012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49182.89/cwt77.00–87.001,2364
CowsLean 85-90%1,02863.07/cwt57.00–68.506482

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.