Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, no trends available for feeder cattle however, slaughter classes were steady to 3.0 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.81/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$209.81

160 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$890

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

$62.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	788	210.97	1,661	157
Medium and Large 2-3	518	148.83	771	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.14/cwt here — about $890 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 sale160 hd

209.81

—

TN average11 barns · 1,805 hd

209.81

−0.01

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	1,720	110.50	1,901	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	85.35	1,437	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,074	72.79	781	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	62.20	600	9thin

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)	1,540	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,094	$843	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$710	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$820	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$730	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$1,778	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,270	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	635	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$723	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$610	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	197.99/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	180.46/cwt	178.00–183.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	194.23/cwt	187.50–200.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,912	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	208.22/cwt	203.00–211.00	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	166.50/cwt	150.00–175.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	211.18/cwt	208.00–218.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	241.50/cwt	239.00–244.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	164.75/cwt	151.00–178.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	930	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	217.57/cwt	215.00–218.00	986	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,086	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	66.51/cwt	60.00–75.50	654	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	85.35/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,437	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	47.13/cwt	45.00–49.50	423	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	79.18/cwt	75.50–85.00	873	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,901	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,132.20/head	880.00–1,310.00	1,132	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	722.98/head	640.00–830.00	723	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,016	753.91/head	690.00–870.00	754	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	845	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,778.47/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,778	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	172.86/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to this sale last week, no trends available for feeder cattle however, slaughter classes were steady to 3.0 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	187.50–200.00	197.99
1	—	800	175.00	175.00
1	—	420	231.00	231.00
7	—	453	215.00–218.00	217.57
1	—	640	187.00	187.00
1	—	1,065	102.00	102.00
3	—	598	200.00	200.00
1	—	950	131.00	131.00
1	—	910	163.00	163.00
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
4	—	720	160.00–179.00	172.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	143.00	143.00
1	—	435	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	178.00–183.00	180.46
2	—	228	187.50–200.00	194.23
9	—	362	203.00–211.00	208.22
5	—	523	150.00–175.00	166.50
2	—	780	161.00	161.00
2	—	413	151.00–178.00	164.75
1	—	600	156.00	156.00
1	—	300	199.00	199.00
2	—	663	159.50	159.50
4	—	719	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	869	220.00	220.00
4	—	700	196.00	196.00
1	—	930	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	157.50	157.50
1	—	795	129.00	129.00
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	208.00–218.00	211.18
2	—	540	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	239.00–244.00	241.50
1	—	740	177.00	177.00
1	—	400	218.00	218.00
5	—	570	206.00	206.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	984	60.00–75.50	66.51
2	—	898	45.00–49.50	47.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,684	84.00–87.50	85.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,103	75.50–85.00	79.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	110.50	110.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,373	880.00–1,310.00	1,132.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,016	690.00–870.00	753.91
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	620.00	620.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	640.00–830.00	722.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	820.00	820.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,405	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,778.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,270.00	1,270.00

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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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

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