Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.50/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$178.50

59 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.16

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	463	184.33	854	38
Medium and Large 2-3	401	167.94	674	21

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $180 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 sale59 hd

178.50

—

TN average12 barns · 2,694 hd

208.66

−30.16

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	—	Low	1,770	94.26	1,668	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	77.68	1,097	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	71.21	866	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	62.46	688	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,450	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,341	$1,269	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,163	34
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$964	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$935	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,570	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,122	$1,398	16

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2-3	—	358	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	289	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	155.46/cwt	152.00–162.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	206.78/cwt	200.00–210.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	214.72/cwt	200.00–230.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	205.06/cwt	200.50–210.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	163.71/cwt	163.00–167.50	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	153.31/cwt	140.00–176.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	212.26/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	175.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	169.24/cwt	156.00–183.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	220.22/cwt	214.00–226.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	177.80/cwt	170.00–192.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	159.28/cwt	151.00–183.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	205.61/cwt	198.00–211.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	172.79/cwt	167.00–184.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	63.52/cwt	63.00–64.00	713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	65.89/cwt	58.00–70.00	745	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	77.68/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,097	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	71.38/cwt	65.00–77.50	866	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,032	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	87.38/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,529	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	98.84/cwt	95.00–101.50	1,762	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	1,269.11/head	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,269	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,010	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,016.93/head	790.00–1,200.00	1,017	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,187.92/head	830.00–1,390.00	1,188	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	935.47/head	650.00–1,350.00	935	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,543.02/head	1,260.00–1,930.00	1,543	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,255.16/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,255	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,581.10/head	1,575.00–1,585.00	1,581	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	985	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,722.32/head	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	180.81/cwt	173.00–186.50	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	193.38/cwt	182.00–201.00	839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	173.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	893	9

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 5Year ago 0

No trends due to limited receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	196.00	196.00
4	—	289	159.00	159.00
3	—	510	152.00–162.00	155.46
6	—	423	163.00–167.50	163.71
3	—	490	161.00	161.00
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	386	200.00–210.00	206.78
1	—	645	131.00	131.00
1	—	550	179.00	179.00
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
3	—	342	183.00	183.00
9	—	478	173.00–186.50	180.81
8	—	434	182.00–201.00	193.38
9	—	515	170.00–180.00	173.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	162.00	162.00
5	—	525	207.00	207.00
2	—	415	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	200.00–230.00	214.72
1	—	700	168.00	168.00
2	—	573	200.50–210.00	205.06
3	—	475	205.00–216.00	212.26
2	—	415	214.00–226.00	220.22
4	—	391	243.00	243.00
1	—	625	173.00	173.00
3	—	510	198.00–211.00	205.61
1	—	320	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	487	140.00–176.00	153.31
2	—	335	170.00–180.00	175.15
6	—	391	156.00–183.00	169.24
3	—	428	170.00–192.00	177.80
4	—	280	151.00–183.00	159.28
3	—	519	167.00–184.00	172.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	63.00–64.00	63.52
11	—	1,213	65.00–77.50	71.38
2	—	1,323	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	35.00	35.00
8	—	1,131	58.00–70.00	65.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,412	70.00–82.00	77.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	85.00–90.00	87.38
3	—	1,783	95.00–101.50	98.84

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,341	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,269.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,010	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,270	790.00–1,200.00	1,016.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,225	830.00–1,390.00	1,187.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,205	650.00–1,350.00	935.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,193	1,260.00–1,930.00	1,543.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,073	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,255.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,372	1,575.00–1,585.00	1,581.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,020	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,722.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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