Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends on feeder cattle available due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows down 2.00 to 7.00 with bulls up sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.04/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$166.04

26 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$44.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.66

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	496	179.66	891	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	533	135.39	721	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.28/cwt here — about $170 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 sale26 hd

166.04

—

TN average12 barns · 2,277 hd

196.70

−30.66

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	1,556	92.12	1,433	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	76.65	1,039	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	73.71	923	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	64.45	645	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$1,132	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,012	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$880	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,443	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,393	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$970	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$744	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$740	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	553	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	217.58/cwt	213.00–222.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	205.01/cwt	204.00–206.00	769	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	66.31/cwt	61.50–70.00	678	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	66.41/cwt	62.50–69.00	789	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	76.45/cwt	70.50–83.00	976	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	792	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	77.52/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,066	10
Bulls	—	—	1,556	92.12/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,433	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,074.84/head	830.00–1,250.00	1,075	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,131.59/head	1,020.00–1,230.00	1,132	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	975	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	787.45/head	660.00–890.00	787	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,085	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	930	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	1,427.20/head	1,285.00–1,550.00	1,427	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	973	854.70/head	850.00–860.00	855	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	930	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	174.67/cwt	169.00–180.00	819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	180.35/cwt	170.00–191.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	188.52/cwt	184.00–193.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	173.49/cwt	173.00–174.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.55/cwt	119.00–132.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	726	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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 47Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 19Year ago 0

No trends on feeder cattle available due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows down 2.00 to 7.00 with bulls up sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	198.00	198.00
1	—	275	235.00	235.00
1	—	630	131.50	131.50
1	—	380	219.00	219.00
2	—	428	213.00–222.00	217.58
1	—	505	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
1	—	410	144.00	144.00
3	—	487	200.00	200.00
2	—	360	170.00–191.00	180.35
1	—	510	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	247.00	247.00
2	—	370	227.00	227.00
1	—	320	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	204.00	204.00
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	179.00	179.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	205	103.00	103.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	330	174.00	174.00
2	—	625	119.00–132.00	125.55
1	—	955	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	150.00–153.00	151.50
2	—	375	204.00–206.00	205.01
5	—	469	169.00–180.00	174.67
3	—	418	184.00–193.00	188.52
2	—	828	148.00–150.00	149.02
1	—	280	218.00	218.00
2	—	523	173.00–174.00	173.49
1	—	335	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	57.00	57.00
4	—	1,023	61.50–70.00	66.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	62.50–69.00	66.41
8	—	1,277	70.50–83.00	76.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	68.00	68.00
10	—	1,375	71.00–81.00	77.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	85.00–97.00	92.12

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)	5	—	1,101	830.00–1,250.00	1,074.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,076	1,020.00–1,230.00	1,131.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	850.00–860.00	854.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,460.00	1,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	1,285.00–1,550.00	1,427.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	660.00–890.00	787.45
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	430.00	430.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	970.00	970.00

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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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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