Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable feeder cattle receipts compared to two weeks ago to form trends.

Video load report: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.27/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −151.36 against this barn's trailing median of $383.63.

Average price

$232.27

4 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.88

vs TN average

−39.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	232.27	1,233	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $413.09, low $332.91, median $383.63 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

232.27

—

TN average6 barns · 281 hd

244.15

−11.88

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−39.64

This barn, trailing median5 sales

383.63

−151.36

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	1,950	100.00	1,950	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	105.50	1,572	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	98.30	1,104	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	85.86	1,013	4thin

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)	1,235	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,530	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,335	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,660	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,542	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,466	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,857	31
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$830	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,950	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,572	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	98.30/cwt	94.50–104.50	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,447	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	85.86/cwt	82.50–88.50	1,013	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	242.65/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,189	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,835.10/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,835	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,631.63/head	1,500.00–1,760.00	1,632	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	232.27/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,233	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	337.78/cwt	332.50–342.50	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	296.51/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	284.67/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,612	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	383	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	250–300	275	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	745	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	267.17/cwt	259.00–271.00	989	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,693.75/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,694	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,862.00/head	1,850.00–1,870.00	1,862	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,455.00/head	2,210.00–2,700.00	2,455	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,930.56/head	1,750.00–2,175.00	1,931	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,454.48/head	2,225.00–2,825.00	2,454	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,120.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,120	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,555.00/head	2,410.00–2,725.00	2,555	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 559Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 187Last week 15Year ago 0

Not enough comparable feeder cattle receipts compared to two weeks ago to form trends.

Video load report: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	105.50	105.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	94.50–104.50	98.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,180	82.50–88.50	85.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	295.00–298.00	296.51
3	450–500	479	283.00–288.00	284.67
1	550–600	550	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	271.00	271.00
3	350–400	370	259.00–271.00	267.17
3	450–500	490	241.00–246.00	242.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	221.00–240.00	232.27
2	600–650	630	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	332.50–342.50	337.78
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	274.00	274.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	580	278.00	278.00

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)	3	—	1,235	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,835.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,172	1,500.00–1,760.00	1,631.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,335.00	1,335.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	830.00	830.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	1,660.00	1,660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,693.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,340.00	1,340.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,850.00–1,870.00	1,862.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,210.00–2,700.00	2,455.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,750.00–2,175.00	1,930.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	2,225.00–2,825.00	2,454.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,410.00–2,725.00	2,555.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Warren Co. Livestock Auction - McMinnville, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle