Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable receipts to make a trend for this market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.96/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −119.18 against this barn's trailing median of $388.13.

Average price

$268.96

97 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.37

vs TN average

−8.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	268.96	1,536	97

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $413.09, low $366.79, median $388.13 across 4 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 sale97 hd

268.96

—

TN average10 barns · 690 hd

257.59

+11.37

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−8.26

This barn, trailing median4 sales

388.13

−119.18

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	121.03	1,861	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	118.81	1,535	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	90.59	929	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)	1,400	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,578	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,190	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,558	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	112.55/cwt	109.50–117.00	1,213	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,565	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	121.03/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	68.62/cwt	51.50–81.50	668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	120.46/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,578.00/head	1,430.00–1,700.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	228.12/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	293.87/cwt	281.00–307.00	1,419	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	250.12/cwt	243.00–255.50	1,321	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	886	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	494	222.64/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	896	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	2,009	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	251.25/cwt	251.25–251.25	1,819	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	261.51/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,373	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 Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 187Year ago 0

Not enough comparable receipts to make a trend for this market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
88	550–600	575	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	285.00	285.00
7	500–550	528	243.00–255.50	250.12
2	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	211.00	211.00
3	450–500	494	221.00–226.00	222.64
1	750–800	780	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	314.00	314.00
6	450–500	483	281.00–307.00	293.87
2	500–550	523	259.00–264.00	261.51
2	550–600	575	306.00	306.00
4	600–650	640	225.00–238.00	228.12
1	750–800	775	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	279.00	279.00
1	450–500	470	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
66	700–750	724	251.25	251.25
14	850–900	896	224.25	224.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	212.00	212.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	109.50–117.00	112.55
2	—	973	51.50–81.50	68.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	115.50	115.50
2	—	1,260	120.00–121.00	120.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	119.00–123.00	121.03

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	—	1,350	1,430.00–1,700.00	1,578.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,475.00	1,475.00

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

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