Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to limited comparisons.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.71/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −151.42 against this barn's trailing median of $388.13.

Average price

$236.71

3 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.38

vs TN average

−27.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	236.71	1,236	3thin

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 sale3 hd

236.71

—

TN average10 barns · 405 hd

249.09

−12.38

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−27.81

This barn, trailing median4 sales

388.13

−151.42

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	2,130	121.00	2,577	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	97.00	1,450	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	92.17	1,179	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	81.76	899	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$1,435	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,389	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,340	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,270	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	745	$773	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$680	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,500	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,032	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-2	950–1000	990	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	295.10/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	689	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	1,287.90/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Bulls	—	—	2,130	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,577	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,133	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	82.26/cwt	79.00–87.00	890	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	92.17/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	969	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	772.68/head	720.00–820.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	236.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	271.47/cwt	267.00–276.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	264.63/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,119	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,489.88/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	305.11/cwt	300.00–311.00	992	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	317.92/cwt	310.00–325.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	309.58/cwt	306.00–313.00	1,316	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,032.34/head	1,025.00–1,040.00	1,032	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	250.12/cwt	231.00–270.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	308.49/cwt	303.00–311.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	298	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	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 Apr 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 0

No trends available due to limited comparisons.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	298.00	298.00
4	350–400	359	282.00–300.00	295.10
3	400–450	418	278.00	278.00
1	450–500	475	249.00	249.00
3	500–550	522	230.00–240.00	236.71
1	650–700	680	177.00	177.00
1	950–1000	990	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	272.50	272.50
2	300–350	323	267.00–276.00	271.47
2	400–450	423	262.00–267.00	264.63
2	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	310.00–325.00	317.92
4	300–350	325	300.00–311.00	305.11
1	350–400	350	326.00	326.00
2	400–450	425	306.00–313.00	309.58
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	282.00	282.00
1	700–750	735	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	303.00–311.00	308.49
2	500–550	515	231.00–270.00	250.12
2	550–600	553	246.50	246.50
1	650–700	675	158.00	158.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,340.00	1,340.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	745	720.00–820.00	772.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,489.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,270.00	1,270.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	1,435.00	1,435.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,025.00–1,040.00	1,032.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,130	121.00	121.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,005	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,082	79.00–87.00	82.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	88.00–95.00	92.17

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle