Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited receipts.

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 $262.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −121.46 against this barn's trailing median of $383.63.

Average price

$262.17

3 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,363

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.44

vs TN average

−6.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	262.17	1,363	3thin

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 sale3 hd

262.17

—

TN average11 barns · 364 hd

255.73

+6.44

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−6.21

This barn, trailing median5 sales

383.63

−121.46

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	1,520	105.75	1,607	2thin

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)	1,202	$1,767	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,540	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,539	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$2,239	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,975	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	2,439	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,065	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	290.30/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,524	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,161	1,763.83/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,764	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	987	1,377.83/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,378	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	2,309.08/head	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,309	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,770.02/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	280.30/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,060	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	198.95/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,660.45/head	1,490.00–1,800.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	259.50/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	262.17/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,363	3

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 21Year ago 0

No trends due to limited receipts.

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	—	1,975	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	88.00	88.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	266.00	266.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	378	271.00–289.00	280.30
2	450–500	485	282.00	282.00
3	500–550	520	254.00–267.00	262.17
3	650–700	682	191.00–203.00	198.95
1	800–850	835	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	493	259.00–260.00	259.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	525	280.00–301.00	290.30
1	700–750	715	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	303.00	303.00
1	700–750	730	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	335	336.00	336.00
2	400–450	438	322.00	322.00
2	450–500	490	281.00	281.00
3	500–550	513	316.00	316.00
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,119	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,309.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,161	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,763.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	987	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,377.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,243	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,770.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,540.00	1,540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,253	1,490.00–1,800.00	1,660.45
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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