Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited comparisons. Demand was good.

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.27/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −174.81 against this barn's trailing median of $458.08.

Average price

$283.27

7 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.11

vs TN average

−26.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	283.27	1,540	7thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.94, low $361.51, median $458.08 across 3 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 sale7 hd

283.27

—

TN average13 barns · 666 hd

288.39

−5.11

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−26.44

This barn, trailing median3 sales

458.08

−174.81

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	1,090	133.00	1,450	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	110.00	1,914	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	94.00	1,029	1thin

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)	1,215	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,660	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	668	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,258	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$960	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—Light Weight	—	1,090	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,914	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	518	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	275.52/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,570	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	1,099.72/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,167	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	304.70/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,353	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	245.75/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,391	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	289.09/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,258	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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 48Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 0

No trends due to limited comparisons. Demand was good.

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	133.00	133.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	94.00	94.00

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	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	518	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	286.00	286.00
4	450–500	460	233.00–250.00	245.75
1	500–550	505	231.00	231.00
3	550–600	582	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	297.00	297.00
1	400–450	445	281.00	281.00
4	450–500	485	298.00	298.00
3	500–550	512	254.00	254.00
1	550–600	575	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	695	228.00	228.00
2	750–800	773	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	331.00	331.00
8	400–450	444	303.00–310.00	304.70
4	500–550	524	270.00–299.00	289.09
3	550–600	570	269.00–279.00	275.52
1	600–650	625	268.00	268.00
1	800–850	835	219.50	219.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,660.00	1,660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	668	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,099.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,025.00	2,025.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00

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

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Steers · 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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