Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-15

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 15
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
126 vs last sale 43 43 vs year ago 126 · +34.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
6 vs last sale 9 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
30 vs last sale 4 35 vs year ago 69 · 50.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available at this time.

Video load report:: 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 $277.45/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 180.63 against this barn's trailing median of $458.08.
Average price
$277.45
10 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
11.78
vs TN average
13.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578277.451,60310thin
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
482437392348median 458.0803/2303/2304/2008/1708/17
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 sale10 hd
277.45
TN average11 barns · 752 hd
289.23
−11.78
National average156 barns · 5,844 hd
291.09
−13.64
This barn, trailing median3 sales
458.08
−180.63
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,908147.762,8193thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,715133.502,2901thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,320127.251,6802thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,256107.311,3484thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,490$1,9142thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,427$1,8703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,393$1,7446
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$1,7023thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,5423thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,2901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,408$2,4065
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,530$2,4001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)775$1,6101thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,6923thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4271,869.94/head1,820.00–1,910.001,8703
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2851,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500472274.70/cwt264.00–289.001,2973
Bulls1,908147.76/cwt144.00–153.502,8193
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,715133.50/cwt133.50–133.502,2901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320127.25/cwt125.50–129.501,6802
CowsLean 85-90%1,256107.31/cwt80.00–118.501,3484
BullsLarge 1-2450–500470245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1522
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750715163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1651
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-27751,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2832,392.92/head2,325.00–2,425.002,3933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473264.59/cwt259.00–270.001,2522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450410315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39751,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750715274.80/cwt263.50–275.751,96578
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500491315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5478
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,0371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3531,889.93/head1,850.00–1,925.001,8902
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,691.75/head1,400.00–2,000.001,6923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950916238.50/cwt238.50–238.502,18555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600584279.50/cwt279.50–279.501,6329
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3471
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5952,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450410301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,2341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full900–950935138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0551,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4901,914.14/head1,875.00–1,950.001,9142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3931,744.07/head1,480.00–1,980.001,7446
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2931,542.08/head1,520.00–1,580.001,5423

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.