Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls were not well tested due to light offerings this week; Feeder Heifers 8.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls not well tested due to light offerings last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.05/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −145.08 against this barn's trailing median of $388.13.

Average price

$243.05

90 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$37.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.39

vs TN average

−2.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	245.25	1,392	84
Medium and Large 2	570	220.96	1,259	2thin
Medium and Large 3	593	207.80	1,232	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.45/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale90 hd

243.05

—

TN average16 barns · 1,222 hd

250.44

−7.39

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−2.02

This barn, trailing median4 sales

388.13

−145.08

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	—	Low	1,760	148.42	2,613	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	130.89	1,957	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	129.79	1,575	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,163	117.29	1,364	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,859	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,803	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,204	$1,738	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$1,646	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,669	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,475	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$2,268	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	249.07/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,442	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	188.59/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,397	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,268.32/head	2,210.00–2,325.00	2,268	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	209.63/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	215.31/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,570	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,374	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,688.61/head	2,560.00–2,800.00	2,689	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,730.89/head	2,685.00–2,800.00	2,731	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,802.57/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,803	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,859.01/head	1,375.00–2,125.00	1,859	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,350.11/head	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,350	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	129.97/cwt	124.50–136.50	1,565	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	119.83/cwt	118.50–121.00	1,328	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,861	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	152.52/cwt	147.50–156.50	2,819	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,737.75/head	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,645.87/head	1,375.00–1,925.00	1,646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	244.31/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	234.48/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	252.39/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,310	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,607	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	254.93/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,198	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	246.10/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,565	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	228.92/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	215.89/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,781	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,607.93/head	2,525.00–2,685.00	2,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	220.96/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	239.27/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	230.80/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,563	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	238.45/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	230.94/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,335	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	130.89/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,957	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,129	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	207.80/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,232	4

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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 243Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 3Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 3Year ago 60

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,198	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,802.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,375.00–2,125.00	1,859.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,204	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,737.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,246	1,375.00–1,925.00	1,645.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,210.00–2,325.00	2,268.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	2,560.00–2,800.00	2,688.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,090	2,685.00–2,800.00	2,730.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,350.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	2,525.00–2,685.00	2,607.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	519	250.00–253.00	252.39
52	550–600	579	248.00–250.00	249.07
73	600–650	636	243.00–248.00	246.10
24	650–700	681	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	258.00	258.00
14	450–500	470	249.00–259.00	254.93
6	500–550	519	233.00–247.00	238.45
16	550–600	578	227.00–240.00	230.94
11	600–650	634	224.00–232.00	228.92
19	650–700	677	225.00–232.00	230.80
16	700–750	729	211.00–218.00	215.31
12	750–800	771	205.00–218.00	209.63
10	800–850	825	209.00–218.00	215.89
5	900–950	920	188.00–189.00	188.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	465	239.00–240.00	239.27
2	550–600	570	220.00–222.00	220.96
4	600–650	633	217.00	217.00
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00
5	700–750	705	209.00	209.00
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	593	195.00–212.00	207.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	271.00	271.00
3	500–550	548	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	518	239.00–250.00	244.31
2	600–650	608	229.00–240.00	234.48
1	650–700	655	225.50	225.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,204	124.50–136.50	129.97
1	—	1,250	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,310	141.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,108	118.50–121.00	119.83
1	—	1,070	105.50	105.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	125.00–137.50	130.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	132.00	132.00
4	—	1,848	147.50–156.50	152.52

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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