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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 13
● Final1 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
← Jan 6Jan 13Feb 10 →
Receipts
283 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 217▲ 248 vs year ago 35 · +708.6%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb heifers averaged $251.69/cwt on 283 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −76.80 against this barn's trailing median of $328.49.
Average price
$251.69
283 head · 726 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+8.82
vs TN average
−4.92 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1726251.691,827283
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale283 hd
251.69
—
TN average12 barns · 434 hd
242.87
+8.82
National average168 barns · 15,217 hd
256.61
−4.92
This barn, trailing median2 sales
328.49
−76.80
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

1 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750726251.69/cwt249.00–254.251,827283

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.
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