Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −60.13 against this barn's trailing median of $388.13.

Average price

$328.00

1 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.90

vs TN average

−4.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	328.00	1,689	1thin

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

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 sale1 hd

328.00

—

TN average15 barns · 604 hd

318.10

+9.90

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−4.82

This barn, trailing median4 sales

388.13

−60.13

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	1,885	150.00	2,828	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	129.15	1,762	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	124.67	1,990	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	103.96	1,251	8thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,173	$2,181	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,144	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,000	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,128	$1,920	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$1,726	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$1,664	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,140	$1,440	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	127.64/cwt	124.00–135.50	1,814	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	140.98/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,879	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	118.82/cwt	113.50–121.50	1,591	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	124.67/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,990	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	106.95/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,309	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,321.52/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,322	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	1,953.05/head	1,575.00–2,275.00	1,953	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	2,030.63/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	2,031	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	324.82/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	1,663.68/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,664	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,795.02/head	1,525.00–1,980.00	1,795	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	338.50/cwt	336.00–341.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	400.52/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,922	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,083	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,685	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	2,172.17/head	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,172	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,439.80/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,440	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	1,608.72/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,609	2

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 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 0Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,421	124.00–135.50	127.64
6	—	1,333	137.00–143.00	140.98
6	—	1,339	113.50–121.50	118.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,596	121.00–132.00	124.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	100.00–116.00	106.95
2	—	1,140	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,321.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,143	1,575.00–2,275.00	1,953.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,128	1,750.00–2,125.00	2,030.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,663.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,165	1,525.00–1,980.00	1,795.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,685	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,164	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,172.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,439.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,608.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	400.00–401.00	400.52
2	550–600	573	310.00–339.00	324.82
1	650–700	690	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	336.00–341.00	338.50
1	500–550	515	328.00	328.00
1	700–750	700	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	780	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	207.00	207.00

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

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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