Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to limited comparable receipts previous week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.60/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −72.44 against this barn's trailing median of $424.04.

Average price

$351.60

5 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$81.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.65

vs TN average

−26.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	384.00	2,067	3thin
Medium and Large 2	590	303.00	1,788	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.00/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.94, low $361.51, median $424.04 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 sale5 hd

351.60

—

TN average12 barns · 442 hd

365.25

−13.65

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−26.45

This barn, trailing median4 sales

424.04

−72.44

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	1,758	134.19	2,359	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	134.72	2,156	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	122.75	1,617	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$4,056	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,485	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$3,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	318.03/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	317.65/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	850–900	864	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,328	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	134.19/cwt	126.00–142.50	2,359	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,749	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,486	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	134.72/cwt	132.00–137.50	2,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	303.01/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	736	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,234	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	863	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	266.25/cwt	266.25–266.25	2,130	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	336.83/cwt	312.50–362.50	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	309.89/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	249.49/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	790	285.54/cwt	279.00–286.00	2,256	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	837	265.47/cwt	260.00–266.00	2,222	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	337.68/cwt	331.00–341.00	1,935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	689	288.62/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,989	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	488.47/cwt	477.50–492.50	1,568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	313.25/cwt	307.00–314.50	2,290	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	331.42/cwt	330.50–332.00	2,280	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	397.57/cwt	387.50–408.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	855	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	2,219	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	4,056.18/head	3,900.00–4,150.00	4,056	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 118Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 1Year ago 10

No trends established, due to limited comparable receipts previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	536	349.00	349.00
6	550–600	573	331.00–341.00	337.68
3	600–650	623	309.00	309.00
21	650–700	689	280.00–290.00	288.62
3	700–750	717	271.00	271.00
36	800–850	800	266.25	266.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	485	376.00	376.00
2	750–800	775	249.00–250.00	249.49
1	950–1000	955	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	515	313.00–320.00	317.65
2	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	671	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	885	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	468	312.50–362.50	336.83
3	500–550	527	300.00–327.50	318.03
2	550–600	565	297.50–322.50	309.89
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	432.50	432.50
2	400–450	418	387.50–408.00	397.57
1	450–500	455	401.00	401.00
5	600–650	614	300.00–305.00	303.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	700–750	736	303.50	303.50
8	850–900	864	269.50	269.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	590	303.00	303.00
1	600–650	620	299.00	299.00
2	850–900	863	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	790	279.00–286.00	285.54
23	800–850	837	260.00–266.00	265.47
2	850–900	855	259.50	259.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	477.50–492.50	488.47
2	400–450	440	456.00	456.00
2	500–550	515	394.00	394.00
1	550–600	585	364.00	364.00
2	600–650	638	337.50	337.50
18	650–700	688	330.50–332.00	331.42
6	700–750	731	307.00–314.50	313.25

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,415	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,413	3,900.00–4,150.00	4,056.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	3,900.00	3,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	126.00–142.50	134.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	132.50	132.50
1	—	1,315	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	132.00–137.50	134.72

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

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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Replacement Cattle

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