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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 2
● Final1 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
← May 19Jun 2Jun 9 →
Receipts
81 head
▼ 170 vs last sale 251▼ 421 vs year ago 502 · −83.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Description, 67 black, 10 char, 4 red. Hauled 25 miles weighed on ground. Guarantee open at buyer expense.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $306.25/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −66.75 against this barn's trailing median of $373.00.
Average price
$306.25
81 head · 685 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,098
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+18.34
vs TN average
−10.77 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1685306.252,09881
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

5 sales
408383358334median 373.0001/1903/2303/3006/1508/10
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $393.50, low $347.65, median $373.00 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale81 hd
306.25
—
TN average14 barns · 407 hd
287.91
+18.34
National average156 barns · 10,532 hd
317.02
−10.77
This barn, trailing median5 sales
373.00
−66.75
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 Added650–700685306.25/cwt306.25–306.252,09881

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages
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