Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

To view two video loads. https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.65/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −41.48 against this barn's trailing median of $388.13.

Average price

$346.65

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$31.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.30

vs TN average

−21.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	351.99	1,913	10thin
Medium and Large 2	570	320.00	1,824	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.99/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale12 hd

346.65

—

TN average16 barns · 981 hd

360.95

−14.30

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−21.69

This barn, trailing median4 sales

388.13

−41.48

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	1,668	178.52	2,978	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	159.92	2,412	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	153.52	2,211	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,675	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,300	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,029	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$2,860	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,720	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$4,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$3,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,668	178.52/cwt	171.50–187.00	2,978	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	159.92/cwt	156.50–163.50	2,412	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	153.52/cwt	152.50–154.50	2,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,005	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,675	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,227	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	4,125.00/head	3,800.00–4,450.00	4,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,101	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	386.05/cwt	378.00–390.00	1,795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	352.91/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,613	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	2,720.32/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	360.93/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	302.17/cwt	298.50–306.00	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	3,029.03/head	2,975.00–3,075.00	3,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,565	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,498	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	335.97/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	682	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	365.56/cwt	315.00–420.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,304	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,860.22/head	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	292.84/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 153Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 0

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

To view two video loads. https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,668	171.50–187.00	178.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	156.50–163.50	159.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	152.50–154.50	153.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	414.00	414.00
3	450–500	465	378.00–390.00	386.05
3	500–550	503	388.00	388.00
2	550–600	588	341.00	341.00
1	750–800	760	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	333.00	333.00
1	600–650	600	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	457.50	457.50
1	450–500	450	406.00	406.00
3	550–600	583	382.00	382.00
2	600–650	603	389.00	389.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	600–650	638	402.00	402.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	682	361.50	361.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	571	368.00	368.00
75	650–700	659	379.00	379.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	374.00	374.00
2	400–450	423	350.00–371.00	360.93
5	450–500	457	351.00–360.00	352.91
5	500–550	516	327.00–342.00	335.97
2	650–700	680	298.50–306.00	302.17
1	850–900	870	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	315.00–420.00	365.56
2	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	633	285.00–301.00	292.84
1	650–700	695	283.00	283.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,675	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,320	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,247	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,720.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,295	2,975.00–3,075.00	3,029.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,330	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,860.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	3,800.00–4,450.00	4,125.00

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

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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