Sale reports / Tennessee / McMinnville Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

McMinnville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 9
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3675
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
150 vs last sale 0 649 vs year ago 799 · 81.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
10 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
140 head
140 vs last sale 0 121 vs year ago 19 · +636.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to lack of comparable data.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $430.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 5 of 5 comparable sales and sits +34.38 against this barn's trailing median of $395.62.
Average price
$430.00
9 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+38.84
vs TN average
+0.32 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1629430.002,7059thin
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
449416383350median 395.6202/1603/2303/3006/2208/17
Steers 600–700 lb: high $435.00, low $364.50, median $395.62 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 sale9 hd
430.00
TN average14 barns · 305 hd
391.16
+38.84
National average180 barns · 24,826 hd
429.68
+0.32
This barn, trailing median5 sales
395.62
+34.38
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,778146.002,5952thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,450141.502,0521thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,140122.841,4002thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,565$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$3,0272thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,027$4,03217
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,004$3,5038

Every lot, as filed

33 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
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425481.44/cwt452.50–512.502,0462
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500495437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1662
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525454.82/cwt415.00–475.002,3883
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376519.38/cwt517.50–520.001,9534
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4161
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400393544.31/cwt537.50–560.002,1395
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550500405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462451.00/cwt451.00–451.002,0848
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350303705.00/cwt705.00–705.002,1362
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650629430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,7059
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800787352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,77415
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full600–650605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4101
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618354.59/cwt340.00–362.002,1913
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400392470.47/cwt467.50–475.001,8445
HeifersSmall 1250–300290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550543397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1583
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385436.50/cwt432.50–445.001,6813
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510372.75/cwt360.00–385.001,9012
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568382.47/cwt375.00–390.002,1722
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800774379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,93371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2052,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1252,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3002,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5653,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0043,503.48/head2,950.00–4,100.003,5038
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0274,032.42/head3,850.00–4,200.004,03217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0951,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2883,027.18/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0272
Bulls1,735150.50/cwt150.50–150.502,6111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,450141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,0521
CowsLean 85-90%1,140122.84/cwt117.50–129.501,4002
Bulls1,820141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,5751

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.