Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to no report previous week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.08/cwt on 18 head, down $9.85 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $458.08.

Average price

$458.08

▼ 9.85 vs prior sale

18 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$54.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.20

vs TN average

−20.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	472.00	2,605	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	444.00	2,562	7thin
Medium and Large 2	590	417.50	2,463	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.50/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.94, low $361.51, median $458.08 across 3 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 sale18 hd

458.08

—

TN average18 barns · 696 hd

478.28

−20.20

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−20.95

This barn, trailing median3 sales

458.08

+0.00

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	1,565	151.06	2,364	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	151.60	1,812	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	144.00	2,160	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	122.92	1,407	6thin

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)	1,305	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$3,144	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$5,129	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$4,300	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	736	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	507.39/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	936	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	3,056	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	933	342.75/cwt	342.75–342.75	3,198	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	874	354.25/cwt	354.25–354.25	3,096	58
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	5,128.53/head	4,850.00–5,400.00	5,129	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	720	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	3,144.46/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,144	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	151.06/cwt	132.00–164.00	2,364	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,812	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	144.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,160	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	129.75/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,495	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	116.08/cwt	110.50–120.50	1,320	3

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 Apr 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends established due to no report previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	490.00–525.00	507.39
2	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	527.50	527.50
5	400–450	439	451.00	451.00
5	500–550	511	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	533	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	545.00	545.00
2	300–350	313	617.50	617.50
1	550–600	590	417.50	417.50
1	700–750	745	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	577	444.00	444.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	616	438.00	438.00
5	700–750	736	374.00	374.00
58	850–900	874	354.25	354.25
110	900–950	933	342.75	342.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	900–950	936	326.50	326.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	635.00	635.00
2	350–400	350	660.00	660.00
2	500–550	528	476.00	476.00
8	550–600	558	471.00	471.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	4,850.00–5,400.00	5,128.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,144.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	3,550.00	3,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	132.00–164.00	151.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	150.00–155.50	151.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	140.00–148.00	144.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	125.00–140.00	129.75
3	—	1,137	110.50–120.50	116.08

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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