Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to no report previous week. However lower undertones prevailed.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $300.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$300.00

2 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−66.06

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	565	300.00	1,695	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

300.00

—

TN average15 barns · 298 hd

366.06

−66.06

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	1,930	179.50	3,464	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	163.07	2,193	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	161.05	2,094	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	150.50	1,550	1thin

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)	1,226	$2,851	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,301	$2,445	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,314	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$2,187	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$3,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	400–450	425	420.74/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	301.00/cwt	285.00–317.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	307.54/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,866	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	3,011.29/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,011	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	367.17/cwt	365.00–368.00	1,748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	300.01/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,905	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	2,187.09/head	1,975.00–2,325.00	2,187	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,419.51/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,420	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	305.58/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	281.42/cwt	263.00–294.00	1,601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	216.53/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,771	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	2,531.68/head	2,325.00–2,850.00	2,532	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,380	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	2,420.80/head	2,025.00–2,750.00	2,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	163.07/cwt	162.50–163.50	2,193	2
Bulls	—	—	2,105	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	4,094	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	161.05/cwt	154.50–167.50	2,094	8
Bulls	—	—	1,755	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,887	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 Jul 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 218Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 2Year ago 0

No trends established due to no report previous week. However lower undertones prevailed.

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	380	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	425	412.50–430.00	420.74
7	450–500	476	365.00–368.00	367.17
6	600–650	635	280.00–310.00	300.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	860	217.00	217.00
2	900–950	915	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	285.00–317.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	438	300.00–315.00	307.54
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
7	550–600	569	263.00–294.00	281.42
2	800–850	818	213.00–220.00	216.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	372.50	372.50
1	450–500	450	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	570	301.00–310.00	305.58

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)	8	—	1,318	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,011.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,268	1,975.00–2,325.00	2,187.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,285	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,419.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,043	2,325.00–2,850.00	2,531.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	2,025.00–2,750.00	2,420.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	3,425.00	3,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	150.50	150.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	162.50–163.50	163.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	154.50–167.50	161.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	194.50	194.50
1	—	1,755	164.50	164.50

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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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