Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.27/cwt on 196 head, up $4.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits −3.85 against this barn's trailing median of $404.12.

Average price

$400.27

▲ 4.58 vs prior sale

196 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$47.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.30

vs TN average

−15.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	409.03	2,308	160
Medium and Large 2	553	361.36	1,999	36

One grade step is worth $47.67/cwt here — about $309 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $413.65, low $359.08, median $404.12 across 8 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 sale196 hd

400.27

—

TN average12 barns · 672 hd

394.97

+5.30

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−15.84

This barn, trailing median8 sales

404.12

−3.85

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

54 lots · USDA AMS · Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale - 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	340.24/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,137	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	442.13/cwt	405.00–475.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	472.78/cwt	457.00–485.00	2,288	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	487.82/cwt	477.50–490.00	2,098	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	382.15/cwt	350.00–384.00	1,876	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,006	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	429.49/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,641	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	349.62/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	410.61/cwt	355.00–428.00	1,778	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	380.15/cwt	344.00–391.00	2,517	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	427.46/cwt	327.50–441.00	2,394	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	788	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	787	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	544.24/cwt	527.50–547.50	2,378	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	361.50/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	666	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,398	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,384	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,047	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	767	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,907	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	409.11/cwt	391.00–413.00	2,704	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	445.91/cwt	431.00–461.00	2,586	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	476.29/cwt	464.00–484.00	2,558	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	499.37/cwt	486.00–501.00	2,412	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	448.14/cwt	412.50–455.00	2,156	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,625	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	612.31/cwt	605.00–617.50	1,959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	2,807	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	592.89/cwt	585.00–597.50	2,241	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	414.87/cwt	414.50–418.00	2,651	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	467.18/cwt	440.00–473.00	2,200	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,318	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	386.20/cwt	370.00–388.00	2,537	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	402.26/cwt	373.50–408.00	2,341	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	356.99/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,345	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	420.31/cwt	386.00–432.50	2,249	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	444.83/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,948	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	453.78/cwt	430.00–456.00	1,747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	363.76/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,024	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,087	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 Graded Sale - McMinnville, TN

Wed Jul 8, 2026

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
7	300–350	319	405.00–475.00	442.13
14	350–400	382	405.00–435.00	429.49
16	400–450	433	355.00–428.00	410.61
42	450–500	491	350.00–384.00	382.15
23	500–550	545	368.00	368.00
13	550–600	568	327.50–360.00	349.62
10	600–650	628	337.50–347.50	340.24
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
5	750–800	761	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	788	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	461	444.00	444.00
17	650–700	666	360.00	360.00
10	700–750	700	340.50	340.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	422.50	422.50
13	350–400	385	430.00–456.00	453.78
20	400–450	438	425.00–450.00	444.83
37	450–500	481	412.50–455.00	448.14
60	500–550	535	386.00–432.50	420.31
100	550–600	582	373.50–408.00	402.26
70	650–700	657	347.00–360.00	356.99
2	700–750	725	362.50–365.00	363.76
13	750–800	772	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	537.50	537.50
11	400–450	430	477.50–490.00	487.82
15	450–500	484	457.00–485.00	472.78
3	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
36	550–600	560	327.50–441.00	427.46
14	650–700	662	344.00–391.00	380.15
1	700–750	745	360.00	360.00
7	750–800	761	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	787	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	605.00–617.50	612.31
10	350–400	378	585.00–597.50	592.89
14	400–450	437	527.50–547.50	544.24
40	450–500	483	486.00–501.00	499.37
63	500–550	537	464.00–484.00	476.29
65	550–600	580	431.00–461.00	445.91
9	600–650	639	414.50–418.00	414.87
107	650–700	661	391.00–413.00	409.11
10	700–750	736	330.00–375.00	361.50
36	750–800	766	366.50	366.50
1	900–950	940	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	715	392.50	392.50
14	750–800	767	379.00	379.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	582.50	582.50
5	300–350	348	515.00	515.00
11	350–400	373	542.50	542.50
34	450–500	471	440.00–473.00	467.18
1	500–550	535	390.00	390.00
33	550–600	560	414.00	414.00
20	650–700	657	370.00–388.00	386.20
1	750–800	760	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	860	327.50	327.50

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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