Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.17/cwt on 113 head, down $3.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −86.85 against this barn's trailing median of $453.02.

Average price

$366.17

▼ 3.81 vs prior sale

113 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$20.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs TN average

−37.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	368.54	2,067	100
Medium and Large 2	553	347.89	1,923	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.65/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.65, low $366.17, median $453.02 across 9 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 sale113 hd

366.17

—

TN average14 barns · 531 hd

367.89

−1.72

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−37.19

This barn, trailing median9 sales

453.02

−86.85

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

45 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	650–700	657	289.12/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	394.58/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	421.70/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	340.92/cwt	305.00–344.00	1,640	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	314.00/cwt	299.00–315.00	2,069	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	330.98/cwt	321.00–341.00	1,946	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	352.01/cwt	341.00–355.00	1,971	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,276	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	378.47/cwt	371.00–380.00	2,025	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	333.99/cwt	326.00–335.25	2,211	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	423.92/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	318.34/cwt	267.00–330.00	1,815	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	381.64/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,458	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	347.65/cwt	338.00–360.00	1,669	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	358.21/cwt	348.00–359.50	2,106	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	334.17/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	711	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,041	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	324.89/cwt	321.00–331.00	2,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	368.89/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,924	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	405.06/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,908	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	399.73/cwt	388.00–402.00	1,939	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	338.92/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,806	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	372.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	321.67/cwt	321.50–323.00	2,515	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	428.14/cwt	421.00–437.00	1,901	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	299.42/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,976	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,932	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	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

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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
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
5	300–350	322	385.00–402.50	394.58
9	350–400	382	380.00–390.00	381.64
11	400–450	425	357.50–370.00	368.89
12	450–500	481	305.00–344.00	340.92
25	550–600	570	267.00–330.00	318.34
10	600–650	637	302.00	302.00
3	650–700	657	272.50–297.50	289.12
1	700–750	735	262.50	262.50
3	800–850	808	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	370.00–375.00	372.46
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
6	400–450	426	368.00	368.00
26	450–500	480	338.00–360.00	347.65
25	500–550	533	327.00–342.00	338.92
39	550–600	588	321.00–341.00	330.98
42	650–700	659	299.00–315.00	314.00
3	700–750	717	306.00	306.00
8	750–800	756	301.00	301.00
1	900–950	905	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	711	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	387	417.50–430.00	421.70
9	400–450	431	400.00–428.00	423.92
8	450–500	479	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	529	332.50–337.50	334.17
10	550–600	560	341.00–355.00	352.01
3	600–650	630	321.00–331.00	324.89
5	650–700	661	327.50	327.50
3	700–750	720	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	447.50	447.50
10	400–450	444	421.00–437.00	428.14
27	450–500	485	388.00–402.00	399.73
51	500–550	535	371.00–380.00	378.47
49	550–600	588	348.00–359.50	358.21
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
49	650–700	662	326.00–335.25	333.99
26	750–800	782	321.50–323.00	321.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	384	425.00	425.00
22	450–500	471	400.00–407.00	405.06
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
12	550–600	564	342.50	342.50
18	650–700	660	290.00–300.00	299.42
2	750–800	763	265.00	265.00

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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