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McMinnville Livestock Auction

Name: McMinnville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · McMinnville, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 28

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2079

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Receipts

1,003 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 1,005▲ 1,003 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next graded sale will be held on November 18, 2026

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.08/cwt on 168 head, up $0.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −47.93 against this barn's trailing median of $381.01.

Average price

$333.08

▲ 0.65 vs prior sale

168 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$9.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs TN average

−42.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	335.74	1,881	104
Medium and Large 1-2	599	334.50	2,004	21
Medium and Large 2	565	325.97	1,841	43

One grade step is worth $9.77/cwt here — about $41 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale168 hd

333.08

—

TN average15 barns · 735 hd

336.35

−3.27

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−42.35

This barn, trailing median10 sales

381.01

−47.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $413.65, low $326.07, median $381.01 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

59 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,427	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,678	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	417.72/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,796	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	429.57/cwt	427.00–433.00	1,851	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	429.24/cwt	419.00–431.00	2,086	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	413.11/cwt	388.00–423.00	2,008	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	507	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,053	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	409.17/cwt	391.00–412.00	2,185	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,218	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	379.28/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,116	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	375.99/cwt	367.00–377.00	2,203	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,293	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	338.14/cwt	329.00–347.00	2,130	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	360.36/cwt	352.00–371.00	2,386	70
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	354.66/cwt	343.00–358.00	2,373	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,330	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	749	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,625	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	761	349.50/cwt	348.50–350.50	2,660	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	761	326.81/cwt	326.50–327.50	2,487	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	330.77/cwt	308.00–336.00	2,520	49
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,765	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,816	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,895	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,297	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	358.28/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,197	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	365.45/cwt	357.00–374.00	1,385	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	341.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,312	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	334.65/cwt	319.00–340.00	1,422	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	358.71/cwt	344.00–362.00	1,535	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	354.44/cwt	347.50–369.00	1,705	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	326.46/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,580	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,757	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	346.73/cwt	327.00–349.00	1,820	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,690	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	328.20/cwt	281.00–331.50	1,861	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	328.93/cwt	323.00–329.50	1,934	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	597	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,985	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	599	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,004	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,934	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	624	334.75/cwt	331.50–335.25	2,089	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	656	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,168	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,980	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	314.44/cwt	302.00–317.50	2,075	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	300.26/cwt	289.00–305.50	2,135	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,347	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	746	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,066	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,322	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,369	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,006	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,255	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,598	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	410.11/cwt	370.00–412.00	1,923	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	366.99/cwt	344.00–369.00	2,088	37
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	335.27/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,199	33
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	298.11/cwt	298.00–299.00	2,212	9

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 Oct 28, 2026

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

Receipts 1,003Last week 1,005Year ago 0

The next graded sale will be held on November 18, 2026

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	430	410.00–422.50	417.72
14	450–500	486	388.00–423.00	413.11
11	500–550	545	407.00	407.00
17	550–600	558	377.00–380.00	379.28
2	600–650	630	329.00–347.00	338.14
27	650–700	669	343.00–358.00	354.66
1	700–750	735	317.00	317.00
13	750–800	761	326.50–327.50	326.81
1	850–900	875	316.00	316.00
2	900–950	910	309.50	309.50
1	950–1000	965	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	507	405.00	405.00
9	600–650	613	374.00	374.00
11	700–750	749	350.50	350.50
24	750–800	761	348.50–350.50	349.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	375	447.50	447.50
13	400–450	431	427.00–433.00	429.57
16	450–500	486	419.00–431.00	429.24
24	500–550	534	391.00–412.00	409.17
45	550–600	586	367.00–377.00	375.99
70	650–700	662	352.00–371.00	360.36
49	750–800	762	308.00–336.00	330.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	275	380.00	380.00
7	300–350	334	345.00–362.50	358.28
11	350–400	384	340.00–345.00	341.64
10	400–450	425	319.00–340.00	334.65
24	450–500	484	300.00–336.00	326.46
5	500–550	547	309.00	309.00
38	550–600	567	281.00–331.50	328.20
19	650–700	659	300.50	300.50
6	700–750	746	277.00	277.00
1	850–900	850	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
12	500–550	523	336.00	336.00
5	550–600	597	332.50	332.50
37	600–650	624	331.50–335.25	334.75
4	650–700	656	330.50	330.50
4	700–750	720	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	599	334.50	334.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	393.00	393.00
5	350–400	379	357.00–374.00	365.45
11	400–450	428	344.00–362.00	358.71
24	450–500	481	347.50–369.00	354.44
34	500–550	525	327.00–349.00	346.73
53	550–600	588	323.00–329.50	328.93
1	600–650	620	312.00	312.00
52	650–700	660	302.00–317.50	314.44
4	700–750	711	289.00–305.50	300.26
11	750–800	765	303.50	303.50
3	800–850	803	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	445.00	445.00
9	350–400	376	425.00	425.00
23	450–500	469	370.00–412.00	410.11
37	550–600	569	344.00–369.00	366.99
33	650–700	656	328.00–336.00	335.27
9	700–750	742	298.00–299.00	298.11

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.