Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-04-18

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 18
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
430 head
191 vs last sale 239 213 vs year ago 217 · +98.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
4 vs last sale 82 33 vs year ago 53 · +62.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
54 vs last sale 25 43 vs year ago 36 · +119.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sold sharply lower, with slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.87/cwt on 30 head, down $18.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 23 comparable sales and sits +29.95 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$400.87
18.77 vs prior sale
30 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,182
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.23
vs TN average
26.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545401.592,19029
Medium and Large 2510380.001,9381thin
One grade step is worth $21.59/cwt here — about $252 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

23 sales
434394353313median 370.9201/0302/2804/2507/1108/15
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.64, low $327.37, median $370.92 across 23 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 sale30 hd
400.87
TN average17 barns · 869 hd
414.10
−13.23
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−26.52
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
+29.95
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,639199.783,27517
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,154176.192,0339thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,493175.212,61512
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,099161.091,77017
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,605164.002,6321thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,385161.532,2385thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$4,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,6002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$3,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,8905
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,8003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,630$3,8002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$4,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,8503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$3,5756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,3501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,9333thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,5134thin

Every lot, as filed

91 lots · USDA AMS · Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428513.90/cwt490.00–530.002,1999
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470485.78/cwt450.00–511.002,28329
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850845295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4932
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665326.61/cwt315.00–342.502,1724
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350333523.35/cwt520.00–530.001,7433
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3101
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617377.85/cwt350.00–410.002,3318
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350313443.35/cwt440.00–450.001,3883
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400358534.02/cwt510.00–560.001,9125
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425425.79/cwt390.00–475.001,81012
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372459.87/cwt445.00–476.001,71113
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477436.95/cwt420.00–447.502,08415
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527421.89/cwt400.00–440.002,22313
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500479400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9165
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600561402.53/cwt380.00–417.002,25816
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574427.64/cwt400.00–450.002,4557
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550532508.43/cwt500.00–520.002,7053
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,7731
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333555.56/cwt530.00–580.001,8502
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450416447.54/cwt440.00–450.001,8626
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318488.15/cwt470.00–510.001,5528
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525397.55/cwt385.00–415.002,08712
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950900329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,9611
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750700337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,3631
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900884336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,97011
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668364.81/cwt355.00–375.002,4372
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378495.03/cwt490.00–500.001,8712
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500495500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4751
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750748378.54/cwt355.00–380.002,83117
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650618424.47/cwt412.50–427.502,6235
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800770345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6571
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700656360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3625
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4481
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,3703,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,8903,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450418574.55/cwt560.00–590.002,4022
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500450525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3631
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950900300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7001
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,095172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,8831
Bulls1,673197.63/cwt184.00–206.003,30611
CowsLean 85-90%1,114163.57/cwt156.00–170.001,82212
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,605164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,6321
Bulls1,724216.33/cwt209.00–219.003,7304
Bulls1,375179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered4,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,900.00/head3,700.00–4,100.003,9002
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-23,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-22,512.50/head2,200.00–2,700.002,5134
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered4,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,050.00/head2,600.00–3,400.003,0503
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-22,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-22,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-22,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-33,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-23,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered4,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,816.67/head3,650.00–4,000.003,8173
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-32,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,531187.48/cwt180.00–195.002,8704
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,467171.09/cwt166.00–175.002,5107
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218186.35/cwt186.00–187.002,2703
CowsBoner 80-85%1,122171.11/cwt167.00–178.001,9206
BullsLight Weight1,190178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,1181
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,458158.91/cwt155.00–164.002,3174
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4491
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0123
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428402.72/cwt390.00–415.001,7242
CowsLean 85-90%1,069150.44/cwt148.00–153.001,6084
CowsLean 85-90%1,035174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,8011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3561
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600583385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2452
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550540435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3491
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650606341.24/cwt340.00–345.002,0684
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950909315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8635
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478411.59/cwt410.00–415.001,9673
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6772
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400375422.60/cwt420.00–425.001,5852
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400373477.38/cwt475.00–480.001,7812
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550508385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9562

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.