Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-09-05

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 5
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 204▼ 145 vs year ago 289 · −50.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 46▼ 53 vs year ago 83 · −63.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 24▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.30/cwt on 11 head, up $3.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −83.67 against this barn's trailing median of $406.97.
Average price
$323.30
▲ 3.66 vs prior sale
11 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$69.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.61
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542329.631,78610thin
Small 1585260.001,5211thin
One grade step is worth $69.63/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales
477420363306median 406.9702/1403/2105/1608/0109/12
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $462.86, low $319.64, median $406.97 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 sale11 hd
323.30
—
TN average13 barns · 261 hd
321.69
+1.61
This barn, trailing median23 sales
406.97
−83.67
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
Bulls—Average1,705184.003,1371thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,369160.252,1944thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,193158.671,8933thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,084132.131,4323thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3——1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy——2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——2,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400375397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,4911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850815250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0382
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400381392.07/cwt375.00–420.001,4944
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full600–650648260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6852
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600560290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6241
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,095144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5771
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4241
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650632298.79/cwt280.00–317.501,8886
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529309.85/cwt295.00–315.001,6394
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417333.29/cwt320.00–345.001,3906
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added250–300298365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0882
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3161
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468345.90/cwt340.00–355.001,6195
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323377.40/cwt375.00–380.001,2192
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550514341.01/cwt340.00–342.501,7535
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572325.32/cwt320.00–335.001,8614
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425365.12/cwt355.00–375.001,5523
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7641
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950905245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2171
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full450–500455292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3311
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530350.00/cwt340.00–360.001,8552
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473328.33/cwt320.00–335.001,5533
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400355350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2431
BullsSmall 1400–450420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2601
BullsSmall 1550–600585260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5211
HeifersSmall 1450–500470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665263.36/cwt250.00–280.001,7516
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,1291
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,235177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1861
Bulls——1,705184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,1371
CowsLean 85-90%—1,068128.69/cwt127.50–130.001,3742
CowsLean 85-90%—1,115139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5501
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,369160.25/cwt153.00–169.002,1944
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,250155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9381

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.