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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 12
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
← Sep 5Sep 12latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 144▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 20▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for feeder classes due to the recent upturn in the futures market, and a lower undertone was noted for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.30/cwt on 7 head, up $31.84 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 22 comparable sales and sits −40.76 against this barn's trailing median of $375.06.
Average price
$334.30
▲ 31.84 vs prior sale
7 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.89
vs TN average
−3.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526334.301,7587thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales
434385337288median 375.0601/1703/1405/0907/1808/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.64, low $302.47, median $375.06 across 22 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 sale7 hd
334.30
—
TN average13 barns · 283 hd
327.41
+6.89
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−3.49
This barn, trailing median22 sales
375.06
−40.76
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—Average1,712183.073,1343thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,240147.611,8308thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453147.312,1406thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,013138.611,4047thin

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)—$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,3752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,2382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,4752thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)—$2,1252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,453147.31/cwt140.00–158.002,1406
CowsLean 85-90%—1,040140.04/cwt133.00–150.001,4566
CowsLean 85-90%—850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1051
Bulls——1,712183.07/cwt170.00–193.003,1343
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,248148.98/cwt143.00–159.001,8597
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,180138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6281
BullsSmall 1500–550528314.83/cwt310.00–320.001,6622
HeifersSmall 1400–450445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3351
SteersSmall 1450–500460375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7251
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full600–650635305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9371
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9644
SteersSmall 1Value Added500–550520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8201
HeifersSmall 1Value Added450–500485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6981
BullsSmall 1450–500465345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6041
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450433378.56/cwt365.00–402.501,6397
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500455395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7971
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550505361.64/cwt355.00–365.001,8263
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650623305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9002
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470375.73/cwt360.00–392.501,7669
SteersMedium and Large 1Full700–750725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570352.00/cwt348.00–360.002,0063
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9831
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525369.33/cwt367.50–372.501,9394
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418402.40/cwt400.00–405.001,6822
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465363.02/cwt350.00–380.001,6888
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515364.61/cwt352.50–372.501,8788
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523312.56/cwt310.00–315.001,6352
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450445405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,237.50/head2,125.00–2,350.002,2382
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Open HeifersMedium and Large 1-2——2,125.00/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3——2,475.00/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——3,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy——2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3——2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3——1,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560315.04/cwt310.00–320.001,7642
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385400.00/cwt385.00–410.001,5403
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325424.77/cwt420.00–430.001,3812
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1361
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009121
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627326.47/cwt320.00–332.502,0475
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7941
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2261
SteersMedium and Large 1Full550–600575321.15/cwt317.50–325.001,8472
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618321.12/cwt315.00–330.001,9854
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500495335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6581
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473335.13/cwt330.00–340.001,5852
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6792
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570349.74/cwt335.00–365.001,9942

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.