Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2019-07-27

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 27
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
71 vs last sale 628 557 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
25 vs last sale 141 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
0 vs last sale 35 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher and feeder bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.36/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$118.36
135 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$118
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.49
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2340120.004081thin
Medium and Large 1-2547118.79649125
Medium and Large 2-3469112.305269thin
One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about −$118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale135 hd
118.36
TN average9 barns · 1,382 hd
122.86
−4.49
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
BullsAverage1,63090.801,48021
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18067.5979848
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39166.3592312
CowsLean 85-90%Average95958.5556110
SteersChoiceAverage1,39091.001,2651thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3518108.00/cwt108.00–108.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3373111.88/cwt110.00–114.004172
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570111.00/cwt111.00–111.006331
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425114.00/cwt114.00–114.004851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added712117.00/cwt117.00–117.008333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571119.36/cwt116.00–122.0068225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522118.07/cwt113.00–124.0061623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476125.38/cwt119.00–129.5059722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430122.57/cwt118.00–126.0052712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373122.93/cwt117.00–129.004599
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2722111.43/cwt106.00–114.008058
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665113.16/cwt110.00–118.007536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615114.80/cwt110.00–120.007066
HeifersMedium and Large 1-291594.00/cwt94.00–94.008602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-285891.00/cwt91.00–91.007812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310128.00/cwt128.00–128.003971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy635109.00/cwt109.00–109.006921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy635123.00/cwt123.00–123.007811
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2595117.00/cwt117.00–117.006961
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2520127.00/cwt127.00–127.006601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3376132.12/cwt132.00–132.504974
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565120.81/cwt120.00–122.506833
BullsMedium and Large 2-3532123.65/cwt118.00–128.006583
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410125.30/cwt124.00–128.005143
BullsMedium and Large 2-3680113.49/cwt113.00–114.007722
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480129.00/cwt129.00–129.006192
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320131.00/cwt131.00–131.004191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568131.52/cwt127.00–138.0074721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524134.23/cwt130.00–142.0070320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472140.80/cwt133.00–146.0066514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624124.38/cwt121.00–130.0077610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2659123.96/cwt117.00–128.008178
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427137.14/cwt134.00–142.005868
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323142.85/cwt138.00–152.004614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760106.30/cwt104.00–110.008083
BullsMedium and Large 1-2722110.99/cwt109.00–115.008013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373138.65/cwt138.00–140.005173
BullsMedium and Large 1-2288140.81/cwt140.00–142.504063
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy595116.00/cwt116.00–116.006901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy655132.00/cwt132.00–132.008651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed99566.20/cwt61.00–71.006592
CowsLean 85-90%Natural94058.54/cwt57.00–60.005502
CowsLean 85-90%95356.01/cwt51.00–60.005346
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,35076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0261
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41764.42/cwt60.00–71.0091310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17076.00/cwt76.00–76.008891
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,21968.73/cwt65.00–73.0083813
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,11084.00/cwt84.00–84.009321
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural95564.00/cwt64.00–64.006111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17567.15/cwt62.00–73.0078930
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04355.08/cwt52.00–58.005742
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0961
SteersChoice1,39091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2651
BullsNatural1,63493.82/cwt89.00–99.001,5335
BullsNatural1,35583.68/cwt82.00–86.001,1342
Bulls1,64388.93/cwt82.00–95.001,46112
Bulls1,818101.57/cwt97.00–109.001,8472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,283833.33/cwt775.00–900.0010,6923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,195.00/cwt1,195.00–1,195.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2825.00/cwt825.00–825.001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Dairy SteersLarge 451566.01/cwt65.00–67.003402
Dairy SteersLarge 480569.00/cwt69.00–69.005551
Dairy SteersLarge 448568.00/cwt68.00–68.003301
Dairy SteersLarge 441564.00/cwt64.00–64.002661
Dairy SteersLarge 31,01568.00/cwt68.00–68.006901
Dairy SteersLarge 375572.00/cwt72.00–72.005441
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2505118.00/cwt118.00–118.005961
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2290127.50/cwt127.50–127.503701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3513126.00/cwt126.00–126.006462
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420122.00/cwt122.00–122.005121
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577138.58/cwt135.00–142.0080012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710129.32/cwt126.00–134.009186
SteersMedium and Large 1-2605135.82/cwt131.00–140.008226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676128.20/cwt124.00–136.008675
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525137.80/cwt137.00–140.007235
SteersMedium and Large 1-2880117.00/cwt115.00–119.001,0302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480144.51/cwt144.00–145.006942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430141.46/cwt138.00–145.006082
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,08099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335142.00/cwt142.00–142.004761
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480115.32/cwt115.00–116.005543

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.