Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle measuring 3.00 to 4.00 higher overall with active buyer participation noted. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 lower with boning cows 7.00 to 8.00 lower and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower; with decreased buyer activity due to absence of slaughter buyer from facility that is temporarily not in operation and excess supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.81/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$111.81

133 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	112.06	590	130
Medium and Large 2-3	445	107.50	478	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	385	97.50	375	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $215 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 sale133 hd

111.81

—

TN average9 barns · 1,774 hd

115.58

−3.77

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,751	64.40	1,128	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,301	44.53	579	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	43.62	513	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	39.71	410	26

Every lot, as filed

92 lots · USDA AMS · Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	108.32/cwt	104.00–114.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	106.72/cwt	97.00–112.00	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	117.38/cwt	114.00–126.00	389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	118.96/cwt	117.00–120.00	445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	112.35/cwt	103.00–117.00	583	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	122.00/cwt	118.00–125.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	151.80/cwt	144.00–159.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	113.17/cwt	108.00–116.00	538	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	108.75/cwt	100.00–112.00	735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	91.68/cwt	90.00–94.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.87/cwt	129.00–141.00	695	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.01/cwt	120.00–131.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.62/cwt	138.00–146.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	158.76/cwt	149.00–165.00	662	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	865.00/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	10,103	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	156.33/cwt	150.00–167.50	496	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	605	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	672	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	587	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	6,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	815.00/cwt	695.00–1,025.00	9,886	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	65.43/cwt	60.00–71.00	1,180	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	138.95/cwt	130.00–146.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	140.37/cwt	136.00–143.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	935	47.91/cwt	45.00–51.00	448	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,285	55.28/cwt	51.00–59.00	710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,003	58.14/cwt	50.00–67.00	583	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,305	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	639	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,013	46.63/cwt	44.00–49.00	472	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	975	35.75/cwt	32.00–39.00	349	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,211	48.47/cwt	45.00–52.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	316	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	572	107.13/cwt	100.00–111.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	831	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	124.90/cwt	119.00–130.00	656	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	113.11/cwt	109.00–120.00	702	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	114.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.38/cwt	135.00–150.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	120.21/cwt	115.00–128.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	151.45/cwt	146.00–155.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	96.30/cwt	89.00–100.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	32.02/cwt	31.00–33.00	308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	152.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	161.82/cwt	152.50–169.00	531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	104.47/cwt	95.00–110.00	750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	91.50/cwt	88.00–95.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	100.98/cwt	94.00–108.00	770	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	43.34/cwt	40.00–45.00	575	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	36.37/cwt	35.00–38.00	444	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	42.53/cwt	39.00–47.00	493	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	35.41/cwt	33.00–38.00	444	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	116.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	491	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	109.03/cwt	104.00–112.00	626	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	478	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	38.97/cwt	35.00–44.00	423	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	123.11/cwt	114.00–129.00	329	3

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 →

Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN

Sat Dec 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 1,271Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 243Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	104.00–114.00	108.32
9	—	718	97.00–112.00	106.72
7	—	331	114.00–126.00	117.38
5	—	374	117.00–120.00	118.96
27	—	519	103.00–117.00	112.35
14	—	475	108.00–116.00	113.17
13	—	676	100.00–112.00	108.75
3	—	782	90.00–94.00	91.68
15	—	423	110.00–120.00	116.19
14	—	574	104.00–112.00	109.03
3	—	267	114.00–129.00	123.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	98.00	98.00
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	118.00–125.00	122.00
2	—	380	144.00–159.00	151.80
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
12	—	515	129.00–141.00	134.87
5	—	565	120.00–131.00	127.01
4	—	476	138.00–146.00	141.62
7	—	417	149.00–165.00	158.76
3	—	808	105.00–109.00	107.00
3	—	317	150.00–167.50	156.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	138.00–140.00	139.02
2	—	315	130.00–145.00	137.50
2	—	475	120.00–127.00	123.57
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	110.00–112.00	111.01
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	440	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
3	—	325	130.00–146.00	138.95
1	—	485	121.00	121.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	113.00–116.00	114.51
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	136.00–143.00	140.37
2	—	453	148.00–150.00	148.99
2	—	365	162.00–164.00	162.99
2	—	313	177.50	177.50
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	142.50	142.50
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	134.00	134.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
3	—	572	100.00–111.00	107.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	525	119.00–130.00	124.90
10	—	621	109.00–120.00	113.11
8	—	424	135.00–150.00	140.38
5	—	582	115.00–128.00	120.21
5	—	383	146.00–155.00	151.45
3	—	803	89.00–100.00	96.30
2	—	670	110.00–119.00	114.47
2	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	270	145.00–160.00	152.50
9	—	328	152.50–169.00	161.82
8	—	718	95.00–110.00	104.47
2	—	850	88.00–95.00	91.50
2	—	763	94.00–108.00	100.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,168	750.00–1,050.00	865.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,213	695.00–1,025.00	815.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,803	60.00–71.00	65.43
2	—	1,510	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,815	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	45.00–51.00	47.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	51.00–59.00	55.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	50.00–67.00	58.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	49.00	49.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	44.00–49.00	46.63
3	—	975	32.00–39.00	35.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,211	45.00–52.00	48.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	31.00–33.00	32.02
14	—	1,085	35.00–44.00	38.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,327	40.00–45.00	43.34
2	—	1,220	35.00–38.00	36.37
1	—	1,210	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,160	39.00–47.00	42.53
5	—	1,254	33.00–38.00	35.41
1	—	1,370	58.00	58.00

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.

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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle