Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-01-25

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 25
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
362 head
329 vs last sale 691 362 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
37 vs last sale 147 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
4 vs last sale 16 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder steers, however, due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.88/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$121.88
100 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$12.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.20
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473122.2857896
Medium and Large 2-3478113.005413thin
Small and Medium 1-2305110.003361thin
One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about $243 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 sale100 hd
121.88
TN average10 barns · 1,940 hd
128.08
−6.20
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
BullsAverage1,54379.801,23114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22257.3270040
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40456.1178818
CowsLean 85-90%Average96852.625097thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,00066.00/cwt66.00–66.006601
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed96870.12/cwt67.00–73.006792
BullsReturn to Feed99394.45/cwt93.00–96.009382
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,00253.10/cwt50.00–55.005323
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,26652.72/cwt50.00–55.006674
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,27073.00/cwt73.00–73.009271
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,43557.00/cwt57.00–57.008181
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,19164.28/cwt59.00–68.007665
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,36551.00/cwt51.00–51.006961
BullsNatural1,52081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added422132.00/cwt132.00–132.005575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004463
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed485138.00/cwt138.00–138.006691
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
Bulls1,93884.44/cwt83.00–86.001,6362
Bulls1,39565.00/cwt65.00–65.009071
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3325143.88/cwt140.00–148.004682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2321158.10/cwt150.00–168.0050810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2617127.13/cwt120.00–137.007849
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425146.06/cwt140.00–155.0062112
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2235147.50/cwt147.50–147.503471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574143.82/cwt138.00–148.008266
BullsMedium and Large 1-2728115.33/cwt115.00–116.008403
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11846.28/cwt42.00–50.005176
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40157.13/cwt53.00–61.0080015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46545.00/cwt45.00–45.006591
BullsMedium and Large 2-3405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515141.37/cwt133.00–147.0072811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2464150.08/cwt140.00–155.0069611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2386127.65/cwt125.00–134.004939
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280121.54/cwt120.00–124.003403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610112.53/cwt109.00–116.006862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28667.15/cwt65.00–72.008644
CowsLean 85-90%92347.68/cwt46.00–50.004403
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26655.62/cwt52.00–63.0070418
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370167.00/cwt167.00–167.006181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425157.00/cwt157.00–157.006671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy605144.02/cwt141.00–147.008713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400168.00/cwt168.00–168.006721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350174.00/cwt174.00–174.006091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy520103.00/cwt103.00–103.005361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full560134.00/cwt134.00–134.007502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2825111.00/cwt111.00–111.009161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2282158.75/cwt156.00–160.004483
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667126.41/cwt120.00–135.008433
Bulls1,61476.06/cwt70.00–80.001,2287
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375154.25/cwt148.00–163.0057813
BullsMedium and Large 2-3288135.00/cwt135.00–135.003892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,100675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,4251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2800520.00/cwt520.00–520.004,1601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2985112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1031
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,155100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2323159.16/cwt155.00–163.005142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400530.00/cwt530.00–530.007,4201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,600825.00/cwt825.00–825.0013,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,050650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,8251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574146.02/cwt145.00–148.008384
SteersMedium and Large 1-2427152.12/cwt145.00–163.006505
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633138.00/cwt138.00–138.008742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713124.49/cwt124.00–125.008882
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,018109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365152.33/cwt152.00–153.005563
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3495111.50/cwt110.00–113.005522
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2305110.00/cwt110.00–110.003361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674111.57/cwt108.00–119.007524
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473153.05/cwt144.00–163.007242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2508146.50/cwt146.00–147.007442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476121.47/cwt114.00–128.0057814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520121.87/cwt117.00–129.0063415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324124.50/cwt120.00–132.004036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573116.41/cwt110.00–123.0066718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426125.94/cwt120.00–130.0053716

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.