Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-02-01

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 1
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
539 head
177 vs last sale 362 539 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
16 vs last sale 110 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
7 vs last sale 12 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.74/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$117.74
131 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$5.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.68
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512118.32606113
Medium and Large 2-3443114.7850813thin
Small and Medium 1-2424112.424775thin
One grade step is worth $5.90/cwt here — about $129 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 sale131 hd
117.74
TN average10 barns · 2,521 hd
126.42
−8.68
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
BullsAverage1,87680.281,5069thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19263.9276248
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39960.1184119
CowsLean 85-90%Average99052.385198thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2415125.32/cwt118.00–132.0052016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520119.75/cwt114.00–127.0062330
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320124.00/cwt124.00–124.003971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2263129.94/cwt128.00–132.003422
CowsLean 85-90%99452.00/cwt49.00–55.005177
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2458111.99/cwt110.00–114.005132
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3383119.37/cwt118.00–120.004573
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005726
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20063.34/cwt57.00–67.0076023
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10951.61/cwt48.00–53.005725
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28169.60/cwt68.00–73.008928
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,15551.00/cwt51.00–51.005891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54568.88/cwt67.00–71.001,0642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40059.35/cwt55.00–65.0083115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2386158.88/cwt151.00–165.006138
BullsMedium and Large 1-2334156.50/cwt150.00–163.005235
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423151.00/cwt145.00–159.0063911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2845109.00/cwt109.00–109.009211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950100.00/cwt100.00–100.009501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004352
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365147.50/cwt147.50–147.505381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705108.69/cwt102.00–112.007663
Bulls1,83978.46/cwt74.00–81.001,4436
BullsMedium and Large 1-2681115.64/cwt111.00–120.007885
BullsMedium and Large 1-2763108.77/cwt105.00–111.008305
BullsMedium and Large 1-2614134.41/cwt126.00–141.008257
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640117.50/cwt114.00–121.007522
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2380131.69/cwt127.50–136.005002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565138.66/cwt130.00–143.007839
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed92570.43/cwt69.00–72.006512
CowsLean 85-90%Natural96555.00/cwt55.00–55.005311
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,19965.55/cwt62.00–72.0078610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,34063.00/cwt63.00–63.008441
BullsNatural1,95380.87/cwt78.00–84.001,5792
BullsNatural1,94090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed525104.00/cwt104.00–104.005461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473148.68/cwt140.00–155.0070320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516138.63/cwt130.00–147.0071518
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy560149.00/cwt149.00–149.008341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650128.00/cwt128.00–128.008321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy368171.48/cwt169.00–174.006312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy463158.00/cwt158.00–158.007322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy62394.43/cwt91.00–98.005882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full495139.00/cwt139.00–139.006881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full580123.00/cwt123.00–123.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full580104.00/cwt104.00–104.006031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open783107.00/cwt107.00–107.008383
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2465124.94/cwt122.00–128.005812
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2518117.58/cwt111.00–122.006093
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2428130.99/cwt130.00–134.005614
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006731
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440141.00/cwt141.00–141.006201
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470135.96/cwt134.00–138.006392
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250670.00/cwt670.00–670.008,3751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500137.00/cwt137.00–137.006851
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2975.00/cwt975.00–975.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175800.00/cwt760.00–840.009,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400830.00/cwt830.00–830.0011,6201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2310159.65/cwt155.00–164.004952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423154.00/cwt150.00–157.006513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560147.04/cwt142.00–151.008234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521148.02/cwt145.00–151.007715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574112.00/cwt107.00–119.0064316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-271597.00/cwt97.00–97.006941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478149.51/cwt143.00–161.007153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710123.00/cwt123.00–123.008731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666105.26/cwt104.00–107.007014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378131.41/cwt124.00–137.004977
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623108.39/cwt106.00–112.0067510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474122.57/cwt118.00–129.0058115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326135.55/cwt130.00–143.004424
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2423109.06/cwt107.00–111.004612

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.