Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light receipts last week for all classes due to inclement weather, therefore, no comparisons available, but a higher undertone was noted for all classes of feeder and slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.88/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$114.88

75 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$4.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

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	115.00	606	73
Medium and Large 2-3	450	110.50	497	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about $109 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 sale75 hd

114.88

—

TN average9 barns · 1,099 hd

125.00

−10.12

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	1,541	89.33	1,376	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	70.08	1,043	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	67.28	827	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	54.50	518	10

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	105.96/cwt	100.00–113.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	116.76/cwt	115.00–117.00	559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	121.04/cwt	115.00–126.00	462	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	112.57/cwt	109.00–113.00	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	143.40/cwt	141.00–145.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	152.50/cwt	148.00–157.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	10,125	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.08/cwt	122.00–135.00	731	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	153.17/cwt	144.00–162.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,090.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,155.00	15,805	2
Bulls	—	—	1,506	85.36/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,286	8
Bulls	—	—	1,640	93.32/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,492	95.39/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,423	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,243	72.45/cwt	71.00–74.00	901	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,065	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	671	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,480	72.55/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,074	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,665	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	871	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	146.81/cwt	144.00–150.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	130.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	801	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	53.56/cwt	49.00–59.00	502	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	115.13/cwt	110.00–122.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	109.68/cwt	109.00–110.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	118.27/cwt	114.00–122.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.30/cwt	142.00–146.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	105.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	114.24/cwt	113.00–117.00	645	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	76.54/cwt	74.00–80.00	921	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	66.94/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,001	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	75.46/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,115	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	67.31/cwt	63.00–72.00	838	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	57.65/cwt	54.00–59.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	111.90/cwt	110.00–115.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	115.64/cwt	111.00–121.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	116.72/cwt	113.00–121.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1

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 Feb 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 152Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 0

Light receipts last week for all classes due to inclement weather, therefore, no comparisons available, but a higher undertone was noted for all classes of feeder and slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	100.00–113.00	105.96
2	—	333	115.00–117.50	116.24
12	—	479	115.00–117.00	116.76
10	—	382	115.00–126.00	121.04
9	—	680	109.00–113.00	112.57
12	—	565	113.00–117.00	114.24
8	—	621	110.00–115.00	111.90
8	—	513	111.00–121.00	115.64
8	—	416	113.00–121.00	116.72
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
2	—	655	129.00	129.00
2	—	463	140.00–142.00	141.03
5	—	571	141.00–145.00	143.40
2	—	380	148.00–157.00	152.50
1	—	815	116.00	116.00
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
3	—	425	144.00–146.00	144.99
2	—	788	120.00–121.00	120.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	122.00–135.00	128.08
6	—	365	144.00–162.00	153.17
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
5	—	406	144.00–150.00	146.81
2	—	508	129.00–133.00	130.99
1	—	900	89.00	89.00
6	—	677	110.00–122.00	115.13
3	—	718	109.00–110.00	109.68
3	—	627	114.00–122.00	118.27
3	—	470	142.00–146.00	143.30
2	—	768	100.00–110.00	105.08
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	128.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
1	—	310	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	675.00	675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,450	1,025.00–1,155.00	1,090.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	78.00–90.00	85.36
3	—	1,640	92.00–94.00	93.32
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	94.00–98.00	95.39
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	71.00–74.00	72.45
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	72.00–73.00	72.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	938	49.00–59.00	53.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	74.00–80.00	76.54
26	—	1,245	63.00–72.00	67.31
5	—	1,163	54.00–59.00	57.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,495	64.00–70.00	66.94
2	—	1,478	75.00–76.00	75.46

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