Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 4.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 lower, and feeder bulls sharply lower; with light receipts and limited buyer activity due to inclement weather. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.97/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$119.97

82 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$206

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.14

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	280	125.00	350	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	507	120.12	609	80
Medium and Large 2-3	540	103.00	556	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about −$206 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 sale82 hd

119.97

—

TN average10 barns · 1,807 hd

128.11

−8.14

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	1,622	83.43	1,353	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	66.36	751	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	65.29	1,031	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	63.00	715	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,110	86.00	955	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2Value Added	—	519	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	114.16/cwt	108.00–119.00	605	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.91/cwt	119.00–133.00	596	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	106.41/cwt	105.00–107.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	132.52/cwt	128.00–139.00	558	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	111.02/cwt	108.00–116.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	136.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.25/cwt	133.00–137.50	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	143.65/cwt	142.50–145.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	122.81/cwt	118.00–125.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	128.53/cwt	124.00–135.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.75/cwt	128.00–130.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	122.33/cwt	118.00–128.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	146.10/cwt	141.00–153.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	91.62/cwt	86.00–97.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	149.43/cwt	146.00–153.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Steers	Select	—	1,110	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,135	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	715	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,585	64.64/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,025	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	65.62/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,034	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	890	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,105	68.82/cwt	66.00–76.00	760	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,183	62.57/cwt	62.00–63.00	740	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	65.37/cwt	61.00–72.00	720	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	54.75/cwt	51.00–59.00	724	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	75.58/cwt	74.00–77.00	983	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,455	81.27/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,182	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,515	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,394	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	82.01/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,450	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.91/cwt	141.00–146.00	753	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	134.53/cwt	127.00–138.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	140.17/cwt	139.00–144.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.68/cwt	144.00–153.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	556	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 643Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 139Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	121.00	121.00
5	—	620	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	530	108.00–119.00	114.16
16	—	473	119.00–133.00	125.91
11	—	629	105.00–107.00	106.41
11	—	421	128.00–139.00	132.52
6	—	378	130.00–138.00	133.39
3	—	583	108.00–116.00	111.02
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
1	—	300	137.50	137.50
1	—	270	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	135.00–138.00	136.99
2	—	390	133.00–137.50	135.25
2	—	273	142.50–145.00	143.65
1	—	320	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	118.00–125.00	122.81
4	—	556	124.00–135.00	128.53
4	—	515	128.00–130.00	128.75
3	—	708	110.00–115.00	111.65
3	—	667	118.00–128.00	122.33
3	—	423	141.00–153.00	146.10
2	—	926	86.00–97.00	91.62
2	—	373	146.00–153.00	149.43
1	—	1,010	80.00	80.00
1	—	480	144.00	144.00
1	—	335	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	141.00–146.00	143.91
9	—	634	127.00–138.00	134.53
6	—	566	139.00–144.00	140.17
3	—	735	120.00–125.00	123.00
3	—	475	144.00–153.00	147.68
2	—	428	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,010	95.00	95.00
1	—	660	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	62.00–67.00	64.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	63.00–68.00	65.62
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,105	66.00–76.00	68.82
2	—	1,183	62.00–63.00	62.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,102	61.00–72.00	65.37
2	—	1,323	51.00–59.00	54.75
2	—	1,300	74.00–77.00	75.58
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	79.00–84.00	81.27
1	—	1,515	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	79.00–84.00	82.01

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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