Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-03-07

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 7
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
324 vs last sale 319 643 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
76 vs last sale 83 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
20 vs last sale 0 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 higher, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls 5.00 higher, with high-quality offerings and increased buyer activity noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower overall and slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.89/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$125.89
202 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$17.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.03
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2452126.45572195
Medium and Large 2-3508112.335713thin
Small and Medium 1-2498108.735414thin
One grade step is worth $17.72/cwt here — about $31 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 sale202 hd
125.89
TN average10 barns · 2,052 hd
127.92
−2.03
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
BullsHigh1,67486.951,45510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19267.4480462
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34663.4185317
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02960.3762112

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full655103.00/cwt103.00–103.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,06598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675108.91/cwt105.00–113.007352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718104.01/cwt103.00–105.007472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215148.49/cwt137.50–152.503194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2771103.19/cwt102.50–106.007965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621109.42/cwt106.00–116.006799
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2277138.36/cwt132.50–144.0038311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517121.13/cwt115.00–127.0062615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566116.55/cwt112.00–123.0066020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470127.95/cwt124.00–135.0060122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375129.91/cwt126.00–138.0048725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328137.65/cwt131.00–142.0045126
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420129.51/cwt124.00–134.0054436
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed480121.00/cwt121.00–121.0058112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3585107.00/cwt107.00–107.006261
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2530105.00/cwt105.00–105.005571
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-265598.00/cwt98.00–98.006421
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,6001
Dairy SteersLarge 482564.00/cwt64.00–64.005282
Dairy SteersLarge 479569.00/cwt69.00–69.005492
Dairy SteersLarge 389679.00/cwt79.00–79.007087
Dairy SteersLarge 371575.00/cwt75.00–75.005361
Dairy HeifersLarge 363245.25/cwt43.00–46.002864
Dairy HeifersLarge 390050.00/cwt50.00–50.004502
Dairy HeifersLarge 369345.00/cwt45.00–45.003122
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470146.00/cwt146.00–146.006861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536144.90/cwt142.50–147.0077717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2364165.40/cwt160.00–172.5060210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2422152.48/cwt148.00–154.006436
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566142.23/cwt140.00–144.008054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2824115.66/cwt109.00–119.009533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735124.03/cwt121.00–126.009123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2608133.66/cwt128.00–137.008133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483150.99/cwt150.00–152.007293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335171.59/cwt167.00–178.005753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673133.93/cwt132.00–136.009012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2885116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full680118.00/cwt118.00–118.008021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full530134.00/cwt134.00–134.007101
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2403115.96/cwt110.00–122.004672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy508133.32/cwt132.00–134.006773
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2438128.76/cwt127.50–130.005642
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2675104.00/cwt104.00–104.007021
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2355139.00/cwt139.00–139.004931
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478135.00/cwt135.00–135.006454
BullsMedium and Large 2-3413134.64/cwt130.00–140.005563
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568123.94/cwt122.00–126.007042
BullsMedium and Large 2-3620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2461145.42/cwt140.00–150.0067025
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516136.71/cwt131.00–141.0070522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2376161.78/cwt150.00–169.0060817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2418151.80/cwt144.00–157.5063516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570134.95/cwt129.00–142.0076915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618128.82/cwt122.00–133.0079613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330162.80/cwt150.00–169.0053713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2773109.98/cwt105.00–112.008508
BullsMedium and Large 1-2659122.17/cwt119.00–125.008055
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735110.97/cwt110.00–113.008163
BullsMedium and Large 1-2218156.87/cwt150.00–170.003423
BullsMedium and Large 1-282599.52/cwt97.00–102.008212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2280161.96/cwt160.00–164.004532
BullsMedium and Large 1-295592.00/cwt92.00–92.008791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,00863.64/cwt58.00–66.006415
CowsLean 85-90%1,04458.03/cwt52.00–62.006067
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,45065.94/cwt61.00–71.009564
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30663.35/cwt57.00–68.0082712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40554.00/cwt54.00–54.007591
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,23270.81/cwt66.00–75.0087216
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,13863.02/cwt61.00–65.007175
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,22276.31/cwt76.00–77.009333
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17964.64/cwt58.00–69.0076230
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19472.84/cwt70.00–79.008707
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09055.00/cwt55.00–55.006001
BullsNatural1,635105.06/cwt104.00–106.001,7182
BullsNatural1,77590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5981
Bulls1,67081.34/cwt75.00–87.001,3587
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2800750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850870.00/cwt870.00–870.007,3951
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2750625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,6881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300851.67/cwt800.00–895.0011,0723

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.