Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply higher overall. Slaughter cows and bulls sharply lower due, in part, to heavy supply and lighter demand, in addition to decreased buyer activity.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.70/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$119.70

162 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$7.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

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	496	120.02	595	150
Medium and Large 2-3	417	116.33	485	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	338	112.58	381	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.44/cwt here — about $215 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 sale162 hd

119.70

—

TN average8 barns · 926 hd

122.37

−2.66

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	—	High	1,696	87.36	1,482	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	62.06	762	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	56.43	743	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	55.99	557	36

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	141.82/cwt	137.50–144.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	124.01/cwt	123.00–126.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	134.37/cwt	131.00–140.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	154.96/cwt	147.00–164.00	652	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	151.41/cwt	145.00–158.00	724	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	156.77/cwt	150.00–168.00	597	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	137.06/cwt	133.00–141.00	776	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.91/cwt	134.00–146.00	733	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	161.83/cwt	157.50–171.00	532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	125.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.63/cwt	103.00–114.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.44/cwt	118.00–123.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	164.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	171.23/cwt	170.00–172.50	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	734	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	338	112.58/cwt	102.00–123.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	118.10/cwt	115.00–121.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	453	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	127.01/cwt	123.00–131.00	533	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	626	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	121.73/cwt	114.00–127.00	576	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	113.57/cwt	109.00–118.00	642	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	129.93/cwt	124.00–136.00	483	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.70/cwt	107.00–114.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	130.29/cwt	127.00–133.00	425	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	105.38/cwt	99.00–110.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	98.41/cwt	93.00–102.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	92.49/cwt	92.00–93.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	99.98/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,059	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	457	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	356	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.32/cwt	130.00–143.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	151.01/cwt	147.50–158.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	158.36/cwt	157.00–160.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	131.48/cwt	129.00–134.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	823	67.94/cwt	62.00–74.00	559	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,120	57.08/cwt	56.00–58.00	639	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	53.85/cwt	49.00–60.00	547	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,235	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	790	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,380	63.40/cwt	61.00–66.00	875	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	55.80/cwt	50.00–63.00	734	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,145	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	882	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,176	67.03/cwt	62.00–73.00	788	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,293	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	750	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,250	79.04/cwt	78.00–80.00	988	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	62.29/cwt	58.00–69.00	776	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	51.57/cwt	47.00–56.00	622	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	73.01/cwt	70.00–77.00	916	6
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,758	89.57/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,575	8
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,713	100.50/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,722	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,940	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,533	1
Bulls	—	—	1,649	84.32/cwt	76.00–92.00	1,390	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	141.73/cwt	130.00–148.00	454	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	447	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	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 Mar 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 236Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply higher overall. Slaughter cows and bulls sharply lower due, in part, to heavy supply and lighter demand, in addition to decreased buyer activity.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	137.50–144.00	141.82
3	—	592	123.00–126.00	124.01
3	—	470	131.00–140.00	134.37
1	—	355	149.00	149.00
1	—	325	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	421	147.00–164.00	154.96
17	—	478	145.00–158.00	151.41
17	—	381	150.00–168.00	156.77
10	—	566	133.00–141.00	137.06
10	—	524	134.00–146.00	139.91
8	—	329	157.50–171.00	161.83
7	—	618	120.00–130.00	125.86
5	—	720	103.00–114.00	109.63
4	—	670	118.00–123.00	120.44
4	—	284	160.00–166.00	164.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	170.00–172.50	171.23
1	—	550	149.00	149.00
1	—	515	156.00	156.00
1	—	450	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	130.00–148.00	141.73
1	—	380	117.50	117.50
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	102.00–123.00	112.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	117.00–120.00	118.53
2	—	368	115.00–121.00	118.10
2	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	106.00	106.00
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	109.00–110.00	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	420	123.00–131.00	127.01
21	—	522	115.00–125.00	119.91
21	—	473	114.00–127.00	121.73
19	—	565	109.00–118.00	113.57
19	—	372	124.00–136.00	129.93
10	—	620	107.00–114.00	110.70
8	—	326	127.00–133.00	130.29
7	—	675	99.00–110.00	105.38
5	—	728	93.00–102.00	98.41
2	—	823	92.00–93.00	92.49
2	—	270	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	935	83.00	83.00
1	—	765	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	138.00	138.00
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
1	—	400	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	78.00	78.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	137.50	137.50
1	—	400	146.00	146.00
1	—	300	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	130.00–143.00	137.32
6	—	471	147.50–158.00	151.01
3	—	575	132.00–136.00	134.02
3	—	418	157.00–160.00	158.36
2	—	655	129.00–134.00	131.48
2	—	628	129.00–135.00	131.94
2	—	338	160.00–170.00	165.04
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
1	—	360	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	97.00–103.00	99.98
1	—	1,535	69.00	69.00
14	—	1,649	76.00–92.00	84.32
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,758	84.00–94.00	89.57
2	—	1,713	99.00–102.00	100.50
1	—	1,940	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	823	62.00–74.00	67.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	56.00–58.00	57.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,015	49.00–60.00	53.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	61.00–66.00	63.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,315	50.00–63.00	55.80
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,176	62.00–73.00	67.03
2	—	1,293	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,250	78.00–80.00	79.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,246	58.00–69.00	62.29
15	—	1,207	47.00–56.00	51.57
6	—	1,254	70.00–77.00	73.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle