Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-04-11

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 11
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
309 head
193 vs last sale 502 309 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
9 vs last sale 97 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
31 vs last sale 39 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 6.00 higher with feeder bulls mostly steady overall, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 9.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.69/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$118.69
78 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.10
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511118.9160775
Medium and Large 2-3468113.005293thin
One grade step is worth $5.91/cwt here — about $78 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 sale78 hd
118.69
TN average10 barns · 1,496 hd
119.79
−1.10
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
BullsAverage1,69084.551,42812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29762.0080418
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14161.5770227
CowsLean 85-90%Average93455.995239thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43571.09/cwt69.00–72.001,0203
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,08052.00/cwt52.00–52.005622
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,17855.27/cwt54.00–57.006513
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,14068.00/cwt68.00–68.007751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14061.95/cwt55.00–67.0070613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26775.35/cwt68.00–79.009555
BullsHeavy Weight2,34070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,6381
Bulls1,70883.28/cwt78.00–85.001,4226
Bulls1,56391.43/cwt89.00–93.001,4292
Bulls1,37575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2800580.00/cwt580.00–580.004,6401
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,7701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0015,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300630.00/cwt630.00–630.008,1901
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008263
CowsBoner 80-85%99349.28/cwt43.00–54.004895
BullsReturn to Feed1,57596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5121
BullsNatural1,61091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,4651
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3513117.00/cwt117.00–117.006002
BullsMedium and Large 2-3645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565112.00/cwt112.00–112.006331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2416151.60/cwt143.00–158.0063113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465143.50/cwt140.00–147.006677
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575125.23/cwt122.00–129.007205
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381159.50/cwt153.00–166.006085
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623115.96/cwt110.00–119.007224
BullsMedium and Large 1-2506132.50/cwt127.00–138.006704
BullsMedium and Large 1-2333165.49/cwt157.50–171.005513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2283166.27/cwt160.00–172.004712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200182.50/cwt182.50–182.503651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy70592.00/cwt92.00–92.006491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510141.00/cwt141.00–141.007191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy455159.00/cwt159.00–159.007231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy325177.00/cwt177.00–177.005751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573139.50/cwt139.50–139.507993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added538141.00/cwt141.00–141.007592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479141.68/cwt138.00–146.006797
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531130.16/cwt125.00–138.006914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418150.00/cwt145.00–155.006274
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374161.82/cwt156.00–165.006054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583125.35/cwt120.00–135.007313
SteersMedium and Large 1-296092.00/cwt92.00–92.008831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2825106.00/cwt106.00–106.008751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425159.49/cwt159.00–160.006782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510141.00/cwt141.00–141.007191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350173.00/cwt173.00–173.006061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3495114.00/cwt114.00–114.005641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added345139.00/cwt139.00–139.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524116.36/cwt113.00–123.0061019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561114.91/cwt110.00–120.0064511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378130.35/cwt125.00–135.0049310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465123.02/cwt118.00–129.005729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421127.92/cwt121.00–132.505399
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2722102.50/cwt99.00–104.007406
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2678101.51/cwt101.00–102.006882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620110.13/cwt106.00–114.006832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-278098.00/cwt98.00–98.007641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy68096.00/cwt96.00–96.006531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy645102.00/cwt102.00–102.006581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy410137.50/cwt137.50–137.505641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy305146.00/cwt146.00–146.004451
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2527113.26/cwt104.00–121.005976
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2565110.05/cwt104.00–116.006222
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2470128.00/cwt128.00–128.006021
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed89061.00/cwt61.00–61.005431
CowsLean 85-90%Natural92257.95/cwt56.00–60.005343
CowsLean 85-90%95053.82/cwt51.00–56.005115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,29160.98/cwt58.00–66.007875
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30461.73/cwt57.00–66.008058

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.