Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers remaining mostly steady and feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 6.00 higher with lighter offerings, and slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.45/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$120.45

154 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$3.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

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	484	120.53	583	151
Medium and Large 2-3	403	116.67	471	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.86/cwt here — about $113 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 sale154 hd

120.45

—

TN average9 barns · 1,198 hd

120.12

+0.33

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	1,825	89.28	1,629	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	68.31	785	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	65.42	939	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	64.07	626	9thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2	—	526	118.00/cwt	114.00–122.00	621	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	130.60/cwt	122.50–133.00	428	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	121.90/cwt	118.00–127.00	580	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	125.70/cwt	120.00–135.00	532	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	109.09/cwt	101.00–113.00	691	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.54/cwt	109.00–121.00	660	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	128.79/cwt	123.00–134.00	473	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	97.25/cwt	95.00–98.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	128.96/cwt	124.00–135.00	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	88.95/cwt	85.00–93.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	693	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	132.07/cwt	130.00–134.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	125.17/cwt	120.00–133.00	662	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	121.43/cwt	114.00–129.00	696	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	116.51/cwt	110.00–121.00	725	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	142.52/cwt	137.00–146.00	611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	158.38/cwt	149.00–164.00	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	167.81/cwt	157.50–170.00	554	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.54/cwt	138.00–146.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	108.27/cwt	105.00–114.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	95.99/cwt	93.00–103.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	113.43/cwt	107.00–118.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	156.30/cwt	155.00–158.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	152.02/cwt	151.00–153.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	908	80.11/cwt	71.00–90.00	727	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	943	64.98/cwt	64.00–66.00	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	57.29/cwt	52.00–61.00	583	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,405	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	899	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	68.36/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,034	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,031	68.76/cwt	68.00–69.00	709	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,245	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	971	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	68.13/cwt	62.00–71.00	773	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	75.99/cwt	73.00–80.00	967	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	52.28/cwt	50.00–57.00	582	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,902	90.23/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,716	8
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,798	105.96/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,905	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,700	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,292	1
Bulls	—	—	1,737	83.74/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,455	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	455	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	317	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	655	114.97/cwt	111.00–119.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.95/cwt	128.00–137.00	762	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	148.67/cwt	141.00–155.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.74/cwt	136.00–143.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	127.78/cwt	125.00–130.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	154.95/cwt	140.00–159.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	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 Apr 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 309Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 88Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	526	114.00–122.00	118.00
21	—	328	122.50–133.00	130.60
19	—	476	118.00–127.00	121.90
19	—	423	120.00–135.00	125.70
18	—	633	101.00–113.00	109.09
17	—	571	109.00–121.00	115.54
16	—	367	123.00–134.00	128.79
4	—	670	95.00–98.00	97.25
3	—	277	124.00–135.00	128.96
2	—	765	85.00–93.00	88.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	113.00	113.00
2	—	468	130.00–134.00	132.07
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	131.00	131.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	529	120.00–133.00	125.17
15	—	573	114.00–129.00	121.43
10	—	622	110.00–121.00	116.51
10	—	429	137.00–146.00	142.52
10	—	374	149.00–164.00	158.38
10	—	330	157.50–170.00	167.81
9	—	477	138.00–146.00	141.54
6	—	716	105.00–114.00	108.27
4	—	786	93.00–103.00	95.99
4	—	658	107.00–118.00	113.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	155.00–158.00	156.30
2	—	508	137.00–139.00	137.99
2	—	475	151.00–153.00	152.02
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	74.00	74.00
1	—	360	88.00	88.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	111.00–119.00	114.97
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	128.00–137.00	134.95
10	—	465	141.00–155.00	148.67
8	—	524	136.00–143.00	139.74
5	—	616	125.00–130.00	127.78
5	—	413	140.00–159.00	154.95
2	—	665	124.00	124.00
1	—	360	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	71.00–90.00	80.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	64.00–66.00	64.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	52.00–61.00	57.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	66.00–70.00	68.36
1	—	1,230	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	68.00–69.00	68.76
1	—	1,245	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,135	62.00–71.00	68.13
5	—	1,272	73.00–80.00	75.99
3	—	1,113	50.00–57.00	52.28
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,902	81.00–96.00	90.23
2	—	1,798	103.00–109.00	105.96
1	—	1,700	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,737	79.00–89.00	83.74

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