Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 higher on a light test, with feeder heifers 1.00 higher, and feeder bulls holding mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady overall.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.59/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −69.01 against this barn's trailing median of $201.60.

Average price

$132.59

189 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$9.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.98

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	509	133.93	682	157
Medium and Large 2-3	429	130.57	561	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	434	124.71	541	25

One grade step is worth $9.23/cwt here — about $141 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $204.16, low $187.93, median $201.60 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale189 hd

132.59

—

TN average9 barns · 1,068 hd

123.61

+8.98

This barn, trailing median4 sales

201.60

−69.01

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	—	Low	1,562	82.97	1,296	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	60.03	688	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	58.93	556	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,326	54.66	725	28

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2Fancy	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	135.03/cwt	134.00–136.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	154.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	116.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	104.59/cwt	96.00–107.00	743	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	715	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	158.83/cwt	150.00–166.00	524	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	162.20/cwt	153.00–166.00	602	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.14/cwt	116.00–125.00	758	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	139.54/cwt	135.00–144.00	652	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	142.95/cwt	137.50–149.00	610	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.81/cwt	124.00–135.00	683	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	113.73/cwt	109.00–117.00	599	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	118.25/cwt	115.00–126.00	561	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	555	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,322	55.96/cwt	54.00–57.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	56.05/cwt	53.00–61.00	742	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	47.94/cwt	45.00–51.00	646	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	126.32/cwt	119.00–135.00	534	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	110.99/cwt	107.00–116.00	630	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.24/cwt	129.00–138.00	496	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	102.98/cwt	99.00–108.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	100.01/cwt	97.50–106.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	130.86/cwt	126.00–137.50	436	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	89.01/cwt	86.00–94.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	135.25/cwt	132.50–137.50	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	476	125.67/cwt	124.00–126.00	598	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	374	127.64/cwt	120.00–145.00	477	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	613	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	413	122.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	508	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	563	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	659	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	328	131.20/cwt	125.00–137.50	430	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,134	62.97/cwt	61.00–66.00	714	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,335	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	734	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	58.78/cwt	54.00–64.00	682	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	67.34/cwt	66.00–69.00	714	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	548	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	113.40/cwt	113.00–115.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	133.49/cwt	131.00–136.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	137.39/cwt	132.00–143.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	775	104.95/cwt	103.00–107.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	588	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	139.20/cwt	133.00–141.00	707	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.44/cwt	139.00–148.50	689	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.01/cwt	129.00–138.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	148.07/cwt	147.50–150.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	170.90/cwt	168.00–175.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	827	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	448	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	506	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	54.49/cwt	51.00–57.00	544	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	960	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	789	71.12/cwt	65.00–76.00	561	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	462	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	922.50/cwt	870.00–975.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	652.50/cwt	630.00–675.00	7,667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	766.67/cwt	750.00–775.00	9,453	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	962.86/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,726	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	892.50/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,442	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	612.50/cwt	600.00–625.00	5,666	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	697.50/cwt	695.00–700.00	7,149	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,208	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	84.83/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,392	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,085	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	857	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	111.20/cwt	110.00–112.50	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	111.46/cwt	108.00–115.00	485	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 652Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 197Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 49Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	134.00–136.00	135.03
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	155.00	155.00
2	—	833	85.00–86.00	85.50
4	—	271	150.00–160.00	154.24
4	—	774	95.00–97.00	95.99
6	—	661	110.00–120.00	116.84
8	—	710	96.00–107.00	104.59
10	—	574	120.00–129.00	124.51
11	—	330	150.00–166.00	158.83
11	—	371	153.00–166.00	162.20
18	—	626	116.00–125.00	121.14
23	—	467	135.00–144.00	139.54
25	—	427	137.50–149.00	142.95
28	—	526	124.00–135.00	129.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	147.50	147.50
1	—	280	142.50	142.50
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
2	—	475	128.00–129.00	128.49
2	—	420	130.00–131.00	130.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	124.00–126.00	125.67
6	—	374	120.00–145.00	127.64
3	—	533	115.00	115.00
3	—	413	120.00–127.00	122.99
2	—	563	115.00–119.00	116.97
2	—	328	125.00–137.50	131.20
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	250	137.50	137.50
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	527	109.00–117.00	113.73
39	—	474	115.00–126.00	118.25
25	—	423	119.00–135.00	126.32
18	—	568	107.00–116.00	110.99
12	—	375	129.00–138.00	132.24
11	—	620	99.00–108.00	102.98
8	—	667	97.50–106.00	100.01
8	—	333	126.00–137.50	130.86
6	—	721	86.00–94.00	89.01
3	—	282	132.50–137.50	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	116.00	116.00
2	—	470	110.00–112.50	111.20
2	—	583	94.00	94.00
4	—	435	108.00–115.00	111.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	94.00	94.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	143.00	143.00
2	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	113.00	113.00
1	—	365	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	111.00	111.00
1	—	635	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	113.00–115.00	113.40
2	—	443	131.00–136.00	133.49
2	—	388	132.00–143.00	137.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	103.00–107.00	104.95
2	—	588	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	508	133.00–141.00	139.20
10	—	474	139.00–148.50	145.44
5	—	570	129.00–138.00	134.01
5	—	432	147.50–150.00	148.07
4	—	671	120.00–123.00	120.98
4	—	635	123.00–125.00	124.01
3	—	322	168.00–175.00	170.90
2	—	858	101.00	101.00
2	—	710	116.00–117.00	116.51
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,322	54.00–57.00	55.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,324	53.00–61.00	56.05
5	—	1,348	45.00–51.00	47.94
1	—	1,480	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	61.00–66.00	62.97
1	—	1,335	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,160	54.00–64.00	58.78
2	—	1,060	66.00–69.00	67.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	998	51.00–57.00	54.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	65.00–76.00	71.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	75.00	75.00
8	—	1,641	80.00–88.00	84.83
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	870.00–975.00	922.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	630.00–675.00	652.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,233	750.00–775.00	766.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,114	900.00–1,025.00	962.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,170	800.00–1,025.00	892.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	600.00–625.00	612.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	695.00–700.00	697.50

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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