Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 higher overall with feeder bulls holding mostly steady; no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts from last week. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.56/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$119.56

186 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$1.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	383	119.84	459	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	506	119.60	605	177
Small and Medium 1-2	369	118.10	436	5thin

One grade step is worth $1.74/cwt here — about $23 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 sale186 hd

119.56

—

TN average9 barns · 1,679 hd

120.13

−0.57

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	1,789	96.03	1,718	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	69.19	802	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	67.20	925	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	61.02	584	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,495	87.00	1,301	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,115	71.63/cwt	66.00–75.00	799	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	74.02/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,050	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	64.47/cwt	60.00–70.00	877	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	59.48/cwt	56.00–65.00	570	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,038	61.93/cwt	61.00–64.00	643	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	710	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	469	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,495	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,301	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,822	98.23/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,790	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	523	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	77.22/cwt	73.00–84.00	971	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	166.48/cwt	165.00–168.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	151.93/cwt	147.50–157.50	365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	157.70/cwt	152.50–165.00	427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	110.69/cwt	104.00–116.00	798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	104.53/cwt	99.50–113.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.32/cwt	116.00–125.00	756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.67/cwt	147.50–162.00	514	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	133.21/cwt	129.00–141.00	627	14
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	278	138.78/cwt	135.00–142.50	386	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	328	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	417	124.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	521	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,355	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	759	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	66.09/cwt	60.00–71.00	734	16
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	124.42/cwt	124.00–125.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.25/cwt	134.00–146.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.15/cwt	124.00–132.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	149.22/cwt	145.00–152.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.62/cwt	147.00–156.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	160.27/cwt	153.00–165.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	328	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	407	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	119.17/cwt	114.00–125.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	433	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	363	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	422	2
Bulls	—	—	1,962	89.80/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,762	5
Bulls	—	—	1,468	104.20/cwt	99.00–113.00	1,530	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,760	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	553.33/cwt	520.00–570.00	4,797	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	895.00/cwt	750.00–975.00	8,350	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	873.33/cwt	800.00–970.00	9,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	870.00/cwt	850.00–890.00	8,048	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	894.00/cwt	770.00–1,000.00	9,298	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	912.50/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	10,494	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,430.00/cwt	1,430.00–1,430.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	149.67/cwt	149.00–151.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	136.41/cwt	133.00–141.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	127.65/cwt	127.00–130.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	101.45/cwt	98.00–105.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	133.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	94.73/cwt	93.00–98.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	91.97/cwt	89.00–95.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	135.38/cwt	131.00–140.00	447	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	137.79/cwt	133.00–141.00	513	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	109.59/cwt	105.00–117.00	683	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	123.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	526	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	117.67/cwt	114.00–121.00	667	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.74/cwt	118.00–128.00	588	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.71/cwt	114.00–124.00	617	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.87/cwt	125.00–134.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.39/cwt	112.00–121.00	783	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	151.62/cwt	145.00–160.00	569	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	138.20/cwt	133.00–145.00	591	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.40/cwt	124.00–133.00	664	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	124.14/cwt	120.00–129.00	711	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	345	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 762Last week 491Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 29Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	66.00–75.00	71.63
1	—	1,355	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	72.00–76.00	74.02
10	—	1,360	60.00–70.00	64.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	56.00–65.00	59.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	61.00–64.00	61.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	50.00	50.00
9	—	1,257	73.00–84.00	77.22
16	—	1,110	60.00–71.00	66.09
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,822	95.00–100.00	98.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,962	85.00–94.00	89.80
3	—	1,468	99.00–113.00	104.20

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	—	410	153.00	153.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
2	—	320	165.00–168.00	166.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	98.00	98.00
1	—	910	96.00	96.00
3	—	240	147.50–157.50	151.93
4	—	271	152.50–165.00	157.70
7	—	721	104.00–116.00	110.69
7	—	774	99.50–113.00	104.53
10	—	628	116.00–125.00	120.32
13	—	330	147.50–162.00	155.67
14	—	471	129.00–141.00	133.21
15	—	673	112.00–121.00	116.39
16	—	375	145.00–160.00	151.62
18	—	428	133.00–145.00	138.20
19	—	525	124.00–133.00	126.40
26	—	573	120.00–129.00	124.14
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	135.00–142.50	138.78
2	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.52
2	—	365	125.00	125.00
3	—	417	123.00–126.00	124.99
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	124.00–125.00	124.42
2	—	388	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	133.00	133.00
1	—	260	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	134.00–146.00	140.25
8	—	625	124.00–132.00	127.15
6	—	430	140.00–150.00	144.72
5	—	476	145.00–152.00	149.22
5	—	375	147.00–156.00	150.62
5	—	332	153.00–165.00	160.27
2	—	818	114.00–117.00	115.50
2	—	690	121.00–122.00	121.50
1	—	1,035	104.00	104.00
1	—	965	103.00	103.00
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
9	—	568	125.00–134.00	130.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	141.00	141.00
1	—	525	152.00	152.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
1	—	410	126.00	126.00
1	—	390	132.00	132.00
1	—	315	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	136.00	136.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	545	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	149.00–151.00	149.67
3	—	458	162.00	162.00
2	—	570	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	116.00	116.00
1	—	385	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	114.00–125.00	119.17
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	118.00	118.00
2	—	363	115.00–117.50	116.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	133.00–141.00	136.41
6	—	518	127.00–130.00	127.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	103.00	103.00
1	—	665	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
2	—	660	98.00–105.00	101.45
2	—	820	96.00–97.00	96.50
6	—	278	130.00–140.00	133.60
7	—	713	93.00–98.00	94.73
8	—	763	89.00–95.00	91.97
9	—	330	131.00–140.00	135.38
12	—	372	133.00–141.00	137.79
13	—	623	105.00–117.00	109.59
19	—	427	118.00–128.00	123.26
19	—	567	114.00–121.00	117.67
22	—	475	118.00–128.00	123.74
39	—	520	114.00–124.00	118.71
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	560.00	560.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	520.00–570.00	553.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	933	750.00–975.00	895.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	800.00–970.00	873.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	850.00–890.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,040	770.00–1,000.00	894.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	750.00–1,075.00	912.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,430.00	1,430.00

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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