Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-08-01

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 1
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
594 head
199 vs last sale 793 81 vs year ago 675 · 12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
65 vs last sale 126 36 vs year ago 227 · 15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
14 vs last sale 31 31 vs year ago 48 · 64.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder holding mostly steady overall, with slaughter cows 1.00 higher overall and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.30/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$121.30
115 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.97
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514121.49625110
Medium and Large 2-3434117.205095thin
One grade step is worth $4.29/cwt here — about $116 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 sale115 hd
121.30
TN average9 barns · 1,981 hd
124.27
−2.97
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
BullsAverage1,70793.401,5959thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16971.2683372
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32468.8191125
CowsLean 85-90%Average98563.2862338
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,28063.008061thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,21482.009953thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,02260.71/cwt56.00–64.0062016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,30368.90/cwt64.00–73.0089810
CowsLean 85-90%Natural98063.15/cwt57.00–69.0061915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2727109.53/cwt107.00–114.007966
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669117.48/cwt115.00–123.007866
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379159.33/cwt158.00–160.006046
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320157.25/cwt155.00–164.005036
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265148.29/cwt145.00–152.503933
BullsMedium and Large 1-281896.03/cwt94.00–98.007862
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed91169.43/cwt67.00–77.006337
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy455146.00/cwt146.00–146.006641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy415143.00/cwt143.00–143.005931
Dairy SteersSmall 451592.00/cwt92.00–92.004741
Dairy SteersLarge 3-453595.00/cwt95.00–95.005081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35068.55/cwt64.00–73.0092513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,12562.00/cwt62.00–62.006981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14169.39/cwt63.00–74.0079241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25878.29/cwt75.00–83.0098510
BullsNatural1,87895.58/cwt90.00–101.001,7955
Bulls1,49490.68/cwt85.00–95.001,3554
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.001
Dairy SteersLarge 3-472292.00/cwt92.00–92.006643
Dairy SteersLarge 3-458396.00/cwt96.00–96.005602
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,02582.00/cwt82.00–82.008411
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,17570.21/cwt66.00–76.0082518
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,31078.52/cwt78.00–79.001,0292
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3668110.00/cwt110.00–110.007352
BullsMedium and Large 2-3538116.00/cwt116.00–116.006242
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
BullsMedium and Large 2-3210143.00/cwt143.00–143.003001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2469131.71/cwt125.00–137.0061819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522128.07/cwt124.00–133.0066915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571124.56/cwt122.00–126.007119
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620119.60/cwt116.00–125.007428
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420129.83/cwt126.00–135.005457
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3463126.00/cwt126.00–126.005832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535124.00/cwt124.00–124.006631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625132.59/cwt129.00–137.0082916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575134.72/cwt129.00–138.0077516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527136.51/cwt129.00–142.0071912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428139.11/cwt134.00–150.005959
SteersMedium and Large 1-2656131.47/cwt125.00–136.008628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473137.76/cwt133.00–142.006528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2721123.03/cwt117.00–129.008876
SteersMedium and Large 1-2376146.28/cwt138.00–155.005504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755122.00/cwt116.00–126.009213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2915109.00/cwt109.00–109.009971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2845112.00/cwt112.00–112.009461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3493116.00/cwt116.00–116.005722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380119.00/cwt119.00–119.004522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425116.00/cwt116.00–116.004931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added463139.00/cwt139.00–139.006443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed259124.00/cwt124.00–124.003214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467127.32/cwt123.00–134.0059522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524121.34/cwt115.00–127.0063616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580119.11/cwt113.00–124.0069114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424124.94/cwt120.00–131.0053014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2633111.83/cwt107.00–118.0070811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673110.74/cwt108.00–118.007455
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372124.16/cwt123.00–128.004625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2309126.98/cwt122.50–132.503924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775106.92/cwt100.00–112.008293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2875101.07/cwt97.00–105.008842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730113.47/cwt109.00–118.008282
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285133.00/cwt133.00–133.003791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy80596.00/cwt96.00–96.007731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,28063.00/cwt63.00–63.008061
SteersSelect and Choice1,18383.00/cwt83.00–83.009822
SteersSelect and Choice1,27580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0201

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.