Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-08-15

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 15
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
621 head
98 vs last sale 719 19 vs year ago 602 · +3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
39 vs last sale 141 39 vs year ago 141 · 27.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
6 vs last sale 23 19 vs year ago 36 · 52.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle classes measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall. Regarding slaughter classes: breaker and lean cows 3.00 lower, with boning cows 1.00 lower, and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.65/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$123.65
192 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.90
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555123.69687190
Medium and Large 2-3425119.505082thin
One grade step is worth $4.19/cwt here — about $179 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 sale192 hd
123.65
TN average9 barns · 1,790 hd
126.54
−2.90
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
BullsAverage1,78288.331,57410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12962.2770325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45359.2686116
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01356.2056910

Every lot, as filed

78 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13073.03/cwt71.00–75.008252
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19052.00/cwt52.00–52.006191
BullsNatural1,63387.94/cwt85.00–92.001,4364
Bulls1,88188.59/cwt84.00–94.001,6666
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2900640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,7601
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2900710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,3901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,022.50/cwt885.00–1,160.0012,5262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050645.00/cwt610.00–680.006,7732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,9231
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.001
Dairy SteersLarge 391889.00/cwt89.00–89.008172
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2480138.00/cwt138.00–138.006621
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2445114.00/cwt114.00–114.005071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578135.77/cwt131.00–140.007854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2795124.00/cwt124.00–124.009862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2463143.57/cwt141.00–146.006652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235135.00/cwt135.00–135.003171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open686125.00/cwt125.00–125.008588
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open630128.00/cwt128.00–128.008065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005603
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523132.33/cwt128.00–140.0069219
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572130.75/cwt125.00–136.0074817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473145.28/cwt140.00–154.0068717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2417149.49/cwt142.00–155.0062312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665122.83/cwt119.00–129.008179
BullsMedium and Large 1-2716116.45/cwt111.00–122.008348
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613122.84/cwt118.00–128.007536
BullsMedium and Large 1-2374154.72/cwt145.00–165.005795
BullsMedium and Large 1-2326164.57/cwt154.00–172.505364
BullsMedium and Large 1-283897.34/cwt96.00–98.008163
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770113.34/cwt111.00–115.008733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy520143.00/cwt143.00–143.007442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550144.00/cwt144.00–144.007921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed76060.00/cwt60.00–60.004561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2323163.25/cwt157.00–170.005272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2860118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy420159.00/cwt159.00–159.006681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450118.00/cwt118.00–118.005311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400121.00/cwt121.00–121.004841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627125.22/cwt123.50–127.507857
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added827108.50/cwt108.50–108.508974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678126.50/cwt126.50–126.508584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518124.74/cwt116.00–130.0064630
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475128.25/cwt125.00–131.0060924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419133.51/cwt129.00–137.0055922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571122.41/cwt116.00–127.0069918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384130.43/cwt125.00–141.0050115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672114.73/cwt110.00–120.0077112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623114.16/cwt110.00–118.5071110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715105.60/cwt104.00–109.007555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2769107.72/cwt102.00–112.008284
HeifersMedium and Large 1-287791.32/cwt90.00–94.008013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330131.00/cwt130.00–132.004322
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520146.69/cwt139.00–152.0076312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426146.48/cwt140.00–155.006248
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371156.44/cwt150.00–163.005805
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667128.95/cwt124.00–133.508604
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624132.76/cwt131.00–136.008284
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-294091.00/cwt91.00–91.008551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284597.00/cwt97.00–97.008201
CowsLean 85-90%1,04155.78/cwt53.00–59.005819
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46659.74/cwt54.00–64.0087615
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26552.00/cwt52.00–52.006581
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed93068.00/cwt68.00–68.006321
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,23569.00/cwt69.00–69.008521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13161.09/cwt58.00–68.0069120

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.