Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-08-22

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 22
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
786 head
165 vs last sale 621 46 vs year ago 740 · +6.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
40 vs last sale 102 23 vs year ago 165 · 13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
7 vs last sale 17 1 vs year ago 25 · 4.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers weighing under 500 lbs. 2.00 lower and those weighing over 500 lbs. sharply higher; and lower-quality offerings of feeder classes was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.42/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$124.42
245 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.25
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533124.50664243
Medium and Large 2-3463115.005322thin
One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $132 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 sale245 hd
124.42
TN average10 barns · 2,334 hd
126.67
−2.25
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
BullsHigh1,64190.041,47813
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19667.7881041
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40465.3891826
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09158.6864015
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,08570.007601thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410131.00/cwt131.00–131.005371
BullsMedium and Large 2-3285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527132.74/cwt128.00–143.0070026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421144.48/cwt140.00–152.0060826
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578127.34/cwt123.00–133.0073619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620124.04/cwt120.00–129.0076916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470140.15/cwt135.00–144.0065916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370160.77/cwt155.00–169.0059514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667122.05/cwt118.00–129.0081413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330170.23/cwt160.00–179.005629
BullsMedium and Large 1-2724116.79/cwt110.00–121.008468
BullsMedium and Large 1-2762115.30/cwt113.00–119.008793
BullsMedium and Large 1-2813109.50/cwt108.00–111.008902
BullsMedium and Large 1-287099.00/cwt99.00–99.008611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy355173.03/cwt171.00–175.006143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy535145.49/cwt145.00–146.007782
BullsNatural1,76395.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6752
Bulls1,64188.51/cwt84.00–92.001,4527
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2750650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,8751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy505148.00/cwt148.00–148.007471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515114.00/cwt114.00–114.005871
HeifersSelect and Choice1,08570.00/cwt70.00–70.007601
CowsLean 85-90%1,09158.68/cwt56.00–65.0064015
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410116.00/cwt116.00–116.004761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475126.65/cwt120.00–133.5060245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567123.76/cwt120.00–127.0070242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525123.67/cwt120.00–128.0064934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620124.99/cwt122.00–129.0077531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419128.82/cwt123.00–135.0054020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376124.96/cwt120.00–132.0047017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2679121.72/cwt118.50–128.0082614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718121.56/cwt118.00–128.0087312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329127.37/cwt121.00–135.0041911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2773115.16/cwt111.00–124.008906
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2276131.87/cwt127.00–142.503645
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2913103.51/cwt103.00–104.009452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2870101.05/cwt99.00–103.008792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815112.00/cwt112.00–112.009131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425141.00/cwt141.00–141.005991
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2468126.48/cwt125.00–128.005922
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2540123.00/cwt123.00–123.006641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950887.50/cwt875.00–900.008,4312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,338801.25/cwt770.00–835.0010,7214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225860.00/cwt740.00–980.0010,5352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,8201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2975.00/cwt975.00–975.001
Dairy SteersLarge 456995.00/cwt95.00–95.005413
Dairy SteersLarge 453089.47/cwt88.00–91.004742
Dairy SteersLarge 442391.08/cwt89.00–93.003852
Dairy SteersLarge 475591.00/cwt91.00–91.006871
Dairy SteersLarge 3350112.50/cwt112.50–112.503941
SteersMedium and Large 2-3720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added563145.00/cwt145.00–145.008165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527135.10/cwt128.00–143.0071214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625138.32/cwt130.00–143.0086512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576134.82/cwt127.00–143.007779
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471144.87/cwt138.00–152.006828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428150.80/cwt148.00–153.006456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669128.73/cwt124.00–137.008614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715126.00/cwt123.00–128.009013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,36668.75/cwt68.00–70.009398
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42062.62/cwt57.00–67.0088916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43374.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0602
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,07089.00/cwt89.00–89.009521
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,24171.82/cwt69.00–74.008917
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,22576.00/cwt76.00–76.009311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16365.89/cwt61.00–71.0076621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25374.72/cwt73.00–78.009366
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21955.86/cwt54.00–58.006815
BullsNatural1,58090.24/cwt89.00–92.001,4264
SteersMedium and Large 1-2840128.51/cwt127.00–130.001,0792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760119.01/cwt118.00–120.009042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375158.79/cwt151.00–167.005952
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
BullsMedium and Large 2-375095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575118.00/cwt118.00–118.006791

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.