Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers holding mostly steady with feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, with lower-quality offerings noted. Slaughter cows and bulls remaining steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.71/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$121.71

146 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

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	500	121.79	609	144
Medium and Large 2-3	330	118.00	389	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	480	115.00	552	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about $57 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 sale146 hd

121.71

—

TN average12 barns · 2,544 hd

124.59

−2.88

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	1,671	91.07	1,522	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	65.98	784	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	63.07	862	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	59.07	607	23
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,300	80.00	1,040	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,160	100.00	1,160	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	842.50/cwt	785.00–900.00	9,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	223	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	408	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	115.33/cwt	108.00–120.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	120.97/cwt	118.00–125.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	169.40/cwt	169.00–170.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	124.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	164.75/cwt	151.00–171.00	522	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	156.32/cwt	145.00–163.00	578	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.61/cwt	126.00–138.00	745	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.66/cwt	139.00–150.00	615	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	135.76/cwt	131.00–144.00	649	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.59/cwt	128.00–139.00	697	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	133.24/cwt	125.00–142.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	568	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.24/cwt	112.00–123.00	676	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	122.25/cwt	118.00–128.00	568	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	118.51/cwt	114.00–123.00	627	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	123.13/cwt	119.00–126.00	468	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	749	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	121.53/cwt	118.00–128.00	517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	132.34/cwt	128.00–140.00	414	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	123.40/cwt	118.00–126.00	818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	131.70/cwt	128.00–141.00	370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	112.27/cwt	106.00–118.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	533	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	120.09/cwt	117.00–123.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	18,980	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	433	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	411	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	535	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	423	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	97.95/cwt	96.00–99.00	509	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	823	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	139.46/cwt	133.00–144.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	148.92/cwt	142.00–155.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	120.18/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	158.88/cwt	144.00–165.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	167.20/cwt	159.00–173.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	125.74/cwt	124.00–127.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	138.85/cwt	134.00–147.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	125.69/cwt	121.00–128.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.05/cwt	123.00–134.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	146.99/cwt	140.00–153.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	303	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	487	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	800.00/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,336	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,515	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,695	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,796	87.87/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,578	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,110	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	910	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,175	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,743	93.77/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,634	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	54.63/cwt	53.00–56.00	628	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	75.68/cwt	73.00–81.00	936	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	64.31/cwt	60.00–71.00	758	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,066	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	685	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	62.61/cwt	57.00–69.00	867	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,312	66.00/cwt	62.00–73.00	866	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	58.30/cwt	54.00–65.00	591	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,120	64.24/cwt	60.00–69.00	719	3
Steers	Select	—	1,160	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,160	1
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,300	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	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 →

Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN

Sat Aug 29, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 786Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 142Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 24Year ago 19

Compared to last week, feeder steers holding mostly steady with feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, with lower-quality offerings noted. Slaughter cows and bulls remaining steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	785.00–900.00	842.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,167	725.00–900.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	670.00	670.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,460.00	1,460.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	650.00	650.00

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	—	290	188.00	188.00
1	—	455	153.00	153.00
2	—	360	171.00	171.00
2	—	408	156.00–157.00	156.49
5	—	223	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	157.50	157.50
1	—	830	104.00	104.00
3	—	717	108.00–120.00	115.33
3	—	760	110.00–117.00	113.70
4	—	659	118.00–125.00	120.97
5	—	291	169.00–170.00	169.40
8	—	614	120.00–130.00	124.83
10	—	317	151.00–171.00	164.75
11	—	370	145.00–163.00	156.32
15	—	575	126.00–138.00	129.61
16	—	428	139.00–150.00	143.66
20	—	478	131.00–144.00	135.76
22	—	526	128.00–139.00	132.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	124.00	124.00
2	—	325	125.00–142.00	133.24
2	—	435	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	523	117.00–123.00	120.09
2	—	630	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	128.00–132.00	130.02
1	—	450	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	572	112.00–123.00	118.24
23	—	465	118.00–128.00	122.25
17	—	529	114.00–123.00	118.51
16	—	380	119.00–126.00	123.13
15	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.22
15	—	425	118.00–128.00	121.53
10	—	313	128.00–140.00	132.34
7	—	663	118.00–126.00	123.40
5	—	281	128.00–141.00	131.70
4	—	714	106.00–118.00	112.27
1	—	1,015	92.00	92.00
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	128.00	128.00
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
1	—	445	134.00	134.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	95.00	95.00
1	—	535	79.00	79.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
3	—	520	96.00–99.00	97.95
1	—	875	94.00	94.00
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	133.00–144.00	139.46
8	—	469	142.00–155.00	148.92
6	—	870	116.00–122.00	120.18
6	—	372	144.00–165.00	158.88
5	—	629	130.00–135.00	133.41
5	—	323	159.00–173.00	167.20
4	—	771	124.00–127.00	125.74
4	—	581	134.00–147.00	138.85
3	—	1,012	106.50	106.50
3	—	734	121.00–128.00	125.69
3	—	665	123.00–134.00	129.05
3	—	442	140.00–153.00	146.99
1	—	955	104.00	104.00
1	—	290	168.00	168.00
1	—	900	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	149.00	149.00
2	—	303	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,796	84.00–93.00	87.87
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,743	89.00–98.00	93.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	53.00–56.00	54.63
9	—	1,237	73.00–81.00	75.68
32	—	1,179	60.00–71.00	64.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,245	55.00	55.00
29	—	1,385	57.00–69.00	62.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,312	62.00–73.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,013	54.00–65.00	58.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	60.00–69.00	64.24
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	80.00	80.00

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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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle