Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 5.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing over 600 lbs. sharply higher due to higher demand. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted; also no comparisons available for feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs., but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.46/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$112.46

89 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

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	344	118.00	406	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	502	112.50	565	83
Small and Medium 1-2	348	99.50	346	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $60 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 sale89 hd

112.46

—

TN average10 barns · 1,812 hd

111.50

+0.95

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	1,701	75.11	1,277	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	56.98	668	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	54.22	773	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	51.53	522	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	68.02	888	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	140.19/cwt	132.50–148.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	127.61/cwt	119.00–130.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	119.46/cwt	117.00–125.00	392	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.59/cwt	119.00–131.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	123.68/cwt	120.00–129.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	119.35/cwt	116.00–122.50	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	117.75/cwt	117.00–118.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	116.35/cwt	112.00–120.00	548	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	943	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	284	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	400	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	110.91/cwt	106.00–114.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	779	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	400	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	715	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.28/cwt	114.00–121.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	932.50/cwt	925.00–940.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,525	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	212	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	835	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	593	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	494	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,245	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	847	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,185	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	48.11/cwt	45.00–52.00	477	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,090	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	578	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	45.53/cwt	45.00–46.00	677	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	54.85/cwt	50.00–60.00	801	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	68.02/cwt	66.00–70.00	888	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,290	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	748	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,325	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,679	77.56/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,302	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	525	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	57.11/cwt	51.00–61.00	666	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	135.47/cwt	131.00–140.00	526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,043	61.05/cwt	59.00–63.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	132.99/cwt	132.50–134.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	116.23/cwt	114.00–123.00	503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	109.65/cwt	106.00–114.00	798	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,354	55.37/cwt	53.00–60.00	750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	115.86/cwt	112.00–120.50	602	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	118.41/cwt	112.00–125.00	623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.21/cwt	113.00–121.00	735	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	97.76/cwt	90.00–105.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	97.38/cwt	92.00–103.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	88.98/cwt	87.00–90.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.98/cwt	129.00–137.00	622	2

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 Oct 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 740Year ago 729

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 124Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	86.00	86.00
12	—	328	117.00–125.00	119.46
4	—	360	116.00–122.50	119.35
22	—	471	112.00–120.00	116.35
4	—	570	106.00–114.00	110.91
5	—	433	114.00–123.00	116.23
18	—	520	112.00–120.50	115.86
8	—	666	90.00–105.00	97.76
5	—	619	92.00–103.00	97.38
3	—	870	87.00–90.00	88.98
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	97.00	97.00
3	—	267	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	83.00	83.00
2	—	333	132.50–148.00	140.19
7	—	480	120.00–129.00	123.68
2	—	660	116.00–120.00	117.97
7	—	575	114.00–121.00	118.28
2	—	388	131.00–140.00	135.47
3	—	437	132.50–134.00	132.99
1	—	820	99.00	99.00
3	—	728	106.00–114.00	109.65
11	—	526	112.00–125.00	118.41
15	—	622	113.00–121.00	118.21
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	123.00	123.00
1	—	580	111.00	111.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	715	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
2	—	523	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	502	119.00–130.00	127.61
6	—	575	119.00–131.00	124.59
1	—	355	147.00	147.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	141.00	141.00
4	—	645	117.00–118.00	117.75
1	—	865	109.00	109.00
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
2	—	468	129.00–137.00	132.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	662	122.00–123.00	122.51
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	81.00	81.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	71.00	71.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00–940.00	932.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,118	47.00	47.00
22	—	1,166	51.00–61.00	57.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,290	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	991	45.00–52.00	48.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	45.00–46.00	45.53
13	—	1,460	50.00–60.00	54.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	59.00–63.00	61.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,354	53.00–60.00	55.37
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,325	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,679	73.00–80.00	77.56
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	66.00–70.00	68.02

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle