Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-12-12

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 12
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
997 head
449 vs last sale 548 517 vs year ago 480 · +107.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
28 vs last sale 178 71 vs year ago 135 · +52.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
19 vs last sale 35 24 vs year ago 78 · 30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 lower and feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 9.00 lower overall with exception of boning cows only 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.94/cwt on 215 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits 80.65 against this barn's trailing median of $201.60.
Average price
$120.94
215 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.27
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548121.32665202
Small and Medium 1-2423118.064999thin
Medium and Large 2-3535108.555814thin
One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $84 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales
218203189174median 201.6004/1104/1805/1607/1107/11
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $204.16, low $187.93, median $201.60 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale215 hd
120.94
TN average8 barns · 1,252 hd
124.21
−3.27
This barn, trailing median4 sales
201.60
−80.65
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
BullsHigh1,64675.271,23911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21355.6467523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39053.3474156
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00047.764779thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2280152.00/cwt152.00–152.004261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775111.58/cwt109.00–117.008657
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2659100.48/cwt96.00–103.0066210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471125.12/cwt120.00–130.0058921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2464109.03/cwt104.00–114.0050626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668109.96/cwt105.00–116.0073519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy605132.00/cwt132.00–132.007991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy517131.11/cwt130.00–135.006788
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625102.14/cwt97.00–109.0063813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360118.00/cwt118.00–118.004251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573127.36/cwt122.00–134.0073016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-282385.37/cwt82.00–92.007035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665121.43/cwt115.00–127.5080817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522101.28/cwt97.00–107.0052932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725118.24/cwt114.00–123.008573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320171.00/cwt171.00–171.005471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520127.75/cwt122.00–136.0066426
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2505105.00/cwt105.00–105.005301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421116.40/cwt112.00–122.0049021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619120.82/cwt117.00–128.0074816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350164.00/cwt164.00–164.005741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479131.36/cwt125.00–137.0062910
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2415118.31/cwt113.00–120.004915
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2535105.48/cwt103.00–108.005642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424134.21/cwt129.00–140.005694
SteersMedium and Large 1-2818104.50/cwt100.00–108.008554
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33061.00/cwt61.00–61.008111
CowsLean 85-90%1,06843.41/cwt40.00–45.004644
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,46064.00/cwt64.00–64.009341
BullsNatural1,98586.97/cwt85.00–89.001,7262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy618117.97/cwt117.00–119.007292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0071
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,46065.00/cwt65.00–65.009491
BullsNatural1,63474.15/cwt70.00–80.001,2126
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2817650.83/cwt575.00–700.005,3176
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2913931.25/cwt775.00–1,050.008,5024
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900933.33/cwt850.00–1,075.008,4003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,425697.50/cwt695.00–700.009,9392
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2900650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19353.35/cwt48.00–58.0063613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34542.00/cwt42.00–42.005651
Dairy SteersLarge 344095.00/cwt95.00–95.004182
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48060.00/cwt60.00–60.008881
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,41255.33/cwt50.00–60.0078132
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,11358.55/cwt58.00–59.006522
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,23057.18/cwt54.00–61.007036
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,29062.00/cwt62.00–62.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy410126.00/cwt126.00–126.005171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full450122.00/cwt122.00–122.005491
Bulls1,44569.72/cwt66.00–73.001,0073
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,10550.00/cwt50.00–50.005532
Dairy SteersLarge 471583.00/cwt83.00–83.005931
Dairy SteersLarge 394079.00/cwt79.00–79.007431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy558131.33/cwt130.00–134.007333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy663118.00/cwt118.00–118.007822
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed83852.06/cwt49.00–56.004363
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35349.43/cwt45.00–56.0066920
BullsMedium and Large 2-3475113.09/cwt110.00–116.005372
BullsMedium and Large 1-2778103.47/cwt99.00–110.008056
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625109.08/cwt103.00–112.0068229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-271892.99/cwt90.00–97.006688
BullsMedium and Large 1-2333151.74/cwt145.00–160.005056
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720107.89/cwt103.00–114.0077710
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,075109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423136.84/cwt128.00–148.0057921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-286882.97/cwt81.00–85.007202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007492
SteersMedium and Large 2-3593114.51/cwt113.00–116.006792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2321117.77/cwt114.00–122.003784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572103.44/cwt98.00–109.0059239
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy465118.00/cwt118.00–118.005491
BullsMedium and Large 1-281795.66/cwt94.00–98.007823
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
BullsMedium and Large 2-365098.00/cwt98.00–98.006371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574115.90/cwt111.00–125.0066519
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373146.59/cwt140.00–157.5054713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy60589.00/cwt89.00–89.005381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438104.49/cwt104.00–105.004582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy408146.51/cwt145.00–148.005982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529118.58/cwt113.00–126.0062738

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.