Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-01-30

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 30
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
620 head
33 vs last sale 587 81 vs year ago 539 · +15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
29 vs last sale 151 54 vs year ago 126 · +42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
35 vs last sale 67 13 vs year ago 19 · +68.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers holding mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls 2.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows also steady with exception of lean cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.24/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$116.24
183 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$19
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 1-2
$6.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.68
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3300117.503531thin
Medium and Large 1-2528116.36614178
Small and Medium 1-2337110.553724thin
One grade step is worth $6.95/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale183 hd
116.24
TN average8 barns · 1,521 hd
121.92
−5.68
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
BullsAverage1,82385.391,55719
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22865.2280150
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43161.6288228
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06255.0358416

Every lot, as filed

84 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-281594.00/cwt94.00–94.007661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2771115.43/cwt109.00–120.008904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2323127.68/cwt122.00–130.004128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672108.08/cwt105.00–112.0072612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613131.17/cwt126.00–135.008045
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558123.00/cwt123.00–123.006862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2519138.05/cwt130.00–143.007165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2693127.98/cwt127.00–131.008874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428120.54/cwt115.00–128.0051630
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577113.11/cwt108.00–117.0065326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573136.67/cwt130.00–141.007836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479149.47/cwt143.00–159.007165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370152.00/cwt152.00–152.005621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added511124.37/cwt122.75–129.006368
HeifersMedium and Large 1-287884.48/cwt81.00–90.007426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2913116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed698116.00/cwt116.00–116.008102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425157.25/cwt154.00–164.006683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added551147.50/cwt147.50–147.508136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy411131.97/cwt130.00–134.005424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy505147.00/cwt147.00–147.007421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy329193.51/cwt185.00–202.006376
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added419159.00/cwt159.00–159.006664
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2440137.00/cwt137.00–137.006031
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2408104.91/cwt100.00–110.004282
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006201
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2265116.18/cwt112.50–120.003082
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2435146.00/cwt146.00–146.006351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy375134.00/cwt134.00–134.005031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33568.91/cwt67.00–74.009207
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19862.84/cwt57.00–66.0075323
BullsReturn to Feed1,43589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2771
BullsNatural1,98096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,9012
BullsNatural1,85684.23/cwt80.00–90.001,56310
Bulls1,78083.20/cwt81.00–88.001,4816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300850.00/cwt700.00–925.0011,0503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100775.00/cwt675.00–875.008,5252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,325635.00/cwt510.00–760.008,4142
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,9382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.001
CowsLean 85-90%1,10353.84/cwt49.00–59.0059412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,24570.00/cwt70.00–70.008721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,42162.73/cwt59.00–67.008916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43660.05/cwt54.00–65.0086219
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50869.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0412
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,12568.00/cwt68.00–68.007651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3468133.11/cwt132.50–135.006234
BullsMedium and Large 2-3645113.00/cwt113.00–113.007291
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,18864.31/cwt60.00–70.0076415
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,39475.17/cwt73.00–78.001,0484
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed84361.58/cwt60.00–63.005192
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,03555.58/cwt53.00–58.005752
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420136.00/cwt136.00–136.005711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full605103.00/cwt103.00–103.006231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy528108.97/cwt108.00–110.005752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510148.80/cwt145.00–152.007594
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300117.50/cwt117.50–117.503531
BullsMedium and Large 1-282093.00/cwt93.00–93.007631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521135.49/cwt130.00–142.0070613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567131.37/cwt130.00–134.007458
BullsMedium and Large 1-2374167.18/cwt160.00–175.006258
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685116.01/cwt113.00–119.007956
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2777104.99/cwt104.00–106.008163
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613121.67/cwt118.00–124.007463
BullsMedium and Large 1-2240160.05/cwt157.50–162.503842
BullsMedium and Large 1-287595.00/cwt95.00–95.008311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616112.03/cwt108.00–117.0069015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350191.00/cwt191.00–191.006691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421149.52/cwt141.00–157.0062923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476146.09/cwt139.00–155.0069519
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330156.41/cwt156.00–157.505166
BullsMedium and Large 1-2719109.74/cwt109.00–112.007894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372122.20/cwt120.00–130.004559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730109.17/cwt104.00–113.007975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770106.02/cwt105.00–107.008162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472119.94/cwt115.00–124.0056625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524117.25/cwt114.00–122.0061418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215137.50/cwt137.50–137.502961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-293093.00/cwt93.00–93.008651

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.