Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a light test, feeder heifers 4.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts from last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.95/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$113.95

69 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$3.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

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	380	117.50	447	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	511	113.90	582	68

One grade step is worth $3.60/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale69 hd

113.95

—

TN average3 barns · 149 hd

119.81

−5.85

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	1,791	92.71	1,660	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	71.38	871	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	67.73	1,023	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	62.24	657	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	94.00	1,363	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	80.00	1,080	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.45/cwt	129.00–139.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.16/cwt	125.00–131.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.22/cwt	136.00–152.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	126.31/cwt	120.00–137.50	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	126.82/cwt	121.00–135.00	473	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	112.98/cwt	109.00–116.00	600	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,418	79.50/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,127	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,200	72.65/cwt	67.00–76.00	872	22
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	115.70/cwt	113.00–119.00	493	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	179.51/cwt	179.00–180.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	99.00/cwt	97.00–100.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	836	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	85.21/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,502	4
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,727	107.98/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,865	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	900.00/cwt	875.00–925.00	8,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	915.00/cwt	910.00–920.00	9,379	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,852	89.78/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,663	8
Bulls	—	—	1,698	96.50/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,639	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	945	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	662	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	68.95/cwt	65.00–73.00	839	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,240	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	942	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,394	70.03/cwt	68.00–72.00	976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,043	63.69/cwt	58.00–68.00	664	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	65.79/cwt	60.00–73.00	1,038	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	983	66.21/cwt	64.00–68.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	134.54/cwt	133.00–136.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	133.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	618	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	76.17/cwt	74.00–79.00	950	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	57.93/cwt	54.00–61.00	644	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	122.83/cwt	119.00–129.00	714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	112.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.26/cwt	108.00–121.00	778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	155.77/cwt	150.00–165.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	103.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	113.37/cwt	109.00–123.00	534	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	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 Feb 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 335Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 116Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	134.00	134.00
5	—	574	129.00–139.00	134.45
1	—	365	169.00	169.00
3	—	467	130.00–135.00	131.73
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
1	—	430	152.00	152.00
4	—	661	126.00–127.00	126.49
1	—	520	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	137.50	137.50
1	—	805	93.00	93.00
3	—	322	120.00–137.50	126.31
1	—	985	83.00	83.00
8	—	373	121.00–135.00	126.82
15	—	531	109.00–116.00	112.98
9	—	426	113.00–119.00	115.70
3	—	752	97.00–100.00	99.00
2	—	718	100.00–104.00	101.98
1	—	610	109.00	109.00
7	—	581	110.00–115.00	112.12
3	—	679	100.00–105.00	103.35
12	—	471	109.00–123.00	113.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	125.00–131.00	127.16
7	—	427	136.00–152.00	143.22
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
7	—	462	130.00–140.00	133.84
1	—	275	167.50	167.50
10	—	581	119.00–129.00	122.83
8	—	675	108.00–121.00	115.26
2	—	305	150.00–165.00	157.50
3	—	620	120.00–124.00	122.30
6	—	369	150.00–165.00	155.77
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	129.00	129.00
2	—	550	106.00–110.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	142.00	142.00
1	—	455	146.00	146.00
2	—	340	179.00–180.00	179.51
2	—	645	136.00	136.00
2	—	570	133.00–136.00	134.54
2	—	400	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	78.00–81.00	79.50
22	—	1,200	67.00–76.00	72.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	70.00	70.00
7	—	1,043	58.00–68.00	63.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,217	65.00–73.00	68.95
5	—	1,247	74.00–79.00	76.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	76.00	76.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,394	68.00–72.00	70.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,577	60.00–73.00	65.79
1	—	1,505	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	64.00–68.00	66.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,112	54.00–61.00	57.93
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	94.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,763	80.00–89.00	85.21
2	—	1,698	94.00–99.00	96.50
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	100.00–114.00	107.98
8	—	1,852	84.00–93.00	89.78

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	875.00–925.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	910.00–920.00	915.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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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

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