Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-02-27

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 27
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
615 head
315 vs last sale 300 296 vs year ago 319 · +92.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
92 vs last sale 196 21 vs year ago 83 · +25.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
8 vs last sale 26 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 5.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 8.00 to 9.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts from last week. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall with lean cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.83/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$121.83
181 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.25
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509122.05622174
Medium and Large 2-3379116.364417thin
One grade step is worth $5.69/cwt here — about $181 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 sale181 hd
121.83
TN average9 barns · 1,619 hd
123.08
−1.25
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
BullsAverage1,77296.931,71714
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23170.9087322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50063.9796014
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06563.2467311
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,25593.001,1671thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2287131.81/cwt131.00–132.503783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284097.00/cwt97.00–97.008151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524120.00/cwt112.00–125.0062933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627111.12/cwt106.00–115.006978
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664109.16/cwt104.00–114.007255
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340175.48/cwt174.00–177.005972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2767119.28/cwt115.00–123.009153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378130.31/cwt125.00–137.0049320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627119.50/cwt119.50–119.5074915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417162.12/cwt152.50–167.006765
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465150.08/cwt147.00–155.006983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566137.16/cwt134.00–140.007765
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820110.94/cwt106.00–116.009102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623134.66/cwt125.00–137.0083919
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673127.44/cwt124.00–129.008587
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577114.97/cwt110.00–121.0066322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2542141.58/cwt138.00–144.007677
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy553148.00/cwt148.00–148.008186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425128.33/cwt123.00–135.0054520
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy352182.50/cwt182.50–182.506423
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2283150.00/cwt150.00–150.004252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2885104.00/cwt104.00–104.009201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385161.15/cwt157.00–166.006204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added419136.67/cwt136.00–137.005733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added688117.50/cwt117.50–117.508084
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,44867.07/cwt64.00–74.009718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18874.93/cwt74.00–76.008902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy610136.00/cwt136.00–136.008302
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450161.00/cwt161.00–161.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy526150.20/cwt147.00–156.007904
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2480116.00/cwt116.00–116.005571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added534145.60/cwt145.50–146.007785
CowsLean 85-90%Natural99764.72/cwt62.00–68.006456
CowsLean 85-90%1,16159.84/cwt58.00–63.006954
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16362.71/cwt61.00–66.007294
SteersSelect and Choice1,25593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1671
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150912.50/cwt800.00–1,025.0010,4942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250725.00/cwt725.00–725.009,0631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,08568.00/cwt68.00–68.007381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3433134.22/cwt132.50–136.005812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.001
Bulls1,77991.44/cwt85.00–95.001,6274
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,28570.00/cwt70.00–70.009001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy417164.03/cwt160.00–166.006847
BullsNatural1,825105.44/cwt104.00–108.001,9244
BullsNatural1,73194.92/cwt89.00–100.001,6436
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,21267.99/cwt64.00–73.008248
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,29577.89/cwt75.00–80.001,0097
BullsMedium and Large 2-3265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479146.54/cwt140.00–157.0070221
Dairy SteersLarge 4450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Dairy SteersLarge 4405103.00/cwt103.00–103.004171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61552.24/cwt50.00–55.008442
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54863.64/cwt58.00–69.009854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full695114.00/cwt114.00–114.007921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574135.20/cwt130.00–140.0077616
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3405119.00/cwt119.00–119.004821
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565103.00/cwt103.00–103.005821
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3309119.14/cwt117.50–120.003683
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378117.55/cwt115.00–120.004442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2775104.81/cwt102.00–110.008126
BullsMedium and Large 1-2830104.47/cwt100.00–109.008672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716123.79/cwt119.00–125.008865
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full395122.00/cwt122.00–122.004821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369168.25/cwt160.00–177.506214
SteersMedium and Large 2-3787109.00/cwt109.00–109.008585
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519135.51/cwt129.00–141.0070311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330136.27/cwt130.00–139.0045016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432149.37/cwt144.00–157.5064516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2322171.65/cwt160.00–180.0055313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-287896.48/cwt94.00–99.008474
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626124.90/cwt120.00–133.0078210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2283165.97/cwt160.00–177.504703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478124.50/cwt119.00–129.0059516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2716108.86/cwt104.00–112.007796
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665121.13/cwt117.00–127.008066
HeifersMedium and Large 1-276898.30/cwt96.00–100.007553

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.