Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 5.00 to 6.00 higher overall on a heavier test. Regarding slaughter classes, boning cows 1.00 lower with breaker and lean cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.43/cwt on 249 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −47.35 against this barn's trailing median of $199.78.

Average price

$152.43

249 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$26.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.64

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	485	152.75	741	246
Small and Medium 1-2	545	126.35	689	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.39/cwt here — about $52 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

5 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $204.16, low $187.93, median $199.78 across 5 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 sale249 hd

152.43

—

TN average10 barns · 1,038 hd

138.79

+13.64

This barn, trailing median5 sales

199.78

−47.35

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	1,745	88.00	1,536	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	67.25	839	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	60.63	866	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	59.16	605	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,085	87.52	950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.13/cwt	126.00–138.00	821	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	136.47/cwt	130.00–144.00	396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	113.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	137.97/cwt	129.00–143.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.12/cwt	147.00–163.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.19/cwt	118.00–133.00	665	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	101.82/cwt	95.00–109.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	120.99/cwt	117.00–125.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.95/cwt	119.00–129.00	715	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	141.31/cwt	137.50–147.00	534	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.08/cwt	108.00–119.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	119.29/cwt	115.00–124.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	151.34/cwt	150.00–153.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	106.81/cwt	103.00–113.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.19/cwt	136.00–146.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	132.07/cwt	127.00–137.00	884	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	488	134.53/cwt	129.00–140.00	657	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	318	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	869	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	880	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,255	69.82/cwt	65.00–75.00	876	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	63.62/cwt	59.00–69.00	803	20
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,085	87.52/cwt	86.00–89.00	950	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,817	87.18/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,584	6
Bulls	—	—	1,530	90.44/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	16,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	675.00/cwt	670.00–680.00	6,581	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,394	63.15/cwt	60.00–69.00	880	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,003	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	58.66/cwt	55.00–63.00	845	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	74.72/cwt	72.00–79.00	927	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	55.42/cwt	52.00–59.00	564	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	933	65.36/cwt	61.00–69.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	180.68/cwt	180.00–181.00	669	6
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	350	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	324	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,105	60.93/cwt	58.00–64.00	673	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,375	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	171.05/cwt	162.50–174.00	479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	127.76/cwt	127.50–128.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	137.67/cwt	130.00–146.00	783	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	129.39/cwt	120.00–135.00	859	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	119.28/cwt	114.00–125.00	860	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	607	123.66/cwt	123.00–124.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	169.14/cwt	160.00–178.00	631	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	138.55/cwt	131.00–142.50	453	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.90/cwt	137.50–156.00	775	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	156.55/cwt	144.00–166.00	742	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	149.03/cwt	147.00–151.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	162.49/cwt	155.00–169.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	148.59/cwt	145.00–152.50	349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	162.39/cwt	150.00–172.00	693	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	132.29/cwt	128.00–139.00	623	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	166.45/cwt	157.50–175.00	539	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.52/cwt	131.00–144.00	582	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.73/cwt	145.00–159.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	1

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 Mar 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 615Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 104Year ago 159

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 18Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	126.00–138.00	132.13
5	—	775	110.00–114.00	113.00
8	—	280	162.50–174.00	171.05
19	—	569	130.00–146.00	137.67
13	—	664	120.00–135.00	129.39
10	—	721	114.00–125.00	119.28
29	—	373	160.00–178.00	169.14
30	—	524	137.50–156.00	147.90
38	—	474	144.00–166.00	156.55
47	—	427	150.00–172.00	162.39
17	—	324	157.50–175.00	166.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	150.00–153.00	151.34
1	—	510	159.00	159.00
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
6	—	370	180.00–181.00	180.68
3	—	612	140.00–142.00	140.68
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	129.00–140.00	134.53
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	290	130.00–144.00	136.47
2	—	723	105.00	105.00
36	—	523	118.00–133.00	127.19
2	—	775	95.00–109.00	101.82
22	—	577	119.00–129.00	123.95
18	—	378	137.50–147.00	141.31
11	—	615	108.00–119.00	114.08
7	—	678	103.00–113.00	106.81
18	—	327	131.00–142.50	138.55
2	—	235	145.00–152.50	148.59
38	—	471	128.00–139.00	132.29
34	—	423	131.00–144.00	137.52
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
2	—	428	127.50–128.00	127.76
1	—	460	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	149.00	149.00
2	—	510	135.00	135.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
3	—	607	123.00–124.00	123.66
2	—	335	147.00–151.00	149.03
2	—	425	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	129.00–143.00	137.97
6	—	475	147.00–163.00	157.12
2	—	718	117.00–125.00	120.99
3	—	762	115.00–124.00	119.29
5	—	580	136.00–146.00	140.19
8	—	669	127.00–137.00	132.07
9	—	427	155.00–169.00	162.49
7	—	521	145.00–159.00	152.73
1	—	345	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	146.00	146.00
1	—	650	143.00	143.00
1	—	550	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	92.50	92.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,255	65.00–75.00	69.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,262	59.00–69.00	63.62
3	—	1,240	72.00–79.00	74.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	60.00–69.00	63.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	68.00	68.00
20	—	1,440	55.00–63.00	58.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,017	52.00–59.00	55.42
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	933	61.00–69.00	65.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,105	58.00–64.00	60.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	86.00–89.00	87.52
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,817	84.00–95.00	87.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	90.00–91.00	90.44

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)	1	—	1,300	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	670.00–680.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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