Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-03-06

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 6
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
850 head
235 vs last sale 615 207 vs year ago 643 · +32.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
88 vs last sale 104 33 vs year ago 159 · +20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
27 vs last sale 18 25 vs year ago 20 · +125.0%
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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 4 comparable sales and sits 49.17 against this barn's trailing median of $201.60.
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485152.75741246
Small and Medium 1-2545126.356893thin
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

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 sale249 hd
152.43
TN average10 barns · 1,038 hd
138.79
+13.64
This barn, trailing median4 sales
201.60
−49.17
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
BullsAverage1,74588.001,5368thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24867.2583939
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42860.6386629
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02359.1660518
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,08587.529502thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621132.13/cwt126.00–138.0082114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290136.47/cwt130.00–144.003968
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2723105.00/cwt105.00–105.007592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2775113.00/cwt110.00–114.008765
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed690118.00/cwt118.00–118.008141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed590122.00/cwt122.00–122.007201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622137.97/cwt129.00–143.008587
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475157.12/cwt147.00–163.007466
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523127.19/cwt118.00–133.0066536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775101.82/cwt95.00–109.007892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718120.99/cwt117.00–125.008692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577123.95/cwt119.00–129.0071522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378141.31/cwt137.50–147.0053418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615114.08/cwt108.00–119.0070211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2762119.29/cwt115.00–124.009093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy565151.34/cwt150.00–153.008553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510159.00/cwt159.00–159.008111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2678106.81/cwt103.00–113.007247
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580140.19/cwt136.00–146.008135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669132.07/cwt127.00–137.008848
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2488134.53/cwt129.00–140.006572
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2318122.50/cwt122.50–122.503902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650143.00/cwt143.00–143.009301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550158.00/cwt158.00–158.008691
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed88079.00/cwt79.00–79.006951
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,25569.82/cwt65.00–75.0087615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26263.62/cwt59.00–69.0080320
HeifersChoice and Prime1,08587.52/cwt86.00–89.009502
BullsNatural1,81787.18/cwt84.00–95.001,5846
Bulls1,53090.44/cwt90.00–91.001,3842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300840.00/cwt840.00–840.0010,9201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3850725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,1631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0016,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2975675.00/cwt670.00–680.006,5812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,1201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,39463.15/cwt60.00–69.008807
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0031
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44058.66/cwt55.00–63.0084520
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24074.72/cwt72.00–79.009273
CowsLean 85-90%1,01755.42/cwt52.00–59.005649
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed93365.36/cwt61.00–69.006104
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370180.68/cwt180.00–181.006696
Dairy SteersLarge 435092.50/cwt92.50–92.503241
Dairy SteersLarge 365094.00/cwt94.00–94.006112
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,10560.93/cwt58.00–64.006735
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,37575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2280171.05/cwt162.50–174.004798
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450149.00/cwt149.00–149.006711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428127.76/cwt127.50–128.005472
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460119.00/cwt119.00–119.005471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569137.67/cwt130.00–146.0078319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664129.39/cwt120.00–135.0085913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2721119.28/cwt114.00–125.0086010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy612140.68/cwt140.00–142.008613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy607123.66/cwt123.00–124.007513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373169.14/cwt160.00–178.0063129
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327138.55/cwt131.00–142.5045318
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524147.90/cwt137.50–156.0077530
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474156.55/cwt144.00–166.0074238
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy335149.03/cwt147.00–151.004992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425148.00/cwt148.00–148.006292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2427162.49/cwt155.00–169.006949
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235148.59/cwt145.00–152.503492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427162.39/cwt150.00–172.0069347
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471132.29/cwt128.00–139.0062338
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324166.45/cwt157.50–175.0053917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423137.52/cwt131.00–144.0058234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521152.73/cwt145.00–159.007967
SteersMedium and Large 1-2345178.00/cwt178.00–178.006141

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.