Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-03-13

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
873 head
23 vs last sale 850 285 vs year ago 588 · +48.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
2 vs last sale 192 6 vs year ago 188 · +3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
3 vs last sale 45 32 vs year ago 16 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady overall, with heifers 6.00 lower and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.73/cwt on 197 head.
Average price
$123.73
197 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.77
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491124.09609184
Medium and Large 2-3398118.5947113thin
One grade step is worth $5.50/cwt here — about $138 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 sale197 hd
123.73
TN average11 barns · 3,604 hd
127.50
−3.77
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
BullsLow1,72082.871,42524
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17163.1874038
CowsLean 85-90%Average99658.3358112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38958.0980736

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 2-3320121.16/cwt120.00–122.503884
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720109.77/cwt105.00–117.007905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670124.99/cwt119.00–130.0083710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2275157.45/cwt150.00–162.504333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421156.08/cwt147.50–168.0065737
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472128.24/cwt120.00–134.5060537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2945100.00/cwt100.00–100.009451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2516152.94/cwt145.00–160.007899
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475157.24/cwt147.00–162.0074710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388161.15/cwt154.00–167.506254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy515129.00/cwt129.00–129.006641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added463165.52/cwt164.00–167.007662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371163.91/cwt155.00–172.5060826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568114.71/cwt112.00–120.0065218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569137.06/cwt130.00–145.0078023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629108.97/cwt104.00–113.0068514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2439160.50/cwt154.00–164.007056
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661107.80/cwt104.00–110.007135
BullsMedium and Large 1-2326158.35/cwt150.00–165.005167
HeifersMedium and Large 1-276896.97/cwt95.00–99.007452
BullsMedium and Large 1-276797.67/cwt95.00–100.007493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578142.71/cwt137.00–148.0082512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2621137.84/cwt131.00–141.0085614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521143.59/cwt134.00–150.0074822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy528154.48/cwt153.00–158.008166
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy293175.00/cwt175.00–175.005132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328132.96/cwt129.00–139.0043610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2338172.25/cwt172.00–172.505822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added808115.50/cwt115.50–115.509334
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2495144.00/cwt144.00–144.007131
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2656134.55/cwt130.00–138.008837
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy605141.00/cwt141.00–141.008531
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,20362.83/cwt59.00–64.0075613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26966.88/cwt66.00–70.008494
BullsNatural1,88875.00/cwt75.00–75.001,4162
BullsNatural1,92590.34/cwt90.00–91.001,7393
BullsNatural1,71183.18/cwt79.00–89.001,42317
Bulls1,31876.95/cwt75.00–79.001,0142
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2750700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,2501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,0131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,007.50/cwt830.00–1,300.0011,5866
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,5131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,395.00/cwt1,395.00–1,395.0014,6481
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,125.00/cwt1,050.00–1,200.002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,235.00/cwt1,100.00–1,475.007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,262.50/cwt1,175.00–1,350.004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.001
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed96269.74/cwt66.00–73.006715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18560.48/cwt56.00–64.0071716
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed92263.12/cwt57.00–70.005823
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,24657.29/cwt54.00–61.007147
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,03056.95/cwt55.00–61.005878
CowsLean 85-90%95055.00/cwt55.00–55.005231
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480112.00/cwt110.00–116.005383
SteersMedium and Large 2-3443147.00/cwt147.00–147.006512
Dairy SteersLarge 390094.00/cwt94.00–94.008465
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,28867.79/cwt63.00–72.008733
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43856.49/cwt53.00–62.0081224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45865.50/cwt65.00–66.009552
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378120.00/cwt120.00–120.004542
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423120.25/cwt120.00–121.005094
SteersMedium and Large 2-3560123.00/cwt123.00–123.006891
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540124.00/cwt124.00–124.006702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519120.21/cwt112.00–127.0062436
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420132.65/cwt126.00–138.0055730
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy315173.46/cwt170.00–177.505464
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620127.67/cwt120.00–133.0079214
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320135.23/cwt130.00–140.004332
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355152.50/cwt152.50–152.505411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718120.60/cwt116.50–123.008668
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474149.36/cwt140.00–161.0070823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2707103.03/cwt99.00–108.007287
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374134.66/cwt127.50–139.0050421

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.