Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-03-27

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 27
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
679 head
187 vs last sale 492 171 vs year ago 508 · +33.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
19 vs last sale 91 215 vs year ago 325 · 66.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
41 vs last sale 28 54 vs year ago 15 · +360.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady overall, with exception of those weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher. Feeder heifers measuring 3.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher and those over 400 lbs. 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.28/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$125.28
159 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$4.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.18
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503125.62632147
Medium and Large 2-3409121.0749611thin
Small and Medium 1-2415121.005021thin
One grade step is worth $4.62/cwt here — about $130 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 sale159 hd
125.28
TN average9 barns · 1,552 hd
131.45
−6.18
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
BullsAverage1,72190.331,5547thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21167.9882440
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49063.3794418
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07361.8866413

Every lot, as filed

89 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775123.00/cwt123.00–123.009531
BullsNatural1,86489.93/cwt86.00–93.001,6764
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577143.26/cwt134.00–149.0082715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy423168.55/cwt165.00–172.507132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy458164.52/cwt163.00–166.007542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320137.03/cwt130.00–144.0043812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421131.78/cwt125.00–138.0055518
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2340152.50/cwt152.50–152.505191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2284180.83/cwt175.00–184.005144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476154.82/cwt151.00–163.0073710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626108.38/cwt105.00–113.0067811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-278099.00/cwt99.00–99.007721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522148.17/cwt136.00–156.0077313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2367171.13/cwt160.00–177.506285
HeifersMedium and Large 1-292091.07/cwt88.00–94.008382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617137.37/cwt130.00–145.0084811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280134.25/cwt131.00–137.503762
BullsMedium and Large 1-291894.99/cwt91.00–99.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472132.67/cwt129.00–139.0062619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323172.76/cwt164.00–177.505586
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added433142.00/cwt142.00–142.006156
SteersMedium and Large 1-2838106.98/cwt105.00–109.008962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665111.40/cwt106.00–115.007415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy415140.48/cwt140.00–141.005832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy485152.50/cwt152.50–152.507401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710121.00/cwt121.00–121.008591
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100817.50/cwt710.00–925.008,9932
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2415121.00/cwt121.00–121.005021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy355185.00/cwt185.00–185.006571
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,53366.64/cwt64.00–68.001,0224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47862.44/cwt58.00–67.0092314
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed99881.54/cwt78.00–89.008143
BullsReturn to Feed1,53096.79/cwt92.00–101.001,4812
Bulls1,53079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2091
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2800500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,0001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2750675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,0631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,450808.33/cwt725.00–925.0011,7213
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000940.00/cwt940.00–940.009,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,333750.00/cwt700.00–775.009,9983
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175712.50/cwt700.00–725.008,3722
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900855.00/cwt855.00–855.007,6951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,270875.00/cwt750.00–950.0011,1135
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2824104.26/cwt99.00–107.008593
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,280.00/cwt1,175.00–1,390.003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150.00/cwt900.00–1,275.003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.001
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed79589.00/cwt89.00–89.007081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3429120.00/cwt120.00–120.005153
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,10563.00/cwt63.00–63.006961
CowsLean 85-90%1,09559.31/cwt53.00–64.0064911
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,25867.38/cwt63.00–71.008483
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21365.62/cwt61.00–70.0079628
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28772.53/cwt71.00–75.009336
BullsMedium and Large 1-2240176.28/cwt175.00–177.504232
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395154.00/cwt154.00–154.006081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315126.16/cwt125.00–127.503974
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3477119.36/cwt118.00–120.005693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423135.21/cwt130.00–140.005722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427153.32/cwt145.00–162.5065514
BullsMedium and Large 2-3315142.50/cwt142.50–142.504491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525109.00/cwt109.00–109.005721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710117.02/cwt115.00–120.008313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574117.90/cwt113.00–123.0067711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513143.82/cwt135.00–150.0073814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225146.53/cwt140.00–152.003302
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467151.66/cwt145.00–159.0070822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426159.72/cwt154.00–165.006805
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650142.00/cwt142.00–142.009231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375137.18/cwt130.00–145.0051421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523123.77/cwt114.00–129.0064723
BullsMedium and Large 1-276399.00/cwt99.00–99.007554
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy315180.86/cwt180.00–182.505703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900106.00/cwt106.00–106.009541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712106.12/cwt96.00–113.507564
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy518154.33/cwt153.00–156.007993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2616131.47/cwt124.00–136.0081012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2672124.73/cwt117.00–133.0083814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy559152.50/cwt150.00–154.008526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340177.50/cwt177.50–177.506041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full545105.00/cwt105.00–105.005721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371169.03/cwt162.50–175.0062714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568138.01/cwt131.00–148.0078422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2880100.49/cwt100.00–101.008842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,04383.00/cwt83.00–83.008666
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265171.27/cwt170.00–175.004544

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.