Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a lighter test due to the holiday weekend, feeder heifers measuring 5.00 to 6.00 higher overall with feeder bulls 4.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher overall 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 $135.03/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$135.03

91 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$13.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

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	457	135.42	619	88
Medium and Large 2-3	463	124.51	576	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	530	122.00	647	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.42/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale91 hd

135.03

—

TN average10 barns · 1,772 hd

136.73

−1.70

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	—	High	1,586	94.05	1,491	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	71.96	852	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	71.62	671	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	64.44	878	12

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.99/cwt	126.00–135.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	177.44/cwt	170.00–182.50	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	145.66/cwt	143.00–147.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	184.17/cwt	178.00–189.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.14/cwt	130.00–144.00	588	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	119.59/cwt	113.00–124.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	159.51/cwt	155.00–166.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	177.97/cwt	176.00–180.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	157.46/cwt	156.00–159.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	137.81/cwt	130.00–141.00	642	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	827	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,723	102.70/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,770	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,403	86.94/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	139.52/cwt	134.00–145.00	529	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,006	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	110.34/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,028	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	100.31/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,640	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	60.61/cwt	56.00–65.00	581	5
Bulls	—	—	2,120	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	874	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	970	80.57/cwt	72.00–97.00	782	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	810	91.07/cwt	70.00–105.00	738	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	646	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,200	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	895	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	576	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	65.43/cwt	62.00–70.00	915	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	127.69/cwt	124.00–131.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	138.31/cwt	135.00–142.00	808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,130	62.05/cwt	61.00–63.00	701	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	67.98/cwt	63.00–71.00	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	159.30/cwt	157.00–161.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	125.34/cwt	124.00–126.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	166.39/cwt	164.00–170.00	717	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,221	69.24/cwt	65.00–73.00	845	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	74.28/cwt	73.00–76.00	898	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	142.15/cwt	136.00–149.00	755	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	157.30/cwt	147.00–161.00	835	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.31/cwt	118.00–125.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	127.46/cwt	123.00–132.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	176.26/cwt	170.00–180.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	162.98/cwt	154.00–171.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	335	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	142.26/cwt	137.50–150.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.15/cwt	124.00–136.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	153.06/cwt	147.50–154.00	430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	141.68/cwt	140.00–142.50	935	3

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 Apr 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 679Year ago 502

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 110Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 69Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	126.00–135.00	130.99
13	—	429	130.00–144.00	137.14
5	—	617	113.00–124.00	119.59
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
16	—	466	130.00–141.00	137.81
2	—	230	162.50	162.50
11	—	379	134.00–145.00	139.52
6	—	559	123.00–132.00	127.46
3	—	658	110.00–111.00	110.34
4	—	333	137.50–150.00	142.26
7	—	281	147.50–154.00	153.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	119.00	119.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	124.00–125.00	124.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	170.00–182.50	177.44
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
1	—	920	95.00	95.00
1	—	760	119.00	119.00
7	—	678	124.00–131.00	127.69
6	—	584	135.00–142.00	138.31
5	—	472	157.00–161.00	159.30
15	—	531	136.00–149.00	142.15
3	—	725	118.00–125.00	121.31
4	—	381	170.00–180.00	176.26
5	—	423	154.00–171.00	162.98
7	—	621	124.00–136.00	132.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	172.00	172.00
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
2	—	520	156.00–159.00	157.46
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	155.00	155.00
1	—	410	179.00	179.00
2	—	475	174.00	174.00
2	—	765	129.00	129.00
3	—	808	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	143.00–147.00	145.66
5	—	375	178.00–189.00	184.17
3	—	477	155.00–166.00	159.51
2	—	335	176.00–180.00	177.97
1	—	250	177.50	177.50
3	—	932	107.00–114.00	110.34
1	—	1,020	111.00	111.00
3	—	778	124.00–126.00	125.34
5	—	431	164.00–170.00	166.39
13	—	531	147.00–161.00	157.30
3	—	578	140.00–150.00	143.51
2	—	715	130.00–132.00	131.01
3	—	660	140.00–142.50	141.68
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	137.50	137.50
1	—	465	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	101.00–106.00	102.70
6	—	1,403	84.00–92.00	86.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	99.00–102.00	100.31
1	—	2,120	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	53.00	53.00
10	—	1,398	62.00–70.00	65.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	958	56.00–65.00	60.61
1	—	950	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	72.00–97.00	80.57
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	810	70.00–105.00	91.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	61.00–63.00	62.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,212	63.00–71.00	67.98
9	—	1,209	73.00–76.00	74.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	65.00–73.00	69.24

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,280.00	1,280.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
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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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle