Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-04-24

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 24
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
672 head
189 vs last sale 861 20 vs year ago 652 · +3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
51 vs last sale 181 67 vs year ago 197 · 34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
17 vs last sale 42 10 vs year ago 49 · +20.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with lower-quality offerings noted, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs, 3.00 lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. sharply lower. Feeder heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 lower and feeder bulls 7.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.86/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$129.86
139 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$15.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.69
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491130.08638137
Small and Medium 1-2485114.595562thin
One grade step is worth $15.49/cwt here — about $83 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 sale139 hd
129.86
TN average11 barns · 2,247 hd
132.55
−2.69
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
BullsAverage1,77883.011,47621
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18766.2978728
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33061.4181724
CowsLean 85-90%Average97358.5657018

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2Thin Fleshed615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2784122.41/cwt112.00–125.509608
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,090105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2990117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2532144.90/cwt139.00–149.0077118
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421150.57/cwt144.00–155.0063410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy503148.00/cwt147.00–149.007442
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy373176.29/cwt175.00–177.506582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2431155.38/cwt150.00–159.0067015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2376164.12/cwt156.00–171.006176
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374134.06/cwt130.00–142.5050115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full655101.00/cwt101.00–101.006621
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2906118.20/cwt118.00–118.251,07115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy750106.00/cwt106.00–106.007951
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2393136.79/cwt131.00–142.505382
BullsNatural1,84183.71/cwt80.00–90.001,5417
BullsHeavy Weight2,23570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,5651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy410158.00/cwt158.00–158.006481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy560148.00/cwt148.00–148.008291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622132.77/cwt130.00–136.008265
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2680111.00/cwt111.00–111.007551
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2800862.50/cwt800.00–925.006,9002
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2700725.00/cwt700.00–750.005,0752
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2463141.63/cwt137.00–144.006563
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2485114.59/cwt110.00–119.005562
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2510130.98/cwt130.00–132.006682
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2443137.49/cwt135.00–140.006092
Bulls1,69782.39/cwt77.00–87.001,39811
Bulls1,77090.49/cwt90.00–91.001,6022
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,00558.67/cwt56.00–60.0059011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18365.23/cwt59.00–68.0077220
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,083950.00/cwt800.00–1,050.0010,2893
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300960.00/cwt960.00–960.0012,4801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350887.50/cwt825.00–950.0011,9812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2631,106.25/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0013,9724
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,267968.33/cwt775.00–1,150.0012,2693
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34061.20/cwt56.00–66.0082021
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,13561.11/cwt60.00–62.006942
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,220.00/cwt1,160.00–1,280.002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,178.33/cwt1,075.00–1,235.003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,495.00/cwt1,495.00–1,495.001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3370146.06/cwt141.00–150.005405
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,136.67/cwt1,075.00–1,235.003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,195.00/cwt1,195.00–1,195.001
CowsBreaker 75-80%Natural1,26062.84/cwt61.00–65.007923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525136.28/cwt130.00–145.0071513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2724112.49/cwt110.00–114.008146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21871.55/cwt69.00–75.008716
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed92865.36/cwt63.00–68.006072
CowsLean 85-90%91955.60/cwt55.00–57.005115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682123.76/cwt120.00–127.008448
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467135.52/cwt130.00–140.0063319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471148.06/cwt142.50–152.0069710
SteersMedium and Large 2-3448145.00/cwt145.00–145.006502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2260163.00/cwt163.00–163.004242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470154.55/cwt148.00–161.0072620
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380159.99/cwt154.00–170.006089
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670114.69/cwt109.00–117.007684
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645111.00/cwt111.00–111.007161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624122.31/cwt118.00–127.0076314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426134.80/cwt130.00–139.0057426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566134.78/cwt130.00–140.0076317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572125.41/cwt121.00–131.0071714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815122.00/cwt122.00–122.009941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669117.25/cwt116.00–119.007844
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616116.46/cwt113.00–123.0071711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2812102.39/cwt100.00–107.008313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2318138.27/cwt130.00–144.004406
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522129.55/cwt125.00–134.0067640
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2713111.46/cwt109.00–114.007952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569137.56/cwt134.00–142.007838
BullsMedium and Large 1-2328157.06/cwt150.00–165.005155

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.