Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2022-01-15

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 15
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
217 vs last sale 207 120 vs year ago 544 · 22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
40 vs last sale 114 9 vs year ago 145 · +6.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
7 vs last sale 11 22 vs year ago 40 · 55.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 3.00 higher overall with exception of 4-weight heifers 11.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.42/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$127.42
89 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.69
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517127.8566185
Medium and Large 2-3396118.254694thin
One grade step is worth $9.60/cwt here — about $192 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 sale89 hd
127.42
TN average8 barns · 1,696 hd
139.11
−11.69
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
BullsHigh1,906101.631,93811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24771.0688641
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47968.901,01938
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01161.996279thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1-2Fancy620141.00/cwt141.00–141.008741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009441
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2684130.81/cwt128.00–136.008956
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2567129.19/cwt120.00–134.007333
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2478129.97/cwt125.00–135.006212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315186.00/cwt186.00–186.005861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483169.97/cwt164.00–176.008212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421136.95/cwt130.00–144.0057712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2508166.50/cwt166.00–167.008462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613140.00/cwt140.00–140.008582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661122.01/cwt115.00–126.008066
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full615128.00/cwt128.00–128.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560157.33/cwt156.00–158.008813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429165.96/cwt162.00–172.007124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2529129.21/cwt124.00–138.0068410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725108.01/cwt107.00–110.007833
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471134.46/cwt129.00–142.0063320
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350121.00/cwt121.00–121.004243
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479157.95/cwt152.00–168.0075713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2374174.66/cwt167.50–185.006537
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577122.89/cwt116.00–129.0070917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2611119.87/cwt119.00–122.007327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383127.58/cwt125.00–130.004899
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265174.00/cwt174.00–174.004612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523152.25/cwt139.00–158.007966
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568144.38/cwt136.00–150.008208
BullsMedium and Large 1-2338180.86/cwt179.00–185.006115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420165.70/cwt158.00–175.0069614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615133.95/cwt126.00–139.008249
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,273.33/cwt1,230.00–1,300.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bulls1,824106.78/cwt106.00–107.001,9484
BullsHeavy Weight2,24597.00/cwt93.00–101.002,1782
Bulls1,83799.37/cwt97.00–103.001,8255
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33180.90/cwt75.00–89.001,07710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47868.60/cwt62.00–74.001,01437
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2161
CowsLean 85-90%1,01161.99/cwt59.00–66.006279
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22067.89/cwt62.00–74.0082831

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.