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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, May 21
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
433 head
15 vs last sale 448 199 vs year ago 632 · 31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
18 vs last sale 112 31 vs year ago 161 · 19.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
3 vs last sale 16 28 vs year ago 41 · 68.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and feeder bulls weighing over 450 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply lower with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher, with lean cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher, and bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.50/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$139.50
81 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$20.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.85
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523140.0173279
Small and Medium 1-2488119.255812thin
One grade step is worth $20.76/cwt here — about $151 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 sale81 hd
139.50
TN average9 barns · 1,537 hd
146.35
−6.85
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
BullsHigh1,684116.401,96011
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15295.231,09729
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44094.691,36428
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00576.2576612

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2Fancy410161.00/cwt161.00–161.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658131.00/cwt131.00–131.008622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2728116.07/cwt112.00–120.008452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0121
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2420122.50/cwt122.50–122.505151
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2555116.00/cwt116.00–116.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526134.00/cwt127.00–144.0070518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479142.06/cwt134.00–149.0068012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471173.12/cwt165.00–181.008158
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676142.55/cwt139.00–155.009648
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718136.26/cwt135.00–139.009784
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560162.29/cwt154.00–166.009094
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy528179.00/cwt179.00–179.009452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373155.93/cwt144.00–166.005826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530162.77/cwt158.00–171.008637
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417179.57/cwt169.00–189.007495
SteersMedium and Large 2-3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2616153.25/cwt146.00–165.009447
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2768124.93/cwt120.00–132.009593
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476165.31/cwt155.00–173.007877
BullsMedium and Large 1-2823119.53/cwt116.00–123.009842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy405188.00/cwt188.00–188.007611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy513165.97/cwt164.00–168.008512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy580158.00/cwt158.00–158.009161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,567104.39/cwt99.00–110.001,6367
CowsLean 85-90%1,00576.25/cwt71.00–84.0076612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,196107.81/cwt105.00–113.001,2897
Bulls1,680129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,1671
Bulls1,743115.93/cwt109.00–121.002,0219
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39891.46/cwt85.00–96.001,27921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13891.23/cwt85.00–98.001,03822
BullsLight Weight1,155108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2471
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,220.00/cwt1,220.00–1,220.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,510.00/cwt1,510.00–1,510.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,5301
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2750650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,370.00/cwt1,370.00–1,370.0014,3851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410160.94/cwt152.00–167.006604
BullsMedium and Large 1-2205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340162.50/cwt162.50–162.505533
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524152.63/cwt146.00–160.008009
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665139.15/cwt130.00–145.009256
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571142.88/cwt138.00–149.008169
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429152.68/cwt140.00–158.0065511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623129.51/cwt125.00–135.008078
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620139.10/cwt131.00–143.008623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2721130.77/cwt125.00–138.009435
BullsMedium and Large 1-2255177.50/cwt177.50–177.504531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578135.99/cwt129.00–141.0078614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy578146.82/cwt145.00–149.008495

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.