Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2022-09-17

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 17
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
566 head
93 vs last sale 473 566 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
228 head
129 vs last sale 99 228 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
0 vs last sale 7 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply lower overall due, in part, to decreased demand and buyer activity. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows mostly steady overall, with boning cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.22/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$143.22
159 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$9.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.72
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523143.34750157
Small and Medium 1-2418133.965602thin
One grade step is worth $9.38/cwt here — about $190 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
143.22
TN average7 barns · 2,069 hd
148.94
−5.72
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
BullsAverage1,626114.241,85812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39283.421,16139
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16481.7395142
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05776.4680833

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,400$1,1101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$7751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$7751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,1751thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2571143.64/cwt138.00–150.0082030
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626136.63/cwt130.00–143.0085520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369140.42/cwt135.00–149.0051810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full405137.50/cwt137.50–137.505571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665132.18/cwt130.00–139.008797
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2418133.96/cwt133.00–135.005602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2259150.00/cwt150.00–150.003899
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2723127.27/cwt124.00–130.009203
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added645147.00/cwt147.00–147.009485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy414155.00/cwt153.00–156.006423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy673144.00/cwt144.00–144.009692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2503170.01/cwt168.00–172.008552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375179.73/cwt175.00–185.006742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2489175.52/cwt171.00–184.008585
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422144.93/cwt140.00–150.006129
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy630124.00/cwt124.00–124.007811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2870139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300175.00/cwt175.00–175.005251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429175.93/cwt170.00–181.007555
SteersMedium and Large 2-3485157.50/cwt157.50–157.507641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475147.72/cwt140.00–153.0070230
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2823119.50/cwt118.00–121.009832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395166.00/cwt166.00–166.006561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682153.69/cwt150.00–157.001,0483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723148.63/cwt142.00–158.001,0753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615161.56/cwt158.00–167.009945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570172.62/cwt165.00–175.009848
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410157.50/cwt157.50–157.506461
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2638137.04/cwt134.00–140.008742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2418172.03/cwt165.00–180.007198
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2418151.27/cwt150.00–152.506322
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2388148.73/cwt145.00–152.505772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy765136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy340195.00/cwt195.00–195.006631
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38882.96/cwt78.00–89.001,15137
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28688.24/cwt88.00–89.001,1354
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15181.05/cwt75.00–86.0093338
CowsLean 85-90%1,05075.46/cwt72.00–80.0079229
CowsLean 85-90%1,11083.74/cwt82.00–85.009304
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46591.98/cwt91.00–93.001,3482
Bulls1,589111.43/cwt107.00–116.001,77110
Bulls1,813128.26/cwt122.00–134.002,3252
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2800775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,000775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2713134.04/cwt127.00–139.009565
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy609166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy473173.71/cwt172.50–174.008225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy715144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy572167.74/cwt162.00–170.009597
BullsMedium and Large 2-3230157.00/cwt157.00–157.003613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2674146.24/cwt140.00–150.009868
BullsMedium and Large 1-2617149.89/cwt142.00–160.0092514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383176.53/cwt167.00–185.0067614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy538168.00/cwt166.00–169.009043
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2580142.00/cwt142.00–142.008241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521150.99/cwt146.00–160.0078711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770117.06/cwt114.00–120.009013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2868111.53/cwt110.00–113.009682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2327170.02/cwt165.00–177.505565
BullsMedium and Large 2-3315162.50/cwt162.50–162.505121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519146.89/cwt139.00–151.0076222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2295182.50/cwt182.50–182.505381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569149.90/cwt144.00–159.0085320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471160.87/cwt155.00–170.0075812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400157.50/cwt157.50–157.506301

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.