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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 1
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
329 head
244 vs last sale 573 164 vs year ago 493 · 33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
17 vs last sale 126 5 vs year ago 138 · +3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
1 vs last sale 5 24 vs year ago 30 · 80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. unevenly steady and those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply lower. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.47/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$139.47
67 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$15.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.21
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2472140.3966362
Medium and Large 2-3450132.005942thin
Small and Medium 1-2393125.334933thin
One grade step is worth $15.06/cwt here — about $170 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 sale67 hd
139.47
TN average7 barns · 1,746 hd
148.67
−9.21
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
BullsHigh1,551115.591,7935thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16881.6195325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36479.911,09027
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06674.4679429

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)1,100$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,3001thin

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 1-2Full573113.00/cwt113.00–113.006472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2462146.68/cwt139.00–154.0067813
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004312
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2490126.00/cwt126.00–126.006171
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2600129.00/cwt129.00–129.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy475182.50/cwt182.50–182.508671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy610136.00/cwt136.00–136.008301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630122.01/cwt118.00–126.007695
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450132.00/cwt132.00–132.005942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285148.71/cwt147.50–150.004242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574149.00/cwt149.00–149.008557
SteersMedium and Large 1-2790131.47/cwt127.00–136.001,0392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383144.16/cwt137.50–150.005524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720135.03/cwt133.00–137.009722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525160.65/cwt157.00–165.008433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2860139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562131.29/cwt129.00–137.007387
SteersMedium and Large 1-2482166.14/cwt162.00–170.008018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330182.50/cwt182.50–182.506021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640142.00/cwt142.00–142.009091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2258171.29/cwt170.00–172.504422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2614121.00/cwt120.00–123.007435
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2495131.00/cwt131.00–131.006481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370196.00/cwt196.00–196.007251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36479.91/cwt74.00–85.001,09027
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13487.14/cwt86.00–88.009887
CowsLean 85-90%1,22581.00/cwt81.00–81.009923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18179.46/cwt74.00–85.0093818
CowsLean 85-90%1,04873.70/cwt67.00–79.0077226
Bulls1,670122.48/cwt122.00–123.002,0452
Bulls1,472110.99/cwt104.00–119.001,6343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2800775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2581131.20/cwt129.00–134.007625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432175.00/cwt171.00–180.007566
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708117.97/cwt115.00–121.008352
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518141.94/cwt137.50–148.007354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2335162.50/cwt162.50–162.505441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470168.97/cwt160.00–174.0079410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372175.81/cwt170.00–179.006547
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419143.17/cwt139.00–150.006007
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added410158.00/cwt158.00–158.006483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515138.55/cwt133.00–146.0071410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2334146.13/cwt140.00–150.004885

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.