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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 12
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
390 vs last sale 669 592 vs year ago 871 · 68.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
148 vs last sale 213 83 vs year ago 148 · 56.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
33 vs last sale 41 39 vs year ago 47 · 83.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a much lighter test, feeder heifers holding mostly steady overall; with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls, however, a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 higher with increased demand noted, and slaughter bulls holding mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.32/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$133.32
59 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$14.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.38
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518133.5769258
Small and Medium 1-2690119.008211thin
One grade step is worth $14.57/cwt here — about −$129 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 sale59 hd
133.32
TN average8 barns · 2,377 hd
148.70
−15.38
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
BullsHigh1,84298.421,8135thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97084.508202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18475.0388821
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37172.7099717

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9132thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2472139.62/cwt133.00–144.0065916
BullsMedium and Large 2-3560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426135.09/cwt131.00–139.005757
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521134.29/cwt128.00–140.0070015
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2690119.00/cwt119.00–119.008211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582149.09/cwt147.00–150.008686
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515147.00/cwt147.00–147.007571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520163.26/cwt162.50–164.008492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full558135.99/cwt134.00–138.007592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615142.56/cwt140.00–150.008774
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658137.02/cwt135.00–139.009022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465158.23/cwt157.50–159.007362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435157.00/cwt155.00–158.006833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710131.00/cwt131.00–131.009301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480161.42/cwt153.00–166.007753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420156.90/cwt151.00–162.506594
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765116.95/cwt110.00–124.008952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2666123.80/cwt120.00–129.008254
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2385143.77/cwt142.50–145.005542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy480172.00/cwt172.00–172.008261
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37872.59/cwt65.00–78.001,00015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19471.70/cwt65.00–78.0085614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16481.69/cwt79.00–85.009517
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed79085.00/cwt85.00–85.006721
CowsLean 85-90%1,15084.00/cwt84.00–84.009661
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,14564.00/cwt64.00–64.007331
Bulls1,855107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,9851
Bulls1,83996.28/cwt93.00–104.001,7714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200912.50/head895.00–930.009132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100950.00/head950.00–950.009501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2563137.48/cwt127.00–142.0077412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2355160.04/cwt157.50–162.505682
BullsMedium and Large 2-3513133.72/cwt130.00–137.506865
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618124.26/cwt122.00–128.007685
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718120.00/cwt120.00–120.008622
BullsMedium and Large 2-3405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569129.49/cwt125.00–134.0073710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full500118.00/cwt118.00–118.005901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513154.55/cwt144.00–165.0079312
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006151
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619127.44/cwt125.00–130.007897

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.