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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 10
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
17 vs last sale 363 29 vs year ago 409 · 7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
15 vs last sale 113 8 vs year ago 106 · 7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
16 vs last sale 21 7 vs year ago 12 · 58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. 8.00 higher and those weighing over 600 lbs. 8.00 lower. No comparisons for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.04/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$126.04
89 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$38
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
20.22
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519129.9867474
Small and Medium 1-2469115.675423thin
Medium and Large 2-3683104.2971212thin
One grade step is worth $25.69/cwt here — about −$38 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
126.04
TN average12 barns · 2,924 hd
146.25
−20.22
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
BullsAverage1,65595.101,5749thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11869.9178210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43669.1999326
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05760.1263520

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$8951thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2-3485121.00/cwt121.00–121.005872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full563118.47/cwt117.00–120.006672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626120.80/cwt119.00–125.0075610
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2573122.93/cwt120.00–126.007042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420142.33/cwt136.00–150.0059812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479135.30/cwt129.00–141.0064816
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518129.61/cwt125.00–136.006719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2745109.00/cwt107.00–111.008122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2958117.05/cwt110.00–124.001,1212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-375997.81/cwt97.50–100.007428
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430127.00/cwt127.00–127.005461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full728124.04/cwt120.00–128.009032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575150.95/cwt148.00–153.008683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378170.96/cwt162.50–180.006462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375132.63/cwt130.00–136.004975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,005115.63/cwt108.00–120.001,1623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470180.02/cwt178.00–181.008463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2928117.52/cwt116.00–119.001,0912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623132.49/cwt130.00–135.008252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500163.00/cwt163.00–163.008151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680135.60/cwt127.00–140.009223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555154.59/cwt149.00–156.008585
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476175.45/cwt164.00–183.008359
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy520177.53/cwt176.00–179.009232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15580.00/cwt80.00–80.009241
CowsLean 85-90%1,04870.00/cwt70.00–70.007342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11468.79/cwt64.00–75.007669
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40769.40/cwt66.00–76.0097620
Bulls1,51796.47/cwt89.00–100.001,4635
CowsLean 85-90%1,06361.31/cwt55.00–68.0065214
CowsLean 85-90%1,03851.02/cwt50.00–52.005304
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41662.96/cwt61.00–64.008924
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76079.49/cwt78.00–81.001,3992
Bulls2,003103.99/cwt102.00–106.002,0832
Bulls1,65382.78/cwt82.00–84.001,3682
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050895.00/head895.00–895.008951
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2360147.50/cwt147.50–147.505311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640126.00/cwt126.00–126.008061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426165.65/cwt160.00–176.007068
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663131.52/cwt130.00–133.008722
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385143.00/cwt143.00–143.005516
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420141.53/cwt132.50–151.005942
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755111.01/cwt110.00–112.008382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2739116.39/cwt110.00–122.008605
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516157.97/cwt155.00–160.008155
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2478153.54/cwt147.50–158.007344
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580129.00/cwt129.00–129.007481
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2533115.51/cwt113.00–118.006162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full518120.00/cwt120.00–120.006222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2376180.38/cwt172.50–192.506784
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629134.12/cwt133.00–138.008447
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562128.41/cwt124.00–132.0072213
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2340116.00/cwt116.00–116.003941

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.