Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2022-12-17

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 17
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
138 vs last sale 380 4 vs year ago 246 · 1.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
9 vs last sale 98 38 vs year ago 145 · 26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
6 vs last sale 5 2 vs year ago 9 · +22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone noted for feeder heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.13/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$136.13
57 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$13.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.28
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495139.6969239
Medium and Large 2-3424128.7954615thin
Small and Medium 1-2355126.574493thin
One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $243 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 sale57 hd
136.13
TN average9 barns · 1,443 hd
147.41
−11.28
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
BullsHigh1,64397.661,60413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50472.281,08725
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29071.1891920
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13162.047027thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)700$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$9501thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430194.00/cwt194.00–194.008341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy473190.00/cwt190.00–190.008992
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468169.26/cwt163.00–175.007923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428178.89/cwt175.00–182.507664
BullsMedium and Large 1-2645141.25/cwt138.00–145.009114
Dairy SteersLarge 489085.00/cwt85.00–85.007571
Dairy SteersLarge 447588.00/cwt88.00–88.004181
Dairy SteersLarge 3518109.00/cwt109.00–109.005653
Dairy SteersLarge 473082.00/cwt82.00–82.005991
SteersMedium and Large 2-3398160.00/cwt160.00–160.006372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added570174.50/cwt174.50–174.509952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600149.50/cwt142.00–157.008972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375179.21/cwt177.50–180.006723
Dairy SteersLarge 390090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Dairy SteersLarge 3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468166.95/cwt165.00–169.007812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495152.00/cwt152.00–152.007521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2512175.87/cwt166.00–181.009003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added555149.00/cwt149.00–149.008272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650134.00/cwt132.00–135.008713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515148.00/cwt148.00–148.007621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600163.00/cwt163.00–163.009781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy480188.00/cwt188.00–188.009021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376148.01/cwt139.00–157.005575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2605132.00/cwt132.00–132.007991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476144.68/cwt136.00–150.006898
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430141.56/cwt134.00–150.006099
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2335153.00/cwt153.00–153.005131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425122.62/cwt120.00–125.005213
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330126.23/cwt122.50–132.504174
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54373.39/cwt69.00–79.001,13220
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34364.57/cwt62.00–66.008674
CowsLean 85-90%1,13162.04/cwt57.00–69.007027
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,1021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32780.06/cwt79.00–81.001,0623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28469.61/cwt65.00–75.0089417
Bulls1,855106.32/cwt105.00–108.001,9722
Bulls1,60496.08/cwt91.00–102.001,54111
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2700800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2950.00/head950.00–950.009501
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3509139.25/cwt139.00–140.007094
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2358148.74/cwt147.50–150.005322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full490137.50/cwt137.50–137.506741
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2480137.50/cwt137.50–137.506601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2365175.00/cwt172.50–177.506392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570165.09/cwt160.00–170.009412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2677134.70/cwt127.00–139.009125
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355162.50/cwt162.50–162.505771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2541163.10/cwt155.00–165.008825
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470132.39/cwt132.00–133.006228
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy785112.00/cwt112.00–112.008791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425152.50/cwt152.50–152.506481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3468147.31/cwt142.50–152.506892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517131.98/cwt129.00–135.006823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy835103.00/cwt103.00–103.008601
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2370124.86/cwt120.00–130.004622
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231

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.