Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-01-28

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 28
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
140 vs last sale 478 68 vs year ago 270 · +25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
22 vs last sale 130 70 vs year ago 82 · +85.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
38 vs last sale 54 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 5.00 higher, with feeder bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, and no comparisons for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sharply higher overall with slaughter bulls holding steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.86/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$150.86
68 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$19.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.27
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2467151.7470965
Small and Medium 1-2367131.834833thin
One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $226 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 sale68 hd
150.86
TN average8 barns · 1,332 hd
158.13
−7.27
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
BullsLow1,678106.121,7806thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40489.911,26229
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28387.691,12548
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08874.7181319

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$9601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$9032thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,1401thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2445123.00/cwt123.00–123.005471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy520132.00/cwt132.00–132.006861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2318185.37/cwt182.50–190.005893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473159.99/cwt157.00–163.0075716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2203161.23/cwt160.00–162.503272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377152.59/cwt147.50–160.005757
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423151.36/cwt145.00–156.006408
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663134.94/cwt132.00–138.008952
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250167.50/cwt167.50–167.504191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327150.28/cwt145.00–155.004915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375188.47/cwt186.00–191.007072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added504207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,04310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added368208.86/cwt202.00–216.007692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2768117.00/cwt116.00–118.008992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519154.55/cwt150.00–159.008029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2509187.98/cwt180.00–190.009579
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578167.98/cwt165.00–173.009713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2438199.01/cwt198.00–200.008722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1131
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4790106.00/cwt106.00–106.008371
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006531
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4405116.00/cwt116.00–116.004701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473192.33/cwt187.50–199.009104
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2805133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2768148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1372
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy505191.00/cwt191.00–191.009651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy473193.59/cwt191.00–196.009164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy360205.00/cwt205.00–205.007381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy310212.50/cwt212.50–212.506591
CowsLean 85-90%1,09074.29/cwt69.00–81.0081013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,6971
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed89085.00/cwt85.00–85.007571
CowsLean 85-90%1,26588.67/cwt86.00–92.001,1222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,62699.95/cwt96.00–108.001,6256
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23485.94/cwt74.00–95.001,06042
CowsLean 85-90%1,03063.78/cwt60.00–67.006573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40089.12/cwt77.00–97.001,24828
Bulls1,69594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5931
Bulls2,018116.16/cwt114.00–118.002,3442
Bulls1,445103.46/cwt96.00–107.001,4953
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2850750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050902.50/head820.00–985.009032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2265152.50/cwt152.50–152.504041
BullsMedium and Large 2-3268170.00/cwt170.00–170.004562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435182.22/cwt170.00–192.007936
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375190.15/cwt183.00–200.007136
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2316160.69/cwt152.50–172.505084
BullsMedium and Large 2-3405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full335162.50/cwt162.50–162.505441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572163.12/cwt158.00–173.0093312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669161.49/cwt160.00–163.001,0804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529168.70/cwt160.00–175.008924
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480171.04/cwt167.00–178.008214
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395166.00/cwt166.00–166.006561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625134.00/cwt127.00–141.008384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy385163.00/cwt163.00–163.006281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy310162.50/cwt162.50–162.505041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618159.97/cwt159.00–161.009892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480157.50/cwt157.50–157.507561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2728152.32/cwt147.00–156.001,1093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2564146.91/cwt140.00–152.008295
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2280152.50/cwt152.50–152.504271

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.