Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-02-04

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 4
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
134 vs last sale 338 63 vs year ago 267 · 23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
15 vs last sale 152 2 vs year ago 165 · +1.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
3 vs last sale 16 1 vs year ago 12 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.01/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$153.01
52 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$26.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.13
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501153.5976950
Medium and Large 2-3410150.006151thin
Small and Medium 1-2465127.005911thin
One grade step is worth $26.59/cwt here — about $179 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 sale52 hd
153.01
TN average10 barns · 1,657 hd
157.14
−4.13
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
BullsAverage1,714115.791,98510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47891.451,35229
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19090.891,08244
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10081.7589944

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)950$1,0052thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$7251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)825$8732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,2751thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480155.72/cwt150.00–160.0074710
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added519161.00/cwt161.00–161.008363
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added628149.00/cwt149.00–149.009362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513182.31/cwt180.00–184.009353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490181.00/cwt181.00–181.008871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428167.43/cwt164.00–172.007174
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715121.00/cwt121.00–121.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622138.39/cwt138.00–140.008615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430193.00/cwt193.00–193.008301
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2825134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320152.87/cwt152.50–153.004894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526153.29/cwt148.00–157.008067
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650136.00/cwt136.00–136.008841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2469178.90/cwt173.00–188.008394
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,035124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,018133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added645164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355188.00/cwt188.00–188.006671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added780144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1231
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582166.67/cwt165.00–169.009703
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2617157.71/cwt152.00–163.009738
BullsMedium and Large 1-2360187.50/cwt187.50–187.506751
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy730163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46989.47/cwt82.00–97.001,31421
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,596103.50/cwt99.00–110.001,6526
CowsLean 85-90%97068.96/cwt67.00–71.006692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248102.88/cwt99.00–110.001,2848
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17691.00/cwt83.00–98.001,07028
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22376.15/cwt74.00–78.009312
Bulls1,671114.99/cwt110.00–119.001,9219
CowsLean 85-90%1,18590.58/cwt89.00–94.001,0738
CowsLean 85-90%1,08880.42/cwt72.00–87.0087534
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18378.49/cwt72.00–81.009298
Bulls2,105123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,5891
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2800720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2900875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2900975.00/head975.00–975.009751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529165.35/cwt161.00–171.008758
BullsMedium and Large 1-2270187.50/cwt187.50–187.505061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2738145.50/cwt145.00–146.001,0742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2779134.98/cwt129.00–137.001,0514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573160.54/cwt157.00–164.009205
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571141.27/cwt137.00–146.008074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy474166.83/cwt166.00–167.007916
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424186.36/cwt180.00–190.0079010
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2465127.00/cwt127.00–127.005911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382157.34/cwt157.00–158.006013

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.