Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-02-11

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 11
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
161 vs last sale 204 457 vs year ago 822 · 55.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
10 vs last sale 167 65 vs year ago 222 · 29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
3 vs last sale 13 33 vs year ago 49 · 67.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. 6.00 higher, with those weighing over 550 lbs. sharply higher. Feeder bulls measuring 2.00 higher overall with exception of 5-weight bulls sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 7.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.53/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$159.53
105 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$16.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.09
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507161.4181993
Medium and Large 2-3433145.386296thin
Small and Medium 1-2399144.495776thin
One grade step is worth $16.92/cwt here — about $242 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 sale105 hd
159.53
TN average9 barns · 2,326 hd
163.62
−4.09
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
BullsAverage1,657108.361,79616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41888.071,24936
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14085.2697233
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04876.0879720

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)1,075$1,0852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$9201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$9601thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$6901thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2823129.31/cwt128.00–131.001,0643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full560134.00/cwt134.00–134.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573161.55/cwt151.00–168.009269
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626155.76/cwt150.00–159.009755
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523159.20/cwt150.00–167.0083324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy215190.00/cwt190.00–190.004091
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2368149.50/cwt144.00–152.505503
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2420140.48/cwt130.00–150.005902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471162.80/cwt158.00–171.0076711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2713153.35/cwt150.00–158.001,0933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424166.13/cwt159.00–173.0070417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2840148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2450137.50/cwt137.50–137.506191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3422144.45/cwt130.00–150.006105
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625158.42/cwt155.00–162.009902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424180.76/cwt180.00–181.007664
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378192.45/cwt190.00–195.007272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2243172.53/cwt170.00–175.004192
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385160.13/cwt155.00–166.006177
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674163.37/cwt162.00–167.001,1015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563185.26/cwt176.00–191.001,0438
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619183.53/cwt176.00–188.001,1367
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720169.19/cwt166.00–170.001,2185
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470181.67/cwt180.00–185.008543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1441
SteersMedium and Large 2-3531155.93/cwt152.50–166.008284
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522192.25/cwt185.00–198.001,0045
SteersMedium and Large 1-2878158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3872
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2540152.50/cwt152.50–152.508241
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2490167.50/cwt167.50–167.508211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy615184.67/cwt184.00–185.001,1363
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510188.00/cwt188.00–188.009591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23894.59/cwt94.00–96.001,1715
CowsLean 85-90%1,15383.58/cwt83.00–84.009642
CowsLean 85-90%1,03675.25/cwt70.00–80.0078018
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21578.48/cwt78.00–79.009542
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47494.07/cwt93.00–95.001,3875
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42287.70/cwt82.00–92.001,24729
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12583.95/cwt78.00–90.0094427
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04074.00/cwt74.00–74.007701
BullsLight Weight1,180101.57/cwt96.00–105.001,1994
Bulls1,715123.24/cwt119.00–129.002,1143
Bulls1,911108.59/cwt104.00–114.002,0758
Bulls1,36089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2101
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3900690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,085.00/head1,040.00–1,130.001,0852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2960.00/head960.00–960.009601
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2385147.50/cwt147.50–147.505681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571172.52/cwt168.00–178.009856
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2345157.00/cwt157.00–157.005421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full560157.50/cwt157.50–157.508821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy745154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1471
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
BullsMedium and Large 2-3728119.00/cwt118.00–120.008662
BullsMedium and Large 2-3590160.00/cwt160.00–160.009441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2275196.52/cwt192.50–200.005402
BullsMedium and Large 2-3405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419182.88/cwt179.00–190.007665
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675165.56/cwt161.00–170.001,1185
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2445155.00/cwt155.00–155.006901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2328187.14/cwt180.00–191.006143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2220185.00/cwt185.00–185.004071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382185.19/cwt177.50–193.007078
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471179.89/cwt172.50–188.008475
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy517173.31/cwt172.00–174.008963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618164.57/cwt158.00–174.001,01711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2723138.80/cwt131.00–144.001,0043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2870122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526176.84/cwt170.00–185.009308

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.