Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-03-04

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 4
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
257 head
157 vs last sale 414 467 vs year ago 724 · 64.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
23 vs last sale 132 85 vs year ago 194 · 43.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
17 vs last sale 22 8 vs year ago 31 · +25.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. and feeder bulls weighing up to 650 lbs. sharply higher, with limited comparable receipts for heavier classes of heifers and bulls and a lower undertone noted. No comparisons available for feeder steers due also to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows holding mostly steady overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.11/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$170.11
64 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$864
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$23.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.52
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507174.1788252
Medium and Large 2-3506153.237769thin
Small and Medium 1-2534150.348023thin
One grade step is worth $23.83/cwt here — about $80 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 sale64 hd
170.11
TN average10 barns · 2,387 hd
177.63
−7.52
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
BullsAverage1,697119.832,03319
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43292.001,31715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17088.991,04123
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09082.789028thin

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)$1,0814thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$9398
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$9253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$9123thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$8683thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$8502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,3132thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,2751thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2Fancy502188.00/cwt188.00–188.009443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435182.62/cwt180.00–186.007945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361192.42/cwt182.50–199.006954
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy490162.00/cwt162.00–162.007941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy595153.00/cwt153.00–153.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3528160.20/cwt158.00–162.508462
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3655131.00/cwt131.00–131.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578159.52/cwt157.00–161.009224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320199.69/cwt195.00–205.006392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added643168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added595168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2260187.50/cwt187.50–187.504881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3573149.30/cwt144.00–154.008553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540212.53/cwt209.00–216.001,1482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470176.04/cwt170.00–185.0082712
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2628140.51/cwt140.00–141.008822
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added507186.00/cwt186.00–186.009433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517176.08/cwt170.00–184.009106
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2525180.00/cwt180.00–180.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375159.93/cwt150.00–172.506003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670144.00/cwt144.00–144.009651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full580176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478210.49/cwt206.00–218.001,0069
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2728143.31/cwt140.00–146.001,0433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2633150.59/cwt146.00–155.009532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375214.66/cwt212.50–217.008052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430215.12/cwt210.00–220.009252
SteersMedium and Large 2-3370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563212.07/cwt209.00–215.001,1942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full525176.27/cwt162.00–190.009252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615186.08/cwt183.00–191.001,1443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466201.52/cwt197.50–206.009398
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy715145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400212.00/cwt212.00–212.008481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy375222.44/cwt221.00–224.008342
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy505216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248103.29/cwt99.00–108.001,2893
CowsLean 85-90%1,14781.21/cwt73.00–86.009316
CowsLean 85-90%97090.00/cwt90.00–90.008731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39599.73/cwt97.00–105.001,3913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44190.07/cwt84.00–95.001,29812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16076.00/cwt76.00–76.008821
Bulls1,666119.02/cwt115.00–124.001,98312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15887.41/cwt82.00–93.001,01219
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed86685.00/cwt85.00–85.007361
Bulls1,690109.26/cwt105.00–113.001,8462
Bulls1,939133.77/cwt130.00–138.002,5944
BullsLight Weight1,11095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925.00/head875.00–1,000.009253
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2792.50/head785.00–800.007932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2812.50/head800.00–825.008132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2868.33/head800.00–975.008683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980.83/head900.00–1,185.009816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125.00/head1,025.00–1,250.001,1253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521191.77/cwt180.00–202.009994
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2375179.87/cwt170.00–190.006752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy688149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379205.79/cwt200.00–211.007805
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2565167.50/cwt167.50–167.509461
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525175.00/cwt175.00–175.009191
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2633148.36/cwt142.50–154.009392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2335215.00/cwt215.00–215.007201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678162.01/cwt160.00–164.001,0982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2434204.35/cwt198.00–207.0088710
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478175.51/cwt175.00–176.008392
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy655164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0741

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.