Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-04-08

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 8
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
233 head
293 vs last sale 526 0 vs year ago 233 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
150 vs last sale 220 17 vs year ago 87 · 19.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
41 vs last sale 65 14 vs year ago 10 · +140.0%
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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 mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Limited receipts and lighter demand were noted due to Easter holiday weekend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.73/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$198.73
58 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$900
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.28
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2459200.0791855
Medium and Large 2-3342174.235963thin
One grade step is worth $25.84/cwt here — about $322 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 sale58 hd
198.73
TN average12 barns · 2,409 hd
190.45
+8.28
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
BullsHigh1,828124.642,2785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,229102.061,25416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53398.681,51316
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00388.188843thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,0564thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$1,1551thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)$8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,3839
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,1751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,2251thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2Full445172.50/cwt172.50–172.507681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2290212.50/cwt212.50–212.506161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373223.48/cwt211.00–240.008348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2413207.05/cwt190.00–215.008554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added587211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,2425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2273198.44/cwt195.00–202.505422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2835101.00/cwt101.00–101.008431
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added535202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2536192.12/cwt189.00–196.001,0306
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added381246.00/cwt246.00–246.009374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378206.07/cwt195.00–217.507793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2638173.51/cwt170.00–177.001,1072
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2210197.50/cwt197.50–197.504151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468198.30/cwt186.00–206.009286
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added478240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1475
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563166.07/cwt163.00–169.009352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added433220.44/cwt216.00–221.0095518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3313173.84/cwt170.00–177.505442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2545216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425215.00/cwt215.00–215.009141
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006941
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516211.39/cwt197.50–217.501,0917
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420214.94/cwt210.00–220.009032
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full680152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50997.25/cwt89.00–104.001,46812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184110.77/cwt108.00–116.001,3126
CowsLean 85-90%1,00388.18/cwt85.00–93.008843
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,645108.96/cwt108.00–110.001,7923
Bulls1,960131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,5681
Bulls1,795123.05/cwt117.00–125.002,2094
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24098.14/cwt92.00–105.001,2179
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,155.00/head1,155.00–1,155.001,1551
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,056.25/head900.00–1,200.001,0564
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,375.00/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,312.50/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3134
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,737.50/head1,725.00–1,750.001,7382
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3975.00/head975.00–975.009751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2722153.89/cwt149.00–163.001,1113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324238.70/cwt225.00–250.007736
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568172.50/cwt172.50–172.509802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2235222.50/cwt222.50–222.505231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620187.78/cwt184.00–190.001,1646
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580162.50/cwt162.50–162.509431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473210.48/cwt200.00–225.009967
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
BullsMedium and Large 2-3429192.47/cwt172.50–202.508263
BullsMedium and Large 2-3645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full500172.50/cwt172.50–172.508631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328202.30/cwt190.00–212.506644

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.