Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-04-29

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 29
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
497 head
8 vs last sale 505 123 vs year ago 620 · 19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
1 vs last sale 173 33 vs year ago 141 · +23.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
8 vs last sale 43 15 vs year ago 20 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls sharply lower overall with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.80/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$188.80
122 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$372
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.91
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506188.95957120
Medium and Large 2-3325180.005852thin
One grade step is worth $8.95/cwt here — about $372 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 sale122 hd
188.80
TN average9 barns · 1,759 hd
198.71
−9.91
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
BullsAverage1,682122.702,06331
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39393.581,30426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18593.071,10337
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03381.6684319
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,505124.001,8661thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,2732thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,1132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,314$1,0897
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$9882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$8501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)900$9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)950$9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,3632thin

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
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2330198.73/cwt197.50–200.006562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479215.53/cwt210.00–229.001,03218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522207.48/cwt200.00–219.001,08313
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2250202.50/cwt202.50–202.505061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288194.78/cwt187.50–210.005613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2717162.99/cwt159.00–173.001,1694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619182.22/cwt177.00–191.001,1287
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566216.24/cwt200.00–220.001,22412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568186.34/cwt174.00–196.001,05814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422191.75/cwt180.00–210.0080915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522187.27/cwt178.00–200.0097825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573207.67/cwt205.00–210.001,1903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381199.37/cwt180.00–213.0076014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380238.00/cwt238.00–238.009041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy595194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667180.99/cwt170.00–186.001,20712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2790154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478197.40/cwt182.00–202.5094417
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619194.17/cwt189.00–206.001,2024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475224.67/cwt214.00–235.001,0674
SteersMedium and Large 1-2437230.92/cwt226.00–233.001,00910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4820127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0412
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4720139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0012
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009571
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4295149.00/cwt149.00–149.004401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423217.58/cwt210.00–227.5092016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2334217.48/cwt215.00–220.007264
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy555192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy620207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy520225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy460239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0993
Dairy SteersStandard1,505124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8661
CowsLean 85-90%95473.41/cwt72.00–75.007005
CowsLean 85-90%1,06184.60/cwt79.00–89.0089814
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,633101.95/cwt101.00–103.001,6652
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37392.88/cwt88.00–99.001,27524
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15891.03/cwt86.00–98.001,05430
Bulls1,718123.06/cwt115.00–130.002,11424
CowsBoner 80-85%1,308105.27/cwt101.00–114.001,3776
Bulls1,540109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6791
Bulls1,803135.31/cwt133.00–140.002,4404
BullsLight Weight1,07399.99/cwt96.00–105.001,0732
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050987.50/head900.00–1,075.009882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3141,089.29/head900.00–1,275.001,0897
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,272.50/head1,250.00–1,295.001,2732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,112.50/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,362.50/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3632
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2273235.07/cwt232.50–237.506422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375219.05/cwt210.00–229.008218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2661184.49/cwt176.00–194.001,2194
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621188.90/cwt180.00–198.001,1734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy490207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3511
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2370200.33/cwt200.00–201.007413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333197.09/cwt185.00–207.506565

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.