Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-05-13

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, May 13
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
518 head
184 vs last sale 702 70 vs year ago 448 · +15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
4 vs last sale 181 73 vs year ago 112 · +65.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
2 vs last sale 39 21 vs year ago 16 · +131.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls holding mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.93/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$206.93
142 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$992
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.16
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478207.64992139
Medium and Large 2-3543174.009453thin
One grade step is worth $33.64/cwt here — about $47 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 sale142 hd
206.93
TN average9 barns · 1,687 hd
200.78
+6.16
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
BullsAverage1,538125.221,92615
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42998.101,40229
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20395.271,14656
CowsLean 85-90%Average96584.7381835

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,1052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,6351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,3649
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,0251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$8201thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2620184.66/cwt182.00–187.501,1452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2559209.00/cwt188.00–214.001,16810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2271224.30/cwt211.00–230.006088
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471213.29/cwt200.00–228.001,00521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2225232.28/cwt220.00–242.505233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2334222.67/cwt219.00–232.507447
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533212.39/cwt200.00–227.001,1326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525205.40/cwt195.00–214.001,07830
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579195.98/cwt190.00–210.001,13519
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3543174.00/cwt174.00–174.009453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469204.83/cwt195.00–210.0096117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy457221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,01018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy520217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2459228.41/cwt220.00–233.001,04819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2331211.10/cwt200.00–221.006999
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658190.88/cwt184.00–199.001,2567
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630188.95/cwt186.00–192.001,1902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full390195.00/cwt195.00–195.007611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381212.06/cwt200.00–221.008088
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575219.45/cwt214.00–225.001,2622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429210.83/cwt200.00–219.0090414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388239.81/cwt230.00–250.009302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670203.20/cwt201.00–212.001,3615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2636212.58/cwt204.00–220.001,3526
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2560191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0701
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423226.53/cwt220.00–239.009585
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513228.39/cwt220.00–234.001,1728
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy610216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy295257.50/cwt257.50–257.507601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy755193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4571
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy310256.31/cwt252.50–260.007952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400239.00/cwt239.00–239.009561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3591
CowsLean 85-90%96983.64/cwt77.00–89.0081031
CowsLean 85-90%1,01090.94/cwt90.00–92.009183
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,616108.12/cwt106.00–110.001,7474
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40296.94/cwt90.00–104.001,35924
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26085.06/cwt84.00–86.001,0723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,267105.71/cwt104.00–109.001,33912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18792.69/cwt87.00–102.001,10040
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1401
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed920104.00/cwt104.00–104.009571
Bulls1,456122.80/cwt118.00–128.001,78811
Bulls1,764131.86/cwt131.00–134.002,3264
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,012.50/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,383.33/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3833
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2750820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,635.00/head1,635.00–1,635.001,6351
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,105.00/head910.00–1,300.001,1052
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,535.00/head1,400.00–1,760.001,5353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full430196.10/cwt190.00–202.508432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy723189.47/cwt187.00–192.001,3702
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2692193.29/cwt190.00–198.001,3387
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2445185.00/cwt185.00–185.008231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2741166.59/cwt160.00–175.001,2345
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425217.66/cwt208.00–231.0092515
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765151.00/cwt150.00–154.001,1554
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2368200.00/cwt200.00–200.007362
BullsMedium and Large 1-2362222.87/cwt212.50–229.0080710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2281223.97/cwt222.50–230.006297

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.