Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-05-20

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, May 20
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
36 vs last sale 518 49 vs year ago 433 · +11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
56 vs last sale 185 1 vs year ago 130 · 0.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
3 vs last sale 37 27 vs year ago 13 · +207.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls 6.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sharply higher overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $218.46/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 5 of 4 comparable sales and sits +16.86 against this barn's trailing median of $201.60.
Average price
$218.46
104 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,046
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.92
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486220.131,07194
Small and Medium 1-2396202.738028thin
Medium and Large 2-3470202.509522thin
One grade step is worth $17.63/cwt here — about $119 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales
218203189174median 201.6004/1104/1805/1607/1107/11
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $204.16, low $187.93, median $201.60 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale104 hd
218.46
TN average9 barns · 817 hd
200.54
+17.92
This barn, trailing median4 sales
201.60
+16.86
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
BullsHigh1,413121.861,72220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,355110.131,49229
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,122105.421,18233
CowsLean 85-90%High98996.6795626

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)1,150$1,1415
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,0524thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)750$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,1717
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,0001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)750$7601thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2325213.96/cwt210.00–220.006953
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423222.17/cwt212.50–234.009407
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381231.61/cwt220.00–237.0088215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617180.94/cwt173.00–193.001,1167
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572187.95/cwt179.00–198.001,07512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525201.73/cwt193.00–210.001,05911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377210.66/cwt200.00–216.0079410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624190.88/cwt184.00–200.001,1917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,3202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658184.54/cwt181.00–188.001,2142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2308205.38/cwt197.50–215.006334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710164.96/cwt160.00–170.001,1712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2755167.27/cwt159.00–170.001,2634
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420204.69/cwt197.00–216.0086014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300266.00/cwt266.00–266.007981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full600202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479207.66/cwt199.00–217.0099520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added777181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4063
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524224.45/cwt215.00–235.001,1766
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520206.97/cwt205.00–210.001,0763
SteersMedium and Large 2-3875169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623212.93/cwt211.00–215.001,3272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468220.83/cwt217.50–225.001,0333
SteersMedium and Large 1-2681199.81/cwt196.00–207.001,3615
SteersMedium and Large 2-3360210.00/cwt210.00–210.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575216.26/cwt211.00–222.001,2436
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429238.23/cwt232.50–247.501,0224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300277.50/cwt277.50–277.508332
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425241.26/cwt240.00–242.501,0252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy473241.33/cwt238.00–245.001,1412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy770197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy607217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3173
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy505238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2021
CowsLean 85-90%990109.08/cwt103.00–114.001,0805
CowsBoner 80-85%1,107114.96/cwt112.00–117.001,2739
CowsBoner 80-85%1,131102.70/cwt96.00–111.001,16222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08392.39/cwt91.00–94.001,0012
CowsLean 85-90%98993.71/cwt84.00–100.0092721
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,390111.99/cwt98.00–122.001,55724
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,12094.02/cwt92.00–96.001,0534
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8791
Bulls1,640136.65/cwt133.00–140.002,2414
BullsLight Weight973103.52/cwt98.00–111.001,0075
Bulls1,530124.81/cwt117.00–129.001,91011
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2750760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2750800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,050.00/head975.00–1,175.001,0503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,103.33/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1033
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,141.00/head1,050.00–1,300.001,1415
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,110.00/head1,025.00–1,175.001,1105
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470219.61/cwt211.00–231.001,03219
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565210.26/cwt202.00–218.001,1887
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500198.00/cwt198.00–198.009901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2332242.11/cwt240.00–244.008043
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2395203.33/cwt200.00–210.008033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2713188.40/cwt183.00–194.001,3432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2275246.08/cwt232.50–252.506773
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2555166.00/cwt166.00–166.009211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527216.01/cwt209.00–226.001,13817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665196.47/cwt193.00–200.001,3072
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440207.00/cwt207.00–207.009111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added305222.50/cwt222.50–222.506791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009905
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2450204.00/cwt204.00–204.009181

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.