Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-09-02

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 2
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
257 head
67 vs last sale 324 67 vs year ago 190 · +35.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
13 vs last sale 130 106 vs year ago 37 · +286.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
46 vs last sale 6 45 vs year ago 7 · +642.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply higher overall with lighter receipts noted due to Labor Day holiday weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher overall. Today's replacement offerings included a fancy set of cow/calf pairs and bred cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.92/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$207.92
53 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,080
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$44.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
18.14
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527213.161,12345
Medium and Large 2-3570191.001,0891thin
Large 1-2437178.007786thin
Small and Medium 1-2640169.001,0821thin
One grade step is worth $44.16/cwt here — about $41 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 sale53 hd
207.92
TN average11 barns · 2,127 hd
226.07
−18.14
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
BullsHigh1,595128.692,05314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,410113.611,60236
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,159111.431,29124
CowsLean 85-90%Low98097.5295623

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,580$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,560$1,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,324$1,5227
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,284$1,5117
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,345$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,395$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,9336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,81111
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,5767

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375247.50/cwt242.50–250.009283
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467221.37/cwt217.50–232.501,0349
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429219.00/cwt209.00–230.009406
HeifersLarge 1-2437178.00/cwt178.00–178.007786
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full650184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy875171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567222.74/cwt209.00–227.001,2637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338205.48/cwt200.00–210.006954
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2638225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,4393
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476217.81/cwt208.00–227.501,0378
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2640169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270242.50/cwt242.50–242.506551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528214.59/cwt210.00–219.001,1334
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569236.73/cwt222.50–243.001,3475
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added830215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775204.99/cwt204.00–206.001,5892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2806198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5964
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371219.01/cwt208.00–229.008135
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0891
Dairy SteersLarge 4305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2434232.15/cwt227.50–245.001,0085
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468244.30/cwt237.50–252.501,1433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718225.49/cwt225.00–226.001,6192
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2430217.50/cwt217.50–217.509351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520244.24/cwt231.00–248.001,2706
Dairy SteersLarge 4465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2758179.00/cwt178.00–180.001,3572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615194.51/cwt185.00–200.001,1966
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315255.00/cwt255.00–255.008032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670191.03/cwt186.00–197.001,2803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full790165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425114.15/cwt108.00–119.001,62725
CowsLean 85-90%1,10088.00/cwt88.00–88.009681
CowsLean 85-90%1,135110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2491
CowsLean 85-90%96797.38/cwt93.00–103.0094221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490123.08/cwt120.00–126.001,8345
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173110.76/cwt107.00–115.001,29915
CowsBoner 80-85%1,097101.34/cwt98.00–104.001,1123
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153118.14/cwt116.00–121.001,3626
Bulls2,165142.00/cwt142.00–142.003,0741
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,283103.46/cwt102.00–105.001,3276
Bulls1,673130.98/cwt123.00–134.002,19110
BullsLight Weight1,145116.63/cwt115.00–120.001,3353
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3951,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3241,521.53/head1,300.00–1,725.001,5227
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2841,510.85/head1,175.00–1,725.001,5117
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,811.36/head1,375.00–2,200.001,81111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,818.75/head1,625.00–2,200.001,8194
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,522.50/head1,325.00–1,750.001,5236
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,162.50/head1,950.00–2,375.002,1632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2940144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3541
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2500202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2553208.28/cwt200.00–215.001,1523
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730187.01/cwt183.00–189.001,3654
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2389231.70/cwt229.00–237.509013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2230252.50/cwt252.50–252.505811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2418242.65/cwt235.00–247.501,0147
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513211.04/cwt206.00–220.001,0833

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.