Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-09-30

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 30
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
119 vs last sale 504 294 vs year ago 329 · +89.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
38 vs last sale 187 6 vs year ago 143 · +4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
38 vs last sale 48 4 vs year ago 6 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sharply lower overall with exception of bulls weighing 400-550 lbs. unevenly steady. Feeder heifers weighing up to 650 lbs. 7.00 lower overall with those weighing over 650 lbs. sharply lower. Lower-quality of feeder offerings was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 8.00 to 10.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.67/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$200.67
204 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$996
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.70
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495202.341,001192
Small and Medium 1-2438176.677743thin
Medium and Large 2-3546173.169459thin
One grade step is worth $29.18/cwt here — about $56 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 sale204 hd
200.67
TN average11 barns · 2,354 hd
214.37
−13.70
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
BullsHigh1,691116.881,97715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40790.441,27229
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13085.5596738
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02676.6878720

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)1,050$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,3701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,1251thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2Value Added525215.62/cwt213.00–217.001,13216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2809165.99/cwt160.00–169.001,3434
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2788168.95/cwt164.00–174.001,3312
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2455172.50/cwt172.50–172.507851
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2315192.50/cwt192.50–192.506061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3619166.24/cwt160.00–170.001,0294
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3538180.50/cwt180.00–181.009712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2738165.51/cwt162.00–172.001,2213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2880154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566200.30/cwt195.00–206.001,13423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373209.20/cwt197.50–220.0078027
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526199.76/cwt190.00–210.001,05123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430204.72/cwt193.00–211.0088025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added615221.99/cwt221.00–223.001,3652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2612192.51/cwt184.00–207.001,17812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326211.11/cwt200.00–226.0068811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465204.93/cwt192.50–212.0095339
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567216.80/cwt209.00–225.001,22910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2442231.70/cwt230.00–237.501,0248
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530220.25/cwt214.00–230.001,1675
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315222.50/cwt222.50–222.507011
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,145144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235222.50/cwt222.50–222.505231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381224.77/cwt212.50–235.008564
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620209.38/cwt207.00–212.001,2983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2845193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6311
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2333206.26/cwt205.00–207.506872
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2430196.59/cwt190.00–200.008453
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2563166.24/cwt165.00–167.509362
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2538165.02/cwt160.00–170.008882
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full450197.50/cwt197.50–197.508891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy460238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0951
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41791.11/cwt85.00–98.001,29127
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31496.50/cwt92.00–112.001,2686
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09683.50/cwt79.00–90.0091532
CowsLean 85-90%1,02676.68/cwt70.00–84.0078720
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26581.43/cwt81.00–82.001,0302
Bulls2,145133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,8531
Bulls1,804121.20/cwt114.00–126.002,18611
BullsLight Weight1,12795.67/cwt90.00–108.001,0783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2783147.33/cwt138.00–160.001,1543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730155.00/cwt150.00–160.001,1322
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2460190.86/cwt190.00–192.508783
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670162.39/cwt148.00–180.001,08813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621170.07/cwt165.00–176.001,0567
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381231.79/cwt220.00–242.508837
BullsMedium and Large 1-2328225.29/cwt215.00–235.007396
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580167.87/cwt163.00–172.509742
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671181.25/cwt174.00–195.001,2164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430217.50/cwt217.50–217.509351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565190.33/cwt177.00–200.001,07512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513206.57/cwt192.50–217.501,0609
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423223.31/cwt209.00–237.5094511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468224.84/cwt217.50–229.001,0527
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008991
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3435172.50/cwt172.50–172.507501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added570212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2081

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.