Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-10-07

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 7
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
54 vs last sale 623 96 vs year ago 665 · 14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
36 vs last sale 149 48 vs year ago 161 · 29.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
2 vs last sale 10 19 vs year ago 31 · 61.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sharply lower with feeder bulls 2.00 higher overall. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.46/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$179.46
131 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$9.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
34.27
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547179.61982129
Small and Medium 1-2413170.007012thin
One grade step is worth $9.61/cwt here — about $281 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 sale131 hd
179.46
TN average15 barns · 2,684 hd
213.74
−34.27
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
BullsAverage1,712125.622,15111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41895.031,34731
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17891.721,08030
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11878.998839thin

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)1,125$1,1132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,6503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$1,3551thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2750182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2359198.78/cwt190.00–207.507145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy555205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2321195.73/cwt190.00–202.506284
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275217.50/cwt217.50–217.505981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519175.27/cwt170.00–185.0091014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430182.28/cwt170.00–196.0078419
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2732170.69/cwt169.00–177.501,2498
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy524250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2488216.19/cwt212.50–220.001,0552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510232.10/cwt210.00–243.001,1849
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy610198.97/cwt193.00–201.501,2146
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2634170.73/cwt165.00–184.001,08216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667169.33/cwt162.50–175.001,1294
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2975165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2564226.53/cwt220.00–228.001,2787
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355245.00/cwt245.00–245.008702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full450197.50/cwt197.50–197.508891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3141
Dairy SteersLarge 3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479177.82/cwt170.00–185.0085218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2664211.10/cwt205.00–217.501,4025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428237.40/cwt235.00–240.001,0162
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2443190.00/cwt190.00–190.008422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2463221.97/cwt210.00–230.001,0286
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy765176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy615193.68/cwt188.00–200.001,1914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy383256.00/cwt256.00–256.009804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
CowsLean 85-90%1,11878.99/cwt73.00–84.008839
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194103.22/cwt98.00–107.001,2328
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1661
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518106.55/cwt103.00–111.001,6175
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39893.21/cwt87.00–101.001,30325
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17588.34/cwt83.00–95.001,03820
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13879.49/cwt79.00–80.009052
Bulls1,712125.62/cwt115.00–131.002,15111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,112.50/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,355.00/head1,355.00–1,355.001,3551
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575172.70/cwt165.00–185.0099319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2763152.66/cwt147.00–161.001,1653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy765140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2820157.00/cwt155.00–159.001,2872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368220.96/cwt210.00–230.008133
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525215.10/cwt207.00–225.001,12912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2655174.67/cwt152.50–182.501,1449
BullsMedium and Large 2-3526176.83/cwt175.00–180.009304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2282230.67/cwt222.50–242.506503
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2489182.00/cwt182.00–182.008904
BullsMedium and Large 2-3477193.94/cwt190.00–200.009255
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0202
BullsMedium and Large 1-2230245.00/cwt245.00–245.005642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323242.90/cwt220.00–260.007859
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420222.30/cwt217.50–230.009348
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715162.39/cwt155.00–174.001,1615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2614172.95/cwt162.00–180.001,06219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583178.11/cwt162.50–186.001,03821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full650152.50/cwt152.50–152.509912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2833153.28/cwt150.00–160.001,2773

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.