Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-10-14

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
177 vs last sale 569 42 vs year ago 434 · 9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
34 vs last sale 113 49 vs year ago 98 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
0 vs last sale 12 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sharply higher overall, with feeder bulls 1.00 higher overall with exception of those weighing 550 to 700 lbs. sharply higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall and slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $209.22/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 5 of 4 comparable sales and sits +7.62 against this barn's trailing median of $201.60.
Average price
$209.22
87 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$4
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$36.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.50
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510210.081,07281
Small and Medium 1-2429209.638994thin
Large 1620173.501,0762thin
One grade step is worth $36.58/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale87 hd
209.22
TN average10 barns · 1,121 hd
193.72
+15.50
This barn, trailing median4 sales
201.60
+7.62
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
BullsLow1,711124.652,13213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45496.931,41038
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21495.981,16525
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03184.7487410

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)1,250$1,2382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$1,1852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,7052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2645195.00/cwt194.00–196.001,2582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2828176.61/cwt169.00–184.001,4622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full625178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy573176.55/cwt173.00–180.001,0122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473206.61/cwt202.00–213.009778
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469230.52/cwt222.50–240.001,0817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added595235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435232.35/cwt227.50–237.001,0113
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2390196.00/cwt196.00–196.007641
HeifersLarge 1675178.36/cwt169.00–188.001,2042
HeifersLarge 1835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3361
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2235227.50/cwt227.50–227.505351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320242.00/cwt242.00–242.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3163
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432206.41/cwt200.00–210.0089210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579199.33/cwt190.00–208.001,15410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329204.62/cwt203.00–208.006736
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2315205.00/cwt205.00–205.006461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518227.74/cwt221.00–231.001,1806
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718192.48/cwt191.00–194.001,3822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2386206.53/cwt200.00–208.007975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517208.24/cwt191.00–212.001,07719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718180.98/cwt180.00–182.001,2992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383233.87/cwt230.00–237.508962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572223.04/cwt215.00–226.001,2764
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full575202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1641
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2377222.27/cwt217.50–231.008385
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2455213.00/cwt213.00–213.009692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full645162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full435217.50/cwt217.50–217.509461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1131
CowsLean 85-90%88072.00/cwt72.00–72.006341
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22494.59/cwt90.00–100.001,15818
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07583.00/cwt83.00–83.008922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232106.19/cwt104.00–109.001,3085
CowsLean 85-90%94596.00/cwt96.00–96.009071
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575108.57/cwt106.00–115.001,7104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44696.53/cwt89.00–104.001,39631
Bulls1,465115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6851
CowsLean 85-90%1,06184.93/cwt80.00–91.009018
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37885.56/cwt84.00–87.001,1793
Bulls1,724124.68/cwt118.00–131.002,14911
Bulls1,810134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,185.00/head1,120.00–1,250.001,1852
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,237.50/head1,175.00–1,300.001,2382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,705.00/head1,610.00–1,800.001,7052
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427229.66/cwt220.00–237.5098119
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2380212.50/cwt212.50–212.508081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2584200.20/cwt190.00–215.001,1698
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521207.22/cwt197.50–217.501,0808
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667180.17/cwt174.00–190.001,2025
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full480209.52/cwt209.00–210.001,0062
BullsMedium and Large 1-2723166.44/cwt160.00–173.001,2034
BullsLarge 1575185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2290230.00/cwt227.50–232.506673
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615186.42/cwt170.00–200.001,1469
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
BullsLarge 1665162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2915170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5561
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full480185.00/cwt185.00–185.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full525167.50/cwt167.50–167.508791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450217.00/cwt217.00–217.009771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470226.89/cwt217.50–233.001,06614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690191.58/cwt191.00–194.001,3225

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.