Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-10-21

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 21
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
352 head
40 vs last sale 392 227 vs year ago 579 · 39.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
17 vs last sale 147 40 vs year ago 170 · 23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
3 vs last sale 12 38 vs year ago 47 · 80.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 lower overall. Feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, with exception of those weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher and those weighing over 650 lbs. sharply lower. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 7.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.06/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$199.06
92 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,075
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$19.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.09
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551200.681,10582
Medium and Large 2-3472188.598906thin
Small and Medium 1-2426181.507744thin
One grade step is worth $19.18/cwt here — about $331 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 sale92 hd
199.06
TN average13 barns · 2,201 hd
209.15
−10.09
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
BullsLow1,707116.061,98115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39294.351,31330
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21687.691,06627
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08179.3085718

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)925$8882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$8751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$9501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$8401thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2Full658163.03/cwt160.00–166.001,0732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2533199.37/cwt188.00–206.001,0639
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2305177.50/cwt177.50–177.505411
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2480183.00/cwt181.00–185.008782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added420219.00/cwt219.00–219.009202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433206.27/cwt200.00–212.008938
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468207.53/cwt199.00–212.509716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378210.70/cwt205.00–220.007965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2131
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2440182.50/cwt182.50–182.508031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667172.70/cwt170.00–175.001,1523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483227.24/cwt217.50–237.501,0982
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added454260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3851
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535183.00/cwt183.00–183.009791
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3483189.33/cwt185.00–193.009143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566195.68/cwt190.00–205.001,10811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529228.63/cwt216.00–237.001,2095
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585228.50/cwt228.00–229.001,3372
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423190.27/cwt187.50–193.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624187.03/cwt182.00–192.001,1675
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815192.00/cwt184.00–200.001,5652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full425217.50/cwt217.50–217.509241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613210.35/cwt208.00–214.001,2893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added567220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,2503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2351
Dairy SteersLarge 3520142.00/cwt142.00–142.007381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505195.00/cwt195.00–195.009851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy643200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2862
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,0061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2471
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504105.26/cwt104.00–106.001,5834
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21487.28/cwt82.00–93.001,06024
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37393.76/cwt87.00–99.001,28723
CowsLean 85-90%1,00389.80/cwt89.00–91.009012
CowsLean 85-90%1,10479.49/cwt73.00–84.0087814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21578.00/cwt78.00–78.009481
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38784.31/cwt83.00–85.001,1693
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24097.39/cwt95.00–100.001,2082
CowsLean 85-90%99567.47/cwt67.00–68.006712
Bulls1,616105.32/cwt100.00–112.001,7024
Bulls1,720135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,3221
Bulls1,839120.48/cwt116.00–126.002,2168
BullsLight Weight1,353110.41/cwt109.00–112.001,4942
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2850840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2800950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2925887.50/head850.00–925.008882
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full625155.00/cwt155.00–155.009691
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2555180.00/cwt180.00–180.009991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2477223.80/cwt215.00–230.001,0685
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526218.93/cwt206.00–225.001,15213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2763146.15/cwt137.00–155.001,1152
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2295202.50/cwt202.50–202.505971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621175.51/cwt169.00–190.001,0905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323251.82/cwt235.00–270.008132
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2366251.63/cwt232.50–269.009214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735143.67/cwt140.00–150.001,0563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430224.22/cwt220.00–227.509643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2672158.61/cwt150.00–170.001,0665
BullsMedium and Large 1-2819141.74/cwt130.00–154.001,1614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy700153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569194.50/cwt187.50–204.001,1078
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2425205.00/cwt205.00–205.008711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added638219.75/cwt219.75–219.751,40216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full618174.30/cwt172.50–176.001,0772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full735166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy645168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0841

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.