Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-12-02

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 2
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
451 head
3 vs last sale 448 88 vs year ago 363 · +24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
5 vs last sale 134 26 vs year ago 113 · +23.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
2 vs last sale 13 6 vs year ago 21 · 28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Low-quality feeder offerings overall, therefore, receipts included in this report were limited.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.88/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$189.88
95 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$66
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 1-2
$23.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.82
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3344202.006943thin
Medium and Large 1-2535190.871,02282
Small and Medium 1-2427178.1876110thin
One grade step is worth $23.82/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale95 hd
189.88
TN average11 barns · 2,310 hd
196.71
−6.82
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
BullsHigh1,892119.262,25615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43191.541,31027
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13588.961,01048
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08079.658608thin

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)1,300$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,325$1,4632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$9851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,3003thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2370218.86/cwt205.00–222.508105
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427216.34/cwt209.00–220.0092415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573177.88/cwt172.50–180.001,0199
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2388179.10/cwt170.00–187.506953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471197.69/cwt190.00–202.5093112
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2585163.00/cwt163.00–163.009541
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475220.18/cwt212.00–227.501,04610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329214.37/cwt212.50–215.007054
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2425175.24/cwt170.00–180.007452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full420187.50/cwt187.50–187.507881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613185.75/cwt175.00–190.001,13912
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2475173.00/cwt173.00–173.008221
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2330194.03/cwt187.50–200.006402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320237.50/cwt237.50–237.507601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2390202.71/cwt197.50–211.007914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418194.68/cwt192.50–200.008145
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475181.00/cwt181.00–181.008601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521186.65/cwt174.00–195.0097215
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3278212.50/cwt212.50–212.505912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628208.49/cwt208.00–209.001,3092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668177.42/cwt173.00–182.001,1852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515209.35/cwt209.00–210.001,0783
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2665177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1771
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445215.00/cwt215.00–215.009571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2445227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2556218.31/cwt207.50–226.001,2144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2672201.55/cwt195.00–206.001,3543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full415211.00/cwt211.00–211.008761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2487217.17/cwt208.00–219.001,0586
SteersMedium and Large 2-3305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full470197.50/cwt197.50–197.509281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1731
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2460181.69/cwt176.00–187.508362
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full518173.00/cwt173.00–173.008963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full620177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31283.04/cwt80.00–85.001,0893
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26898.44/cwt98.00–99.001,2485
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12078.00/cwt78.00–78.008741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12088.09/cwt82.00–96.0098742
CowsLean 85-90%1,08079.65/cwt74.00–85.008608
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44392.15/cwt87.00–98.001,33023
Bulls1,740127.38/cwt127.00–128.002,2163
Bulls1,908119.17/cwt114.00–124.002,27410
Bulls1,785108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9281
BullsHeavy Weight2,295107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,4561
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,275.00/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2752
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465198.78/cwt197.50–200.009242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2327207.80/cwt200.00–212.506805
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2340192.50/cwt192.50–192.506551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520206.51/cwt192.50–215.501,07412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full570180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573208.85/cwt202.50–211.001,19711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3358200.00/cwt200.00–200.007162
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619189.41/cwt182.00–205.001,1727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715165.55/cwt162.00–169.001,1842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2540177.50/cwt177.50–177.509591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added689195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,34410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added403222.00/cwt222.00–222.008953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full563165.99/cwt165.00–168.009353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy715164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1731

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.