Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls sharply higher with high demand noted, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $209.30/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 5 of 4 comparable sales and sits +7.70 against this barn's trailing median of $201.60.

Average price

$209.30

86 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$8.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.14

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	209.69	1,109	82
Medium and Large 2-3	456	201.25	918	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.44/cwt here — about $191 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

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 sale86 hd

209.30

—

TN average7 barns · 721 hd

192.16

+17.14

This barn, trailing median4 sales

201.60

+7.70

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,754	116.89	2,050	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	91.56	1,333	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	88.72	1,113	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	78.38	828	9thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$1,269	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,245	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,104	$1,091	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	185.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	190.03/cwt	187.50–192.50	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	205.72/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	207.61/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	195.11/cwt	186.00–202.50	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	167.48/cwt	162.50–171.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	189.07/cwt	185.00–192.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,105	1
Steers	Large 1	—	640	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	179.18/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	194.10/cwt	187.50–201.00	905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	213.62/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	202.01/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	234.92/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,226	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	793	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	872	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	91.61/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,351	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	80.59/cwt	79.00–82.00	936	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	89.21/cwt	83.00–97.00	1,124	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,395	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	68.49/cwt	66.00–71.00	656	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	81.21/cwt	75.00–87.00	880	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	81.66/cwt	80.00–83.00	931	2
Bulls	—	—	2,039	128.56/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,621	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	116.76/cwt	112.00–124.00	2,096	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,080	93.86/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,245.00/head	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,245	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	932.50/head	870.00–995.00	933	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,605.00/head	1,485.00–1,725.00	1,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,090.83/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,091	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	232.71/cwt	225.00–247.50	980	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	187.58/cwt	178.00–200.00	1,169	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	183.83/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,215	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	219.63/cwt	202.50–229.00	1,140	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	176.97/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	213.93/cwt	210.00–221.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	217.72/cwt	211.00–230.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	225.62/cwt	213.00–240.00	1,051	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	191.02/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,010	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	181.24/cwt	180.00–182.50	821	2

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN

Sat Dec 9, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 451Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 139Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 15Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	180.00–190.00	185.85
5	—	375	187.50–192.50	190.03
10	—	426	186.00–202.50	195.11
4	—	670	162.50–171.00	167.48
3	—	323	185.00–192.00	189.07
6	—	628	175.00–180.00	179.18
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
13	—	466	187.50–201.00	194.10
15	—	529	180.00–197.00	191.02
1	—	215	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
2	—	453	180.00–182.50	181.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	208.00	208.00
1	—	385	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	200.00–215.00	205.72
7	—	421	225.00–247.50	232.71
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
7	—	623	178.00–200.00	187.58
9	—	661	176.00–187.00	183.83
22	—	519	202.50–229.00	219.63
4	—	711	170.00–185.00	176.97
4	—	376	210.00–221.00	213.93
5	—	321	211.00–230.00	217.72
12	—	466	213.00–240.00	225.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	195.00	195.00
1	—	405	213.00	213.00
1	—	495	196.00	196.00
1	—	330	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	247.50	247.50
1	—	350	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	204.00–211.00	207.61
1	—	850	190.00	190.00
1	—	480	242.50	242.50
1	—	425	222.00	222.00
2	—	575	210.00–217.50	213.62
2	—	658	199.00–205.00	202.01
7	—	522	232.00–238.00	234.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	205.00	205.00
1	—	635	174.00	174.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,475	86.00–98.00	91.61
2	—	1,595	100.00–102.00	101.03
2	—	1,140	80.00–83.00	81.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	79.00–82.00	80.59
27	—	1,260	83.00–97.00	89.21
1	—	1,395	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	66.00–71.00	68.49
7	—	1,084	75.00–87.00	81.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,039	127.00–130.00	128.56
5	—	1,795	112.00–124.00	116.76
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	91.00–97.00	93.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,060	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,245.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,375	1,485.00–1,725.00	1,605.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,104	900.00–1,300.00	1,090.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	870.00–995.00	932.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle