Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher overall. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone for heifers was noted. Continued increased demand from farmer-feeders was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.64/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −146.28 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.

Average price

$224.64

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$32.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.02

vs TN average

−44.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	228.46	1,228	15thin
Large 1	553	196.00	1,083	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.46/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.64, low $327.37, median $370.92 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

224.64

—

TN average3 barns · 131 hd

239.67

−15.02

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

−44.24

This barn, trailing median23 sales

370.92

−146.28

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	—	Average	1,645	134.96	2,221	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	114.11	1,613	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	112.76	1,363	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	95.96	935	10

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)	1,000	$1,488	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,288	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,287	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,267	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,267	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,261	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$1,249	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,175	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,325	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,700	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	251.30/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,427	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	98.18/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,198	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	131.34/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,049	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	100.35/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,013	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	85.72/cwt	81.00–89.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	247.32/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	277.42/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,340	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	317.10/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,186	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	280	257.01/cwt	230.00–285.00	720	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	96.28/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,329	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	121.73/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,755	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,700	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,261.00/head	1,125.00–1,355.00	1,261	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,346.25/head	1,150.00–1,700.00	1,346	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,175.00/head	900.00–1,450.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,487.50/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,249.17/head	925.00–1,470.00	1,249	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,332.14/head	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,332	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	520	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,076	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,290	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,625	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	113.80/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,599	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	113.12/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,321	18
Bulls	—	—	1,674	133.79/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,240	7
Bulls	—	—	1,723	143.55/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	440	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	293.75/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	315.49/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	305	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	218.52/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	224.38/cwt	215.00–231.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	206.44/cwt	197.50–213.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	240.78/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,151	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	257.93/cwt	252.50–265.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	271.66/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	277.63/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	260.04/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	268.75/cwt	260.00–277.50	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	237.38/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	228.92/cwt	217.50–237.00	1,195	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	254.09/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	199.69/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	287.46/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,230	5

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 Mar 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 272Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 83Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 11Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	230.00–285.00	257.01
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
9	350–400	374	310.00–327.50	317.10
5	400–450	428	272.50–307.50	287.46
9	450–500	483	260.00–285.00	277.42
3	500–550	523	247.50–262.50	254.09
3	550–600	568	240.00–264.00	251.30
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	315.00–316.00	315.49
2	450–500	465	290.00–297.50	293.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	260.00–277.50	268.75
7	350–400	366	252.50–265.00	257.93
3	400–450	433	246.00–248.00	247.32
9	450–500	478	230.00–255.00	240.78
10	500–550	522	217.50–237.00	228.92
5	600–650	626	197.50–213.00	206.44
6	650–700	673	190.00–206.00	199.69
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	525	243.00	243.00
2	550–600	565	231.00–244.00	237.38
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	207.00	207.00
1	550–600	585	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	215.00–231.00	224.38
2	450–500	473	217.00–220.00	218.52
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	317.50	317.50
4	500–550	528	275.00–286.00	277.63
6	550–600	563	270.00–275.00	271.66
2	650–700	653	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	255.00–265.00	260.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	96.00–101.00	98.18
2	—	1,560	126.00–136.00	131.34
18	—	1,168	104.00–119.00	113.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,009	95.00–107.00	100.35
3	—	893	81.00–89.00	85.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	93.00–99.00	96.28
5	—	1,442	121.00–123.00	121.73
8	—	1,405	105.00–119.00	113.80
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	126.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,674	128.00–139.00	133.79
2	—	1,723	142.00–145.00	143.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,700	3,650.00	3,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,050	1,125.00–1,355.00	1,261.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	925	1,150.00–1,700.00	1,346.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	900.00–1,450.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,487.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,092	925.00–1,470.00	1,249.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,093	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,332.14
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle