Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall with exception of lean cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.77/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −132.16 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.

Average price

$238.77

33 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.51

vs TN average

−29.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	238.77	1,287	33

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale33 hd

238.77

—

TN average13 barns · 842 hd

255.28

−16.51

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−29.61

This barn, trailing median23 sales

370.92

−132.16

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	1,640	146.12	2,396	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	121.24	1,770	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	120.68	1,374	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	106.85	1,046	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,485	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$2,250	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	500–550	516	241.19/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,245	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	225.65/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	252.13/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,180	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	253.31/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	371.58/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	313.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	573	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	214.58/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	211.32/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	440	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	298.25/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	227.76/cwt	217.50–245.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	272.95/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,288	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	430	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	275.00/cwt	267.50–280.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	279.18/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,178	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	230.59/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,307	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	495	238.75/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	235.43/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	460	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	273.51/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	270.99/cwt	264.00–282.50	1,539	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	893	126.15/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,127	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	820	119.22/cwt	118.00–121.00	978	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	168.01/cwt	166.00–170.00	3,033	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	152.02/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,742	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	120.55/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,730	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	133.06/cwt	126.00–148.00	1,591	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	115.91/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,343	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	95.28/cwt	93.00–97.00	927	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	106.45/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,130	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,109	124.73/cwt	113.00–134.00	1,383	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	110.07/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,643	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	132.53/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	286.72/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	295.02/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	326.75/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,235	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	350–400	355	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Full	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	262.58/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	218.00/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	232.64/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	253.63/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	284.06/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	255.69/cwt	249.00–262.50	1,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	265.79/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,010	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	282.55/cwt	272.50–290.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	285.99/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	308.41/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,172	12

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 May 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 465Year ago 702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 180Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	267.50–280.00	275.00
6	300–350	338	272.50–290.00	282.55
7	350–400	380	257.50–270.00	265.79
10	400–450	425	249.00–262.50	255.69
14	450–500	468	247.50–262.50	252.13
17	500–550	516	235.00–251.00	241.19
12	550–600	567	221.00–240.00	230.59
5	600–650	620	211.00–223.00	214.58
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	222.50	222.50
2	450–500	495	235.00–242.50	238.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	378	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	425	240.00–242.00	240.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	554	253.00	253.00
3	600–650	608	228.00–235.00	232.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	290.00–307.00	298.25
3	450–500	482	270.00–292.50	284.06
3	500–550	503	276.00–292.00	285.99
6	550–600	568	264.00–282.50	270.99
7	600–650	611	260.00–277.50	262.58
8	650–700	668	240.00–257.00	253.63
3	700–750	728	218.00–230.00	225.65
2	750–800	780	215.00–221.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	350.00–390.00	371.58
3	300–350	318	300.00–325.00	313.85
12	350–400	380	292.50–315.00	308.41
10	400–450	422	265.00–295.00	279.18
11	450–500	472	260.00–282.50	272.95
7	500–550	529	262.50–280.00	273.51
5	550–600	571	242.50–270.00	253.31
4	600–650	628	224.00–250.00	235.43
3	650–700	657	217.50–245.00	227.76
2	700–750	713	205.00–217.50	211.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	250.00–260.00	255.06
2	550–600	573	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	322.50–330.00	326.75
3	500–550	517	290.00–302.50	295.02
3	550–600	570	282.50–290.00	286.72
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	124.00–128.00	126.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	118.00–121.00	119.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,435	114.00–127.00	120.55
2	—	1,493	109.00–111.00	110.07
3	—	1,573	130.00–135.00	132.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,196	126.00–148.00	133.06
19	—	1,159	108.00–123.00	115.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	93.00–97.00	95.28
8	—	1,062	103.00–111.00	106.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	166.00–170.00	168.01
14	—	1,804	142.00–157.00	152.02
3	—	1,470	124.00–138.00	132.53
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	113.00–134.00	124.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,485.00	1,485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,250	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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