Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. 3.00 higher, with feeder heifers weighing over 500 lbs. and feeder bulls sharply higher overall. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 6.00 higher overall, with lean cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, and bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.08/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −117.84 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.

Average price

$253.08

25 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.21

vs TN average

−14.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	253.08	1,349	25

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 sale25 hd

253.08

—

TN average11 barns · 527 hd

257.30

−4.21

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−14.51

This barn, trailing median23 sales

370.92

−117.84

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	—	Low	1,488	144.78	2,154	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	125.81	1,807	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	124.21	1,465	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	108.98	1,009	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	125.25	1,610	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,740	113.00	1,966	1thin

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)	1,100	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,367	$1,688	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,353	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,217	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,160	13

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	247.90/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	239.07/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	262.80/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,516	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	254.38/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,335	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	610	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	313.61/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	257.03/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,193	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	463	243.02/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	229.75/cwt	217.50–237.00	1,447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	222.48/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	249.30/cwt	244.00–257.50	1,543	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	623	213.74/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	264.65/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,146	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	279.83/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,433	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,503	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	121.38/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,654	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,472	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,936	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,415	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,353.33/head	1,270.00–1,450.00	1,353	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	1,687.50/head	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,688	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,066.67/head	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,067	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,188.50/head	1,810.00–2,775.00	2,189	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,216.67/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,217	3
Bulls	—	—	1,311	129.29/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,695	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	126.50/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,842	26
Bulls	—	—	1,825	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	149.30/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,283	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	132.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,621	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	108.98/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	300.53/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,419	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	530	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	610	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,226	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	121.88/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,414	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	227.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	291.41/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	490	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	216.00/cwt	207.50–228.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	272.52/cwt	270.00–277.50	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	308.22/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	268.03/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	296.58/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	313.87/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	420	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	275.83/cwt	272.50–280.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,715	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 May 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 315Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 106Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	304.00	304.00
2	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	310.00–317.50	313.61
3	450–500	478	285.00–305.00	296.58
4	500–550	528	270.00–301.00	291.41
6	600–650	606	257.50–273.00	268.03
2	650–700	678	253.00	253.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	272.50–280.00	275.83
4	350–400	366	270.00–277.50	272.52
12	400–450	433	252.50–275.00	264.65
9	450–500	464	250.00–267.00	257.03
20	500–550	525	245.00–261.00	254.38
5	550–600	565	239.00–256.00	247.90
8	600–650	630	217.50–237.00	229.75
5	650–700	679	225.00–230.00	227.49
4	700–750	723	217.00–229.00	222.48
1	750–800	770	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	279.00	279.00
5	600–650	628	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	675	254.00	254.00
7	700–750	722	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	240.00–246.00	243.02
1	600–650	610	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	375	305.00–322.50	313.87
8	400–450	415	292.50–317.50	308.22
7	450–500	472	290.00–315.00	300.53
3	500–550	512	275.00–289.00	279.83
9	550–600	577	257.50–267.50	262.80
9	600–650	619	244.00–257.50	249.30
6	650–700	667	230.00–250.00	239.07
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	773	207.50–228.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	257.50	257.50
2	600–650	610	235.00–240.00	237.54
1	650–700	655	222.00	222.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	623	212.50–215.00	213.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	287.50	287.50
1	450–500	490	272.50	272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	133.00	133.00
2	—	1,363	120.00–123.00	121.38
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	112.00–115.00	113.47
1	—	1,335	145.00	145.00
26	—	1,456	119.00–136.00	126.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	111.00	111.00
8	—	1,223	130.00–137.00	132.57
23	—	1,160	115.00–128.00	121.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	926	104.00–117.00	108.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,311	125.00–134.00	129.29
1	—	1,825	166.00	166.00
9	—	1,529	140.00–157.00	149.30

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,042	1,270.00–1,450.00	1,353.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,367	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,687.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,066.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,810.00–2,775.00	2,188.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,216.67

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle