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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 8
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
91 vs last sale 253 384 vs year ago 728 · 52.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
30 vs last sale 90 70 vs year ago 190 · 36.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
4 vs last sale 20 8 vs year ago 16 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. sharply lower, with those weighing over 550 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls measuring 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $272.04/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 137.68 against this barn's trailing median of $409.72.
Average price
$272.04
18 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,478
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$33.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.98
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544273.931,48917thin
Large 1540240.001,2961thin
One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales
477425373322median 409.7201/0303/0704/2506/1308/08
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $462.86, low $335.63, median $409.72 across 21 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 sale18 hd
272.04
TN average12 barns · 372 hd
273.03
−0.98
This barn, trailing median21 sales
409.72
−137.68
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
BullsAverage1,639167.642,74722
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,111139.751,55230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,431139.241,99222
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,015123.671,25610
Dairy BullsLow1,400139.001,9462thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,270131.001,6641thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,091128.001,3964thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,4882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,4244thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,3305
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,5833thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,2152thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618231.11/cwt220.00–242.001,4286
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650631250.35/cwt240.00–270.001,5809
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440300.03/cwt297.50–302.501,3202
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350330310.83/cwt287.50–330.001,0263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600595281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500495330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418266.61/cwt260.00–280.001,11411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450423296.43/cwt270.00–312.501,2549
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400373315.63/cwt292.50–337.501,1778
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475262.08/cwt250.00–275.001,24517
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500477303.47/cwt285.00–322.501,44811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400377273.65/cwt266.00–287.501,0327
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290342.50/cwt342.50–342.509931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full300–350340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full350–400380292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700669238.81/cwt225.00–252.501,5987
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2350–400355275.00/cwt275.00–275.009761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700670242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518244.30/cwt242.00–247.501,2654
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550520282.07/cwt272.50–290.001,4676
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full350–400375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full750–800785234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8371
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2450–500485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2400–450400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0001
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,270131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6641
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,091128.00/cwt123.00–136.001,3964
Bulls1,668166.50/cwt158.00–176.002,77716
Bulls1,575149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,3471
CowsBoner 80-85%1,095123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3471
CowsBoner 80-85%1,099136.78/cwt130.00–144.001,50323
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,487.50/head1,200.00–1,775.001,4882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,423.75/head1,325.00–1,620.001,4244
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29001,215.00/head1,080.00–1,350.001,2152
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,225.00/head1,750.00–2,775.002,2254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,700.00/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7002
CowsLean 85-90%1,010114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1511
Dairy Bulls1,260135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7011
CowsLean 85-90%1,016124.74/cwt117.00–135.001,2679
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,195129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5421
BullsLight Weight1,095153.32/cwt152.00–155.001,6792
Bulls1,867189.47/cwt185.00–196.003,5373
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4550–600585170.00/cwt170.00–170.009951
BullsLarge 1500–550540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
BullsLarge 1450–500490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Dairy Bulls1,540143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,2021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442139.73/cwt132.00–148.002,01521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,158153.92/cwt147.00–160.001,7826
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400380282.60/cwt280.00–285.001,0742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy500–550520260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500466265.15/cwt255.00–275.001,2364
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy400–450415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy500–550530231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400350352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,2341
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500460275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500470280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300289287.62/cwt265.00–307.508314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550513330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600565261.48/cwt250.00–280.001,4778
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550525263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350326276.60/cwt267.50–295.009024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600569241.53/cwt233.00–250.001,3748
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,5961

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.