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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 31
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
113 vs last sale 351 19 vs year ago 257 · 7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
46 vs last sale 139 50 vs year ago 143 · 35.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
11 vs last sale 8 33 vs year ago 52 · 63.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to market reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.74/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits 152.19 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$218.74
12 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
14.55
vs TN average
23.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541218.741,18312thin
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
434394353313median 370.9201/0302/2804/2507/1108/15
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 sale12 hd
218.74
TN average12 barns · 501 hd
233.29
−14.55
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
−23.14
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−152.19
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
BullsHigh1,694170.562,88915
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,197135.431,62121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,353132.301,79022
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,022120.551,2326thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,580160.002,5281thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,425133.101,8972thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,355117.001,5851thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$1,7986
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,4632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,1952thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,353132.30/cwt125.00–142.001,79022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191144.37/cwt141.00–149.001,7196
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199131.86/cwt125.00–139.001,58115
CowsLean 85-90%995113.98/cwt113.00–115.001,1342
Bulls1,805181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,2671
Dairy Bulls1,580160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,5281
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425133.10/cwt131.00–135.001,8972
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,355117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5851
CowsLean 85-90%1,036123.84/cwt120.00–130.001,2834
Bulls1,686169.81/cwt160.00–176.002,86314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,950.00/head1,750.00–2,150.001,9502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,797.50/head1,400.00–2,100.001,7986
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,462.50/head1,450.00–1,475.001,4632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,195.00/head2,195.00–2,195.002,1952
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450433245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0612
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650611201.41/cwt187.50–208.001,23110
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473244.42/cwt230.00–252.501,1565
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372249.45/cwt232.50–267.509285
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007931
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350311249.84/cwt220.00–255.007777
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560212.03/cwt205.00–222.501,1874
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450434221.91/cwt210.00–227.509634
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3171
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300276238.31/cwt220.00–270.006585
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400390222.36/cwt210.00–239.008675
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000955193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,8431
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650611223.11/cwt220.00–230.001,3634
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310280.00/cwt280.00–280.008681
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522227.03/cwt222.50–230.001,1857
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600595187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1161
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700657228.17/cwt225.00–229.001,4995
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820182.54/cwt176.00–189.001,4972
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550501256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2836
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2831
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465226.74/cwt220.00–230.001,05413
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850802201.49/cwt197.00–206.001,6164
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572240.71/cwt232.50–250.001,3773
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513237.31/cwt235.00–240.001,2173
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522235.23/cwt225.00–244.001,2286
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566230.84/cwt225.00–242.501,3077
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650619210.24/cwt200.00–222.501,3015
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4351
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250212237.50/cwt237.50–237.505043
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418240.18/cwt230.00–250.001,0042

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.