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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 7
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
215 vs last sale 238 105 vs year ago 558 · 18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
56 vs last sale 93 69 vs year ago 218 · 31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
26 vs last sale 19 32 vs year ago 13 · +246.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows steady to 1.00 higher, with lean cows 6.00 to 10.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week in response to the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.26/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits 150.66 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$220.26
28 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,180
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.59
vs TN average
20.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536220.261,18028
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 sale28 hd
220.26
TN average13 barns · 520 hd
221.85
−1.59
National average148 barns · 7,025 hd
240.69
−20.43
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−150.66
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
BullsHigh1,660167.962,78813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,450133.901,94126
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,199131.891,58257
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,020114.891,1729thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,510168.002,5371thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,320129.001,7031thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average937115.581,0833thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,319$1,9228
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,7886
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,217$1,4753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,142$1,3756
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,3632thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,7632thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321252.96/cwt240.00–265.008124
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416248.02/cwt230.00–262.501,03211
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3021
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650603215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2963
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650630208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3101
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500475237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619178.60/cwt171.00–190.001,1067
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521232.54/cwt215.00–249.001,21217
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523222.24/cwt210.00–228.001,16220
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427225.74/cwt212.50–235.0096410
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3121
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568215.32/cwt205.00–225.001,2238
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376220.19/cwt200.00–240.0082814
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668176.97/cwt170.00–185.001,1824
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600576236.31/cwt227.00–250.001,36111
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469254.29/cwt250.00–267.501,1934
SteersMedium and Large 1Full650–700665207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3801
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476212.39/cwt192.50–227.501,01117
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730173.98/cwt161.00–187.501,2702
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725201.50/cwt199.00–204.001,4612
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5231
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516245.91/cwt237.50–260.001,2696
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621230.18/cwt227.50–233.001,4295
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623208.64/cwt195.00–215.001,3009
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400381253.46/cwt230.00–267.509665
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800758170.51/cwt166.00–175.001,2922
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478247.65/cwt222.50–285.001,1846
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3391
Dairy Bulls1,510168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,5371
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%937115.58/cwt110.00–122.001,0833
CowsBoner 80-85%1,144120.27/cwt119.00–122.001,3764
CowsBoner 80-85%1,325140.15/cwt138.00–147.001,8578
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182131.45/cwt125.00–137.001,55445
CowsLean 85-90%1,020114.89/cwt110.00–124.001,1729
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,320129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,7031
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,583145.00/cwt142.00–148.002,2952
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445133.36/cwt126.00–139.001,92723
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,290124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6001
Bulls1,787180.11/cwt178.00–182.003,2193
Bulls1,681165.91/cwt155.00–173.002,7899
BullsLight Weight1,085150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6281
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,430.00/head1,275.00–1,650.001,4305
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,0501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,650.00/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,362.50/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,787.50/head1,500.00–2,200.001,7886
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,762.50/head1,550.00–1,975.001,7632
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3191,921.88/head1,500.00–2,250.001,9228
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300297273.31/cwt270.00–280.008123
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600567224.19/cwt212.50–233.001,27113
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700666204.50/cwt192.00–210.001,3627

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.