Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2024-11-23

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 23
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
255 head
103 vs last sale 358 193 vs year ago 448 · 43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
1 vs last sale 106 27 vs year ago 134 · 20.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
46 vs last sale 54 5 vs year ago 13 · 38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sharply lower overall with decreased demand noted. Feeder bulls unevenly steady, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 10.00 lower with slaughter bulls 7.00 to 13.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.35/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits 153.57 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$217.35
17 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,205
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
25.55
vs TN average
49.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554217.351,20517thin
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 sale17 hd
217.35
TN average14 barns · 902 hd
242.90
−25.55
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−49.70
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−153.57
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
BullsLow1,656134.162,22113
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,172108.221,26832
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,516103.731,57322
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01493.199457thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,480105.001,5542thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,216101.681,2366thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,350$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,600$1,4851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$1,0851thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550500292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,4632
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600595226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3451
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468270.66/cwt252.50–287.501,2672
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335294.93/cwt290.00–300.009882
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850825155.81/cwt152.50–160.001,2853
SteersSmall and Medium 1300–350315240.00/cwt240.00–240.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0361
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3282
SteersSmall and Medium 1Fleshy500–550545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675234.17/cwt233.00–239.001,5815
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450445297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3241
Dairy SteersSmall 4450–500495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Dairy SteersSmall 4250–300295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
SteersMedium and Large 1Full450–500480249.15/cwt246.00–252.501,1962
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4233
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521219.70/cwt215.00–222.001,1456
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4383
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520278.57/cwt272.50–285.001,4492
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650609243.08/cwt242.00–247.501,4805
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3701
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571217.68/cwt207.50–224.501,24310
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650634210.61/cwt194.00–215.001,33516
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380232.50/cwt232.50–232.508843
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7247
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578257.52/cwt245.00–269.001,4889
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4621
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422220.47/cwt215.00–230.009305
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471223.45/cwt218.00–235.001,0526
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full450–500485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650600229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3741
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6171
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full550–600590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
BullsSmall and Medium 1450–500465205.00/cwt205.00–205.009531
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full650–700695160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1121
HeifersSmall and Medium 1450–500460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3391
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330242.65/cwt237.50–250.008013
BullsSmall and Medium 1500–550500213.75/cwt202.50–225.001,0692
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,216101.68/cwt97.00–106.001,2366
CowsLean 85-90%99089.00/cwt89.00–89.008811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,152104.66/cwt95.00–113.001,20624
CowsLean 85-90%1,01893.89/cwt92.00–95.009566
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,3021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,308119.05/cwt115.00–121.001,5576
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5542
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed998118.50/cwt117.00–120.001,1832
Bulls1,325118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5641
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,660121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,0091
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,514103.45/cwt95.00–112.001,56620
Bulls1,738137.46/cwt130.00–145.002,38911
BullsLight Weight1,080114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2311
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-27001,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,6001,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
BullsSmall and Medium 1600–650605188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1371
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0261
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421262.39/cwt252.50–275.001,1055
BullsMedium and Large 1Full450–500470225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0582
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572247.44/cwt237.50–255.001,4153
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770182.95/cwt175.00–191.001,4092
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750713182.55/cwt170.00–193.001,3026
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700675183.49/cwt183.00–184.001,2392
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650618183.04/cwt180.00–186.001,1312
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525256.10/cwt250.00–267.501,3454
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650619221.40/cwt215.00–230.001,3707

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.