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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 4
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
360 head
75 vs last sale 435 128 vs year ago 232 · +55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
16 vs last sale 112 13 vs year ago 141 · 9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
30 vs last sale 50 4 vs year ago 24 · 16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.09/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits 121.83 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$249.09
46 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,377
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
8.84
vs TN average
44.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553249.091,37746
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 sale46 hd
249.09
TN average3 barns · 149 hd
257.94
−8.84
National average41 barns · 9,437 hd
293.63
−44.54
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−121.83
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
BullsAverage1,752141.482,47813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,459124.051,81020
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,121119.401,33933
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,016110.291,1218thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,692115.951,9628thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,468114.371,6795thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,226113.331,3898thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$2,4201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,7533thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,3382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,8701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,6502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,9432thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350338350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1833
SteersMedium and Large 2Full450–500450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2151
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300270337.50/cwt337.50–337.509111
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250233306.02/cwt280.00–335.007132
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800777227.32/cwt225.00–230.001,7663
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425314.82/cwt300.00–330.001,3382
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600584277.93/cwt260.00–292.501,6236
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3131
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725228.94/cwt227.00–231.001,6602
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6502
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7292
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468296.96/cwt285.00–310.001,3903
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400384328.22/cwt310.00–345.001,2604
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523248.90/cwt244.00–255.001,30217
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550516323.69/cwt320.00–325.001,6704
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374293.00/cwt285.00–300.001,0968
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300279313.48/cwt302.50–320.008754
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471255.18/cwt250.00–260.001,20213
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340285.07/cwt280.00–290.009692
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full350–400375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600555269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4931
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620238.14/cwt232.50–242.501,47615
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700650233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5151
HeifersSmall and Medium 1350–400385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350307318.91/cwt315.00–322.009793
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500485275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3341
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623268.20/cwt250.00–280.001,67111
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550533294.93/cwt280.00–302.501,5724
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3991
BullsSmall and Medium 1350–400393276.32/cwt265.00–287.501,0862
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680237.22/cwt215.00–246.001,61311
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323324.73/cwt320.00–330.001,0492
BullsMedium and Large 1Full450–500485262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2731
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4112
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430252.09/cwt245.00–260.001,0849
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650616242.99/cwt225.00–255.001,4977
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600562272.32/cwt260.00–280.001,5309
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735218.69/cwt215.00–221.001,6073
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2361
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550530259.37/cwt258.00–262.001,3753
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578247.49/cwt240.00–257.501,43024
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550514289.57/cwt272.50–307.501,4885
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0871
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375323.03/cwt315.00–337.501,2117
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500479302.07/cwt290.00–317.501,4477
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6341
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416308.87/cwt290.00–325.001,2855
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,650.00/head1,575.00–1,725.001,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4502,420.00/head2,420.00–2,420.002,4201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29001,337.50/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,753.33/head1,450.00–2,010.001,7533
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,870.00/head1,870.00–1,870.001,8701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
BullsLight Weight1,180136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6051
Bulls1,799139.53/cwt130.00–150.002,51010
Bulls1,800154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,7722
CowsLean 85-90%1,016110.29/cwt108.00–116.001,1218
CowsBoner 80-85%1,103118.27/cwt113.00–126.001,30526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201129.25/cwt128.00–132.001,5525
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,444115.21/cwt113.00–116.001,6644
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,565111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,7371
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,621118.90/cwt116.00–126.001,9275
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,412122.57/cwt118.00–130.001,73115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473138.45/cwt137.00–140.002,0393
CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,795113.53/cwt112.00–115.002,0382
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160109.47/cwt108.00–111.001,2702
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,810111.03/cwt110.00–112.002,0103
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,226113.33/cwt108.00–120.001,3898

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.