Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2025-01-25

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 25
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
4 vs last sale 284 124 vs year ago 404 · 30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
40 vs last sale 88 103 vs year ago 151 · 68.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
13 vs last sale 19 9 vs year ago 15 · 60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls sharply higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Strong demand was noted for all classes of feeder cattle. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows gauging 3.00 to 11.00 higher overall, with lean cows 15.00 higher, and bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $299.52/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 110.21 against this barn's trailing median of $409.72.
Average price
$299.52
29 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1
$38.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.46
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534302.171,61327
Small and Medium 1515263.711,3582thin
One grade step is worth $38.46/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd
299.52
TN average11 barns · 310 hd
294.05
+5.46
This barn, trailing median21 sales
409.72
−110.21
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
BullsAverage1,921146.432,8137thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,133136.081,54212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,417134.951,91311
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012120.271,2175thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,045126.001,3171thin

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)1,400$1,9501thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1350–400375323.76/cwt315.00–330.001,2147
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650612264.20/cwt264.00–265.001,6175
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378296.13/cwt292.50–300.001,1192
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3051
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy800–850808200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6164
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329334.69/cwt320.00–347.501,10110
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575311.88/cwt305.00–320.001,7934
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723234.11/cwt224.00–242.501,6934
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300293357.52/cwt355.00–360.001,0482
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417312.88/cwt302.50–322.501,3055
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6491
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6511
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575265.08/cwt252.50–277.501,52416
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235355.00/cwt355.00–355.008341
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,020212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,1681
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4321
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800785237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8641
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800753258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9434
SteersSmall and Medium 1450–500490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850845212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7911
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6291
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635284.96/cwt282.50–287.501,8093
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426338.94/cwt325.00–360.001,44410
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275403.18/cwt380.00–430.001,1092
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623252.29/cwt242.00–272.501,5729
BullsSmall and Medium 1450–500490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820215.03/cwt210.00–225.001,7633
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900890197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7531
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,045126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444136.44/cwt131.00–142.001,97010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,107135.09/cwt128.00–138.001,49511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,420147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,0871
CowsLean 85-90%860110.00/cwt110.00–110.009461
CowsLean 85-90%1,050122.84/cwt117.00–128.001,2904
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,150120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3801
Bulls1,921146.43/cwt140.00–150.002,8137
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571278.91/cwt270.00–295.001,5938
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469337.22/cwt320.00–352.501,5828
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450445302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,3461
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350322405.24/cwt385.00–430.001,3057
BullsSmall and Medium 1300–350332354.73/cwt342.50–360.001,1783
BullsSmall and Medium 1500–550515263.71/cwt262.50–265.001,3582
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600550287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5811
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700683243.32/cwt230.00–257.501,6626
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372372.72/cwt352.50–390.001,3879
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400360340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2241
BullsMedium and Large 1Full450–500495310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5351
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250232433.29/cwt410.00–445.001,0056
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524274.94/cwt262.50–280.001,4418
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800767231.24/cwt225.00–244.001,7743
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518311.96/cwt292.50–327.501,61619
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3391
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550540295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5931
HeifersSmall and Medium 1450–500455265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2061
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613245.91/cwt240.00–250.001,5073
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700683245.80/cwt235.00–258.001,6799
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464300.61/cwt287.50–307.501,3959
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2721

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.