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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 8
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
573 head
208 vs last sale 365 151 vs year ago 422 · +35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
53 vs last sale 72 9 vs year ago 116 · +7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
31 vs last sale 63 22 vs year ago 10 · +220.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply lower overall with exception of heifers weighing over 600 lbs. unevenly steady and bulls weighing over 600 lbs. 5.00 higher. Decline in feeder cattle prices due in part to the recent downturn in the futures market. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows gauging 2.00 higher, with lean cows 4.00 lower, and bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.55/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits 123.37 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$247.55
53 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,330
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
21.72
vs TN average
51.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537247.551,33053
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 sale53 hd
247.55
TN average16 barns · 1,149 hd
269.27
−21.72
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−51.31
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−123.37
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
BullsHigh1,506153.632,31421
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,488142.182,11625
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,106139.871,54734
CowsLean 85-90%Average993122.981,2215thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,425$2,0632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,600$1,9382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,6382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$1,9252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,0923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$2,0251thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
BullsSmall and Medium 1450–500485262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2731
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250245320.00/cwt320.00–320.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2091
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522251.65/cwt240.00–267.501,31432
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425269.01/cwt260.00–292.501,14325
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550523230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2032
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600583230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3412
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273336.23/cwt320.00–355.009183
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full450–500473238.43/cwt230.00–247.501,1282
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775228.39/cwt228.00–230.001,7705
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250205340.00/cwt340.00–340.006972
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450413250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0333
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500483242.51/cwt240.00–245.001,1712
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475260.70/cwt250.00–290.001,23827
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400363286.43/cwt275.00–302.501,04013
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658268.49/cwt267.50–269.001,7673
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7331
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700674236.85/cwt230.00–240.001,5964
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723227.57/cwt220.00–237.501,6453
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616238.29/cwt230.00–245.001,46811
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562243.97/cwt240.00–255.001,37117
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625270.14/cwt260.00–275.001,6885
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,6211
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275300.98/cwt285.00–322.508283
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328283.37/cwt265.00–295.009296
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7422
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450429314.98/cwt312.50–320.001,3514
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579278.66/cwt270.00–285.001,6134
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505262.57/cwt255.00–270.001,3262
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850813237.62/cwt230.00–245.001,9322
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515298.55/cwt290.00–322.501,5387
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800760244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8542
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8461
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8411
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600569247.52/cwt245.00–250.001,4084
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500485321.89/cwt320.00–322.501,5614
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550512304.15/cwt297.50–315.001,5573
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2513
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350305347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,0601
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450445322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4351
CowsLean 85-90%993122.98/cwt119.00–128.001,2215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543153.95/cwt153.00–155.002,3752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,508142.82/cwt136.00–150.002,15419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,097140.05/cwt136.00–145.001,53626
Bulls1,695179.00/cwt178.00–180.003,0342
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,432130.34/cwt130.00–131.001,8663
CowsBoner 80-85%969126.99/cwt120.00–130.001,2314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300151.55/cwt150.00–153.001,9704
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,175142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,6691
Bulls1,661156.17/cwt152.00–162.002,59413
BullsLight Weight1,108139.68/cwt128.00–147.001,5486
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,637.50/head1,625.00–1,650.001,6382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29501,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950938205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9232
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-28001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6001,937.50/head1,925.00–1,950.001,9382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-22,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4252,062.50/head1,950.00–2,175.002,0632
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500472267.69/cwt255.00–275.001,2633
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518276.22/cwt262.50–287.501,43116
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335322.88/cwt310.00–340.001,08216
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700672243.70/cwt235.00–252.501,6387
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800763233.73/cwt232.50–235.001,7832
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472292.89/cwt280.00–312.501,38228
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623248.18/cwt235.00–260.001,5468
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750721232.47/cwt222.50–237.501,6767
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600578263.30/cwt257.50–267.501,5226
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550518255.82/cwt255.00–257.501,3253
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5911
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422295.39/cwt280.00–315.001,24721
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1281
BullsSmall and Medium 1250–300250295.00/cwt295.00–295.007381
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375298.76/cwt287.50–317.501,12015

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.