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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 12
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
87 vs last sale 245 85 vs year ago 243 · 35.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
70 vs last sale 104 77 vs year ago 111 · 69.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
3 vs last sale 32 18 vs year ago 53 · 34.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a sharply higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.30/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits 61.63 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$309.30
9 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.34
vs TN average
7.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532309.301,6459thin
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 sale9 hd
309.30
TN average14 barns · 424 hd
301.96
+7.34
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−7.25
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−61.63
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
BullsHigh1,891171.903,2507thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,493139.742,08610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,120133.291,4938thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low935114.501,0712thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,067$2,1923thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$2,0694thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$1,9134thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,7182thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$1,2932thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,0423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,0305
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,7751thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1850–900868217.10/cwt210.00–224.001,8842
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815226.41/cwt219.00–234.001,8452
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650638242.53/cwt240.00–245.001,5472
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500479331.37/cwt325.00–340.001,5876
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423333.29/cwt330.00–335.001,4103
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580316.02/cwt305.00–337.501,8337
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,116.67/head2,775.00–3,300.003,1173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,900.00/head2,825.00–2,975.002,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,387.50/head2,250.00–2,525.002,3882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,717.50/head1,710.00–1,725.001,7182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,600.00/head1,475.00–1,725.001,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,068.75/head1,925.00–2,375.002,0694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27501,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0881,912.50/head1,475.00–2,250.001,9134
Bulls2,068178.34/cwt176.00–181.003,6882
Bulls1,820169.32/cwt164.00–174.003,0825
CowsBoner 80-85%1,120133.29/cwt127.00–140.001,4938
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444138.06/cwt129.00–142.501,9948
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,688146.48/cwt146.00–147.002,4732
CowsLean 85-90%915109.00/cwt109.00–109.009971
CowsLean 85-90%955120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1461
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7291
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521329.76/cwt320.00–350.001,7185
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625288.37/cwt282.50–295.001,8023
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330391.34/cwt385.00–397.501,2912
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524310.33/cwt297.50–322.001,6267
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720247.01/cwt243.00–249.001,7786
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500485338.21/cwt333.00–340.001,6404
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7631
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472321.27/cwt310.00–330.001,5167
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450440326.24/cwt325.00–327.501,4352
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5811
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400357365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3033
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560305.69/cwt302.50–309.001,7122
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700653265.36/cwt260.00–270.001,7333
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650607273.27/cwt265.00–280.001,6593
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400394334.36/cwt330.00–340.001,3174
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550540357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,9281
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4971
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850845257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,1721
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9671
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400385410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5791
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6611
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600553357.00/cwt356.00–360.001,9744
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7461
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450403391.30/cwt382.50–400.001,5772
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400375325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2191

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.