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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 26
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
7 vs last sale 217 255 vs year ago 465 · 54.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
1 vs last sale 53 126 vs year ago 180 · 70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
16 vs last sale 36 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.76/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits 56.16 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$314.76
16 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.13
vs TN average
15.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542314.761,70616thin
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 sale16 hd
314.76
TN average12 barns · 498 hd
315.89
−1.13
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−15.19
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−56.16
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
BullsAverage1,760182.213,20811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,213141.401,71515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,353136.291,8446thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023129.201,3224thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,1755
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,9382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,2252thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1500–550523305.37/cwt295.00–315.001,5978
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700675301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,0321
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668272.30/cwt265.00–280.001,8192
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469365.22/cwt350.00–380.001,7137
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,6491
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550541344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,8614
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450413372.52/cwt370.00–375.001,5392
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378412.52/cwt410.00–415.001,5592
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469317.15/cwt312.50–325.001,4879
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618290.82/cwt280.00–302.501,7979
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950920214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,9691
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500468360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6853
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220415.00/cwt415.00–415.009131
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650635256.71/cwt250.00–278.001,6305
Bulls1,658183.04/cwt178.00–186.003,0358
CowsLean 85-90%1,023129.20/cwt120.00–134.001,3224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,353136.29/cwt131.00–140.001,8446
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219136.96/cwt131.00–142.001,67010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200150.27/cwt145.00–159.001,8035
BullsHeavy Weight2,273174.47/cwt171.00–178.003,9662
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28501,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,175.00/head1,700.00–2,750.002,1755
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,937.50/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9382
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1471
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428357.30/cwt352.50–362.501,5292
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600598320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9142
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560351.14/cwt345.00–357.501,9662
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700653291.66/cwt290.00–292.501,9053
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565288.60/cwt280.00–297.501,6312
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450418305.04/cwt300.00–310.001,2753
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500470305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4341
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600579315.43/cwt300.00–342.501,8269
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328359.40/cwt350.00–372.501,1793
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423328.52/cwt325.00–332.501,3905
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4521
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850822224.18/cwt220.00–227.501,8433
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522342.23/cwt312.50–352.501,7866
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650633306.83/cwt303.00–312.501,9424
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377364.98/cwt340.00–372.501,3767
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850818224.49/cwt222.00–227.001,8362
Bulls1,555191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,9701
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430315.06/cwt310.00–320.001,3552
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350325340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1052
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350303413.80/cwt407.50–420.001,2542
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650628284.22/cwt282.50–286.001,7852
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300263418.54/cwt400.00–445.001,1013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501

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.