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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, May 10
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
254 head
86 vs last sale 168 27 vs year ago 281 · 9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
0 vs last sale 68 60 vs year ago 128 · 46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
12 vs last sale 11 12 vs year ago 35 · 34.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. No market trends available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $355.74/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 5 of 21 comparable sales and sits 53.99 against this barn's trailing median of $409.72.
Average price
$355.74
24 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.35
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540356.091,92223
Medium and Large 2510347.501,7721thin
One grade step is worth $8.59/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale24 hd
355.74
TN average16 barns · 349 hd
341.38
+14.35
This barn, trailing median21 sales
409.72
−53.99
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
BullsAverage1,652176.882,92313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,154149.901,73015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,553148.582,30814
CowsLean 85-90%Average924134.341,2415thin

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)1,300$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,4252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$2,1833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$2,2132thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,5752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,7251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,6502thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1600–650615323.39/cwt320.00–330.001,9893
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830237.93/cwt233.00–244.001,9754
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673284.90/cwt280.00–295.001,9173
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300274459.24/cwt430.00–482.501,2587
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425350.74/cwt330.00–367.501,49111
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519331.13/cwt320.00–345.001,7199
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350332436.91/cwt420.00–450.001,4515
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500485362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7582
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521367.22/cwt350.00–387.001,91313
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700663331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,1953
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600558379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,1153
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569325.29/cwt315.00–337.501,8516
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500488400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9522
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950928256.25/cwt256.00–257.002,3784
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650611305.82/cwt297.50–311.001,8695
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4191
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550524360.66/cwt355.00–365.001,8904
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750738255.03/cwt251.00–265.001,8826
CowsLean 85-90%938135.40/cwt134.00–137.001,2703
CowsLean 85-90%880122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0781
CowsLean 85-90%925143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3231
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,604146.68/cwt139.00–154.002,35312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,131149.04/cwt139.00–154.001,68614
Bulls1,784177.36/cwt170.00–184.003,1647
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,650.00/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1172,183.33/head1,900.00–2,400.002,1833
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,425.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,575.00/head3,550.00–3,600.003,5752
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2181
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7721
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,248160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9972
CowsBoner 80-85%1,480162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,3981
BullsLight Weight1,127157.63/cwt156.00–160.001,7763
Bulls1,870195.03/cwt189.00–204.003,6473
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650608256.58/cwt250.00–260.001,5603
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500463336.32/cwt322.50–350.001,5572
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450430322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3871
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600573317.27/cwt310.00–325.001,8182
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450440352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,5511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450413383.39/cwt375.00–390.001,5833
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663278.78/cwt270.00–287.501,8482
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468383.70/cwt375.00–392.501,7962
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470342.26/cwt330.00–357.501,60914
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421388.93/cwt370.00–402.501,6377
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600562347.72/cwt337.50–366.001,9548
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8811
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400388375.72/cwt367.50–382.501,4583
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215390.00/cwt390.00–390.008391
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4461
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7191
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0203
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750745258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9221
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335376.15/cwt355.00–390.001,2608
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371412.82/cwt397.50–435.001,5329
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471368.15/cwt350.00–400.001,73411
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1231
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,7861
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800775251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9451
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400395392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5501
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518376.15/cwt370.00–382.501,9486

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.