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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, May 24
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
17 vs last sale 258 24 vs year ago 251 · +9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
20 vs last sale 41 54 vs year ago 115 · 47.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
2 vs last sale 25 5 vs year ago 18 · +27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or 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 $314.29/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits 56.63 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$314.29
38 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.08
vs TN average
19.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550314.291,72838
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 sale38 hd
314.29
TN average13 barns · 802 hd
321.37
−7.08
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−19.97
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−56.63
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
BullsHigh1,630187.283,0538thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,289150.021,93411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445149.502,1608thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,031137.491,4186thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,388147.512,0472thin

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)1,450$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$2,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,0754thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,7083thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1550–600570298.13/cwt284.00–308.001,6996
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650637283.08/cwt275.00–295.001,8035
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450410401.01/cwt400.00–402.001,6442
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350315455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4331
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473376.35/cwt350.00–380.001,7808
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750732296.98/cwt296.00–299.002,17412
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450433345.52/cwt335.00–355.001,49611
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522316.18/cwt310.00–327.501,65010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700672282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8953
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450435370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800768254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,9553
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300255450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1482
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385361.73/cwt347.50–375.001,3935
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600587317.13/cwt317.00–318.001,8627
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650615309.17/cwt309.00–310.001,9016
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650627340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1329
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550522382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9975
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400360395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4221
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800773249.92/cwt240.00–255.001,9323
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550544335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8229
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750742247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,8333
BullsSmall 1400–450420345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4491
BullsSmall 1700–750720242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,299147.98/cwt140.00–153.001,9229
CowsLean 85-90%1,031137.49/cwt134.00–140.001,4186
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,443150.50/cwt140.00–155.002,1726
Bulls1,650207.00/cwt207.00–207.003,4161
Bulls1,877187.93/cwt179.00–193.003,5275
BullsLight Weight1,003175.78/cwt171.00–180.001,7632
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4650–700657244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6033
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-28002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,708.33/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,075.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,0754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed200–250240420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0081
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,388147.51/cwt147.00–148.002,0472
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245159.21/cwt155.00–164.001,9822
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,340135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8091
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4651
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550515305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5711
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3892
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7081
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400395337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700670255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7091
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550545295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6081
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513334.98/cwt330.00–340.001,7182
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5592
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550525300.05/cwt295.00–305.001,5754
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3641
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650640255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6321
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800762265.53/cwt250.00–280.002,0233
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600575278.75/cwt277.50–280.001,6032
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600583340.65/cwt336.00–360.001,9865
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900888246.33/cwt246.00–247.002,1873
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478314.62/cwt310.00–325.001,5047
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500483340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6422
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335371.25/cwt357.50–385.001,2442
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623280.57/cwt272.50–290.001,7484
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350332429.95/cwt400.00–445.001,4274
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519330.48/cwt315.00–340.001,71511
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750736255.92/cwt245.00–267.501,8848
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250208460.00/cwt460.00–460.009572
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675271.02/cwt270.00–274.001,8294
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430377.58/cwt365.00–390.001,6246
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360402.33/cwt390.00–415.001,4482
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600582320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8623
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680257.44/cwt250.00–265.001,7512
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2291
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451

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.