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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 9
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
83 vs last sale 213 185 vs year ago 481 · 38.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
49 vs last sale 32 61 vs year ago 142 · 43.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
36 vs last sale 46 18 vs year ago 28 · 64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls sharply higher. No market trends available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.43/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits 47.49 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$323.43
25 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
16.38
vs TN average
27.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545323.431,76425
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 sale25 hd
323.43
TN average16 barns · 1,072 hd
339.81
−16.38
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
−27.14
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−47.49
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
BullsHigh1,844218.794,0356thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,575169.312,66720
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,245158.511,97419
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,061144.971,53712

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$2,5173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)900$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1600–650618309.97/cwt305.00–320.001,9164
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430418.20/cwt400.00–430.001,7983
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3611
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425395.70/cwt375.00–420.001,68215
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800780317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,4732
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521330.22/cwt322.50–336.001,72011
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517350.57/cwt340.00–365.001,81210
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450411358.93/cwt352.50–375.001,4757
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700679317.35/cwt310.25–326.002,15515
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750747310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3163
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450415440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8261
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385381.30/cwt375.00–390.001,4684
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650603323.33/cwt322.50–325.001,9503
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550540392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,1201
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750705337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,37611
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333477.37/cwt460.00–502.001,5905
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600593371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,2004
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469372.48/cwt360.00–390.001,7479
SteersSmall 1450–500485365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7701
BullsSmall 1500–550515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569321.07/cwt312.50–330.001,8276
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622290.86/cwt285.00–295.001,8093
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500450357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,6091
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575169.31/cwt161.00–176.002,66720
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293145.53/cwt145.00–146.001,8822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,313172.34/cwt170.00–175.002,2633
CowsBoner 80-85%1,224157.40/cwt153.00–165.001,92714
Bulls1,785231.48/cwt231.00–232.004,1322
Bulls1,720214.59/cwt200.00–222.003,6913
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-39502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,0002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2672,516.67/head2,300.00–2,650.002,5173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6512
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750730270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9711
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
BullsHeavy Weight2,335206.00/cwt206.00–206.004,8101
CowsLean 85-90%873137.10/cwt134.00–139.001,1973
CowsLean 85-90%1,123147.59/cwt143.00–151.001,6579
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450425358.97/cwt352.50–365.001,5262
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9521
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2421
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400368361.17/cwt357.50–365.001,3292
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600585352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0623
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700669339.17/cwt337.50–340.002,2693
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550521323.58/cwt315.00–328.001,6867
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650617283.30/cwt280.00–290.001,7483
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7402
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650630335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1111
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650615310.24/cwt300.00–320.001,9082
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495345.00/cwt340.00–350.001,7082
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8811
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700658300.39/cwt291.00–310.001,9772
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700665315.00/cwt310.00–320.002,0952
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600584305.69/cwt295.00–310.001,7854
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550525312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6412
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400383459.31/cwt445.00–470.001,7594
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900850305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5931
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529360.37/cwt352.50–370.001,9066
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1601
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,5431
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469339.33/cwt325.00–350.001,59114
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3411
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565325.71/cwt320.00–335.001,8408
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9531
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660287.42/cwt280.00–297.501,8973
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350309396.75/cwt385.00–405.001,2266
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485412.65/cwt405.00–420.002,0012

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.