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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 20
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
312 head
126 vs last sale 438 115 vs year ago 427 · 26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
15 vs last sale 76 135 vs year ago 196 · 68.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
6 vs last sale 28 12 vs year ago 22 · +54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold unevenly steady with slaughter bulls 7.00 to 8.00 lower. No comparisons 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 $317.35/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits 53.58 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$317.35
19 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$31
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$2.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
32.39
vs TN average
42.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541317.481,71718thin
Medium and Large 2555315.001,7481thin
One grade step is worth $2.48/cwt here — about −$31 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale19 hd
317.35
TN average17 barns · 1,060 hd
349.74
−32.39
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−42.31
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−53.58
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
BullsHigh1,805181.733,28015
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221152.971,8688thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,467147.772,16812
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,117134.001,4964thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,268126.771,6074thin

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$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,514$2,8717
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$2,4384thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,600$2,4002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$2,1833thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,400$3,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)900$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$3,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,9333thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2350–400353360.07/cwt350.00–370.001,2712
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0152
BullsSmall 1400–450400345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3801
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800772239.98/cwt225.00–250.001,8538
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622281.23/cwt270.00–297.501,74910
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600578315.04/cwt305.00–325.001,8216
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550510370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8871
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428349.89/cwt345.00–365.001,4986
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750740268.79/cwt262.50–275.001,9892
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518343.79/cwt322.50–360.001,78112
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800783250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9582
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650640330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650634308.43/cwt305.00–313.001,9557
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300262430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1273
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700659285.52/cwt272.50–300.001,8824
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750713291.21/cwt287.50–295.002,0762
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521321.65/cwt310.00–335.001,6769
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550511359.91/cwt355.00–365.001,8394
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1401
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363409.82/cwt390.00–430.001,4883
SteersSmall 1300–350338394.89/cwt390.00–400.001,3352
SteersSmall 1550–600575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
BullsSmall 1600–650610260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5861
BullsSmall 1300–350320355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1361
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,312129.69/cwt129.00–131.001,7023
Bulls1,973193.97/cwt193.00–195.003,8272
CowsLean 85-90%995125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2441
CowsLean 85-90%1,157137.00/cwt135.00–141.001,5853
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213151.68/cwt146.00–156.001,8407
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6002,400.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3252,325.00/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5142,871.43/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8717
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,437.50/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4384
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,4003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7481
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,245139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,487148.57/cwt145.00–155.002,20911
Bulls1,790182.31/cwt175.00–189.003,26311
Bulls1,718166.29/cwt165.00–168.002,8572
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,135118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3391
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy750–800760275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0901
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650620280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7361
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400367336.59/cwt335.00–340.001,2353
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6431
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7631
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2051
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500485335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450430360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5481
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700678262.55/cwt260.00–265.001,7802
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600576293.04/cwt290.00–297.501,6884
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424391.32/cwt380.00–400.001,6597
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800755324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,4464
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700682337.97/cwt337.00–340.002,3053
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850817246.59/cwt240.00–250.002,0153
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374376.28/cwt360.00–390.001,4078
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650630335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1112
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573321.96/cwt320.00–327.501,8455
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670274.12/cwt270.00–280.001,8373
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6341
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700650260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6901
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550520337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7551
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5591
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425406.67/cwt380.00–415.001,7284
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750735277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450445327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4572
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475329.13/cwt320.00–345.001,56311
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473366.62/cwt350.00–380.001,7347
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600555337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8731
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600560303.32/cwt302.50–305.001,6993
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475368.95/cwt362.50–375.001,7532
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800753307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3152

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.