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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 11
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
49 vs last sale 253 302 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
1 vs last sale 59 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
28 vs last sale 34 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with no market trends available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $329.08/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 80.64 against this barn's trailing median of $409.72.
Average price
$329.08
30 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.89
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551330.091,81929
Medium and Large 2585300.001,7551thin
One grade step is worth $30.09/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale30 hd
329.08
TN average14 barns · 400 hd
341.98
−12.89
This barn, trailing median21 sales
409.72
−80.64
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
BullsAverage1,635177.462,90113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,610150.852,4297thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,241145.811,80914
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,077131.711,4193thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,600172.002,7521thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,376131.571,8104thin

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)1,425$3,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$2,9002thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1Value Added700–750720324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522335.30/cwt325.00–365.001,75013
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372368.40/cwt360.00–395.001,3709
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650632306.87/cwt290.00–330.001,9396
BullsSmall 1300–350345345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1901
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8681
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272407.70/cwt380.00–435.001,1095
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310459.35/cwt440.00–480.001,4242
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1681
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400365426.18/cwt415.00–450.001,5563
BullsSmall 1350–400395385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5211
SteersSmall 1350–400375355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3311
Bulls1,657180.45/cwt170.00–186.002,99011
CowsLean 85-90%1,077131.71/cwt130.00–134.001,4193
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,610150.85/cwt144.00–154.002,4297
Dairy Bulls1,600172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,7521
Bulls1,865160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,9841
BullsLight Weight1,160162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,8791
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350310530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6431
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550543352.49/cwt350.00–355.001,9142
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2481
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4481
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572334.47/cwt320.00–360.001,91312
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471354.59/cwt345.00–375.001,67011
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450432371.56/cwt355.00–385.001,6059
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400388378.92/cwt350.00–397.501,4703
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665295.97/cwt280.00–320.001,9688
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472333.50/cwt327.50–345.001,5745
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800773279.92/cwt270.00–285.002,1643
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4253,050.00/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,900.00/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9002
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3531
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350313417.60/cwt415.00–420.001,3072
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6063
CowsBoner 80-85%1,224143.49/cwt137.00–150.001,75611
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,376131.57/cwt130.00–136.001,8104
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303154.33/cwt153.00–156.002,0113
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650608278.34/cwt275.00–280.001,6923
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600595335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9931
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600573305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7482
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950900225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0251
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421341.44/cwt330.00–350.001,43711
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625304.38/cwt290.00–310.001,9024
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600588344.99/cwt342.50–347.502,0292
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550540315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7011
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800773246.68/cwt240.00–250.001,9073
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8981
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623344.04/cwt330.00–350.002,1435
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478398.38/cwt385.00–410.001,9043
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710305.02/cwt302.50–307.502,1662
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700682338.36/cwt335.00–342.502,3083
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400383337.45/cwt335.00–340.001,2922
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600583300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7494
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570323.99/cwt315.00–337.501,8473
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523321.20/cwt320.00–322.501,6802
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413407.73/cwt395.00–420.001,6842
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450410370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5171
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350315360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6671
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800755260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9631

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.