Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2025-10-18

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 18
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
833 head
531 vs last sale 302 457 vs year ago 376 · +121.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
12 vs last sale 58 34 vs year ago 104 · 32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady with no market trends available for feeder steers and heifers due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale, however, a higher undertone was noted for those weighing over 500 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Heavier receipts and higher demand was noted for feeder classes, as today's sale included the regional qualifier for the Livestock Marketing Association World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. Thirty-two auctioneers competed, with the top ten advancing to the finals to be held in Deadwood, South Dakota in June 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.06/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits 31.87 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$339.06
94 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$378
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$39.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
24.10
vs TN average
58.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553339.481,87893
Small 1500300.001,5001thin
One grade step is worth $39.48/cwt here — about $378 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale94 hd
339.06
TN average17 barns · 1,106 hd
363.16
−24.10
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−58.80
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−31.87
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
BullsHigh1,974184.573,6438thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525148.322,26211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209144.571,74716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,093129.431,4147thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 Added700–750723323.11/cwt320.00–325.002,3364
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475331.65/cwt330.00–335.001,5753
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340360.00/cwt355.00–365.001,2242
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800755347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,6241
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600568312.51/cwt310.00–315.001,7752
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500467358.07/cwt345.00–381.001,6729
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330354.78/cwt340.00–385.001,1717
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424363.09/cwt350.00–375.001,54012
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750724312.50/cwt300.00–318.002,26311
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3521
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500488330.15/cwt320.00–340.001,6112
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673338.57/cwt330.00–350.002,2797
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368367.94/cwt340.00–390.001,35412
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422343.97/cwt330.00–361.001,45218
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0891
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750733295.74/cwt285.00–310.002,1683
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715339.37/cwt337.50–340.002,4264
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566325.50/cwt317.50–340.001,84223
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263405.24/cwt400.00–410.001,0662
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350310509.60/cwt485.00–535.001,5802
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572327.97/cwt314.00–342.501,87618
BullsMedium and Large 1Full500–550540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476331.36/cwt325.00–355.001,57730
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525343.28/cwt330.00–360.001,80216
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800762335.51/cwt332.50–337.502,5575
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800768300.11/cwt295.00–310.002,3053
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700674317.20/cwt300.00–330.002,13814
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450415333.89/cwt330.00–337.501,3862
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330432.18/cwt395.00–450.001,4264
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9981
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371416.13/cwt380.00–450.001,54410
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617307.37/cwt300.00–315.001,8965
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300277466.93/cwt440.00–485.001,2933
BullsSmall 1250–300273376.65/cwt355.00–395.001,0282
BullsSmall 1350–400390362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,4141
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600580293.41/cwt287.50–300.001,7025
SteersMedium and Large 1Full400–450445357.50/cwt355.00–360.001,5912
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800795255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0271
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650610290.01/cwt285.00–295.001,7694
HeifersSmall 1Value Added300–350330342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1301
SteersSmall 1350–400365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3511
SteersSmall 1400–450423317.23/cwt312.50–322.501,3422
HeifersSmall 1500–550500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
HeifersSmall 1700–750700267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8731
Bulls1,960199.28/cwt196.00–203.003,9062
Bulls1,978179.67/cwt173.00–183.003,5546
CowsLean 85-90%940121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1371
CowsLean 85-90%1,118130.83/cwt129.00–136.001,4636
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525148.32/cwt142.00–155.002,26211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,030134.00/cwt133.00–135.001,3802
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500490332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,6271
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650640327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210142.95/cwt138.00–149.001,73011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,322157.57/cwt154.00–162.002,0833
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850815305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4861
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650623314.82/cwt310.00–320.001,9612
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300255412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,0521
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450445304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,3531
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550530313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,6591
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700683288.01/cwt286.00–290.001,9672
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600576351.36/cwt344.00–370.002,02431
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500478410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9603
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550538326.55/cwt305.00–347.501,7572
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500455358.75/cwt357.50–360.001,6322
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450400315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500475362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,7201
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579358.99/cwt342.50–375.002,07920
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300285540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5391
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550525357.21/cwt342.50–362.501,87516
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4381
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900878332.52/cwt330.00–335.002,9202
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700689359.57/cwt359.50–365.002,47776
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850828320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6502
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700665356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,3672
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600562382.95/cwt380.00–390.002,15210
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450415366.22/cwt365.00–370.001,5204
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550511399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,0395
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850800342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,7401
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750723349.37/cwt347.50–352.502,5268
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624314.78/cwt307.50–322.501,96410
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650620340.99/cwt335.00–347.002,11422
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350330420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3861
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650645364.66/cwt361.00–365.002,35211
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500469367.27/cwt357.50–370.001,7229
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525326.87/cwt320.00–340.001,71620
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476373.89/cwt362.50–387.501,78010
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900855305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6081
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623346.89/cwt337.50–357.502,1618
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420386.88/cwt370.00–405.001,6252
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530367.11/cwt350.00–390.001,9466

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.