Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-01-03

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 3
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
33 vs last sale 187 140 vs year ago 360 · 38.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
80 vs last sale 30 18 vs year ago 128 · 14.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
1 vs last sale 15 6 vs year ago 20 · 30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sales last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.75/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits 24.18 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$346.75
16 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
8.75
vs TN average
47.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527346.751,82716thin
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 sale16 hd
346.75
TN average4 barns · 141 hd
355.50
−8.75
National average24 barns · 3,641 hd
394.70
−47.95
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−24.18
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
BullsAverage1,699189.993,2288thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,253155.481,94828
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,489155.002,30821
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,077140.491,51310
Dairy BullsAverage1,675184.903,0973thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)900$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$2,7752thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1650–700658337.73/cwt330.00–357.502,2228
CowsBoner 80-85%1,332141.03/cwt140.00–143.001,8793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240155.22/cwt149.00–161.001,92520
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257165.21/cwt163.00–175.002,0775
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488155.60/cwt148.00–163.002,31520
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,1661
CowsLean 85-90%1,077140.49/cwt134.00–148.001,51310
HeifersSmall 1450–500473341.22/cwt335.00–347.501,6142
BullsSmall 1350–400365410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4971
BullsSmall 1550–600555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5661
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350313413.40/cwt400.00–425.001,2943
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580385.57/cwt370.00–420.002,2367
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619317.13/cwt305.00–325.001,9636
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515376.76/cwt365.00–392.501,9404
HeifersSmall 1300–350320365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1681
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374466.18/cwt430.00–480.001,7445
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410475.00/cwt465.00–485.001,9482
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618342.47/cwt335.00–350.002,1162
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325495.23/cwt480.00–510.001,6093
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7251
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665349.96/cwt345.00–355.002,3272
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519416.58/cwt395.00–435.002,16210
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3091
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600580385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2331
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569334.74/cwt325.00–345.001,9054
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370444.19/cwt425.00–465.001,6442
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500480415.10/cwt410.00–420.001,9922
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432400.57/cwt392.50–427.501,73010
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850808257.48/cwt250.00–265.002,0802
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350300475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513350.75/cwt330.00–370.001,79912
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678309.89/cwt300.00–320.002,1012
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618362.53/cwt360.00–365.002,2402
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478374.15/cwt355.00–395.001,7888
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1391
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550535342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,8321
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8771
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500458401.23/cwt400.00–402.501,8382
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416420.32/cwt400.00–440.001,7496
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600577350.95/cwt330.00–370.002,0257
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376428.07/cwt412.50–440.001,6108
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700668318.72/cwt317.50–320.002,1292
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450437381.66/cwt380.00–385.001,6683
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500490365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7891
Bulls1,676184.36/cwt181.00–190.003,0905
Bulls1,737199.36/cwt197.00–201.003,4633
Dairy Bulls1,675184.90/cwt182.00–187.003,0973
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480347.50/cwt345.00–350.001,6682
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7681
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7691
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,775.00/head2,550.00–3,000.002,7752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501

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.