Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-01-17

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 17
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
64 vs last sale 224 124 vs year ago 284 · 43.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
48 vs last sale 89 47 vs year ago 88 · 53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
21 vs last sale 33 7 vs year ago 19 · 36.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.92/cwt on 15 head, up $23.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 23 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$370.92
23.72 vs prior sale
15 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,988
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.18
vs TN average
42.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536371.701,99114thin
Medium and Large 2540360.001,9441thin
One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $47 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

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 sale15 hd
370.92
TN average15 barns · 767 hd
369.74
+1.18
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−42.56
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
+0.00
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
BullsAverage1,712164.232,8123thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,245148.591,8504thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,446144.862,09511
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,184136.371,6157thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540144.002,2181thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,204130.351,5694thin

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)$3,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1Thin Fleshed400–450430445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9141
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6281
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450445435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9361
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250208494.64/cwt485.00–505.001,0292
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432405.38/cwt370.00–430.001,7516
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675325.00/cwt320.00–330.002,1942
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2521
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718312.45/cwt297.50–327.502,2432
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625386.24/cwt385.00–387.502,4142
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321422.31/cwt400.00–440.001,3565
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700695290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0161
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750725322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3381
SteersMedium and Large 1Full500–550540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268145.78/cwt144.00–148.001,8483
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,275115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4661
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,180135.47/cwt130.00–144.001,5993
CowsLean 85-90%1,184136.37/cwt131.00–146.001,6157
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,2181
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,446144.86/cwt140.00–154.002,09511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422466.93/cwt445.00–490.001,9706
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673336.54/cwt322.50–350.002,2654
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665347.57/cwt335.00–370.002,3113
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333354.62/cwt345.00–365.001,1812
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460445.00/cwt420.00–470.002,0472
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500460387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,7831
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600555357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,9841
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
Bulls1,712164.23/cwt153.00–171.002,8123
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8451
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4550–600572304.93/cwt295.00–310.001,7443
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550540360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9441
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8721
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9601
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6571
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400388516.26/cwt515.00–517.502,0032
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520420.19/cwt400.00–440.002,1852
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750700355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4851
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650600397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,3851
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500470414.79/cwt405.00–425.001,9502
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700660375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4751
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521370.62/cwt350.00–392.501,9318
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8871
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5641
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800767287.51/cwt285.00–290.002,2053
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620324.84/cwt320.00–335.002,0143
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
HeifersSmall 1NHTC200–250230445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0241
BullsSmall 1450–500480375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263474.86/cwt470.00–480.001,2492
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555373.15/cwt352.50–377.502,0716
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563372.44/cwt370.00–375.002,0972
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479385.44/cwt360.00–400.001,84610
Dairy SteersSmall 1300–350347287.50/cwt287.50–287.509983
BullsSmall 1500–550530317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6831
HeifersSmall 1350–400350355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.