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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 28
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
36 vs last sale 181 228 vs year ago 445 · 51.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
10 vs last sale 39 64 vs year ago 113 · 56.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
3 vs last sale 45 26 vs year ago 22 · +118.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for feeder heifers and slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $406.97/cwt on 16 head, down $10.43 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 21 comparable sales and sits 2.75 against this barn's trailing median of $409.72.
Average price
$406.97
10.43 vs prior sale
16 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
42.02
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544406.972,21416thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale16 hd
406.97
TN average14 barns · 262 hd
449.00
−42.02
This barn, trailing median21 sales
409.72
−2.75
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
BullsHigh1,661189.603,1495thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468159.912,3475thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,173156.981,8418thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,050152.951,6062thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,365155.002,1161thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,480154.002,2791thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,9752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,8754thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,4004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$4,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,89010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$3,8004thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,3002thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 Fleshed350–400360510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8361
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650640375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4001
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616397.75/cwt380.00–410.002,4504
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579422.75/cwt400.00–435.002,4487
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,3121
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569406.76/cwt385.00–420.002,3148
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650627427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,6803
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550538445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3942
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250240590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,4161
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471459.00/cwt440.00–480.002,16210
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550520440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415444.66/cwt430.00–470.001,8453
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0581
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562395.98/cwt385.00–400.002,2255
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323506.18/cwt495.00–525.001,6354
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350300560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524414.14/cwt392.50–425.002,1708
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623361.14/cwt355.00–370.002,2504
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665334.92/cwt325.00–345.002,2272
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700698385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,6872
BullsSmall 1300–350325505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6411
Dairy SteersSmall 41050–11001,050180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8901
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3441
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,8741
Bulls1,305207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,7011
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,365155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,1161
CowsLean 85-90%1,050152.95/cwt152.00–154.001,6062
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468159.91/cwt157.00–163.002,3475
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,480154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,2791
Bulls1,750185.25/cwt180.00–191.003,2424
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,875.00/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,800.00/head3,500.00–4,000.003,8003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,921.43/head3,750.00–4,100.003,9217
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,816.67/head3,700.00–3,900.003,8173
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-22,300.00/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,975.00/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-22,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-23,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,600.00/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-23,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-32,200.00/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2002
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519402.50/cwt380.00–425.002,0897
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450414459.42/cwt440.00–490.001,9025
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630351.30/cwt345.00–370.002,2134
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4111
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400350490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173156.98/cwt153.00–160.001,8418
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500466431.72/cwt400.00–440.002,0128
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750700380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6601
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400351548.77/cwt530.00–570.001,9264
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300279577.35/cwt560.00–590.001,6114
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700687354.95/cwt335.00–375.002,4393
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750740345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5531
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372470.28/cwt440.00–485.001,7495
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318567.26/cwt540.00–585.001,8044
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600550435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3931

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.