Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-03-07

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 7
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
63 vs last sale 217 155 vs year ago 435 · 35.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
12 vs last sale 49 26 vs year ago 87 · 29.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
60 vs last sale 48 76 vs year ago 32 · +237.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply lower with exception of bulls weighing over 450 lbs. unevenly steady, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $421.22/cwt on 24 head, up $14.25 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 21 comparable sales and sits +11.50 against this barn's trailing median of $409.72.
Average price
$421.22
14.25 vs prior sale
24 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,273
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$75.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.87
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539425.202,29022
Small 1530405.002,1471thin
Medium and Large 2570350.001,9951thin
One grade step is worth $75.20/cwt here — about $295 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale24 hd
421.22
TN average15 barns · 436 hd
425.09
−3.87
This barn, trailing median21 sales
409.72
+11.50
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
BullsAverage1,747181.823,1777thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445158.952,29710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,176157.681,85513
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,034144.551,4947thin

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)$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,7367
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,7252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,6252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,5003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,2655
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,2336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$2,9905
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,9257

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1600–650624317.55/cwt305.00–325.001,9825
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562380.77/cwt360.00–395.002,1405
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1951
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500450490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2051
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400366455.41/cwt435.00–475.001,6677
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476455.07/cwt440.00–465.002,1668
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600581389.97/cwt375.00–420.002,2667
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900875285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4941
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335464.55/cwt450.00–480.001,5562
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8811
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518402.23/cwt375.00–420.002,08411
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550514452.46/cwt430.00–480.002,32612
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4861
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300294459.83/cwt440.00–500.001,3524
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424490.59/cwt470.00–510.002,0809
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479412.68/cwt400.00–445.001,9776
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7421
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900855295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5221
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613377.15/cwt355.00–390.002,3124
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823303.38/cwt290.00–315.002,4973
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416426.67/cwt410.00–440.001,7758
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950910285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5941
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321512.57/cwt495.00–530.001,6455
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750706327.49/cwt320.00–332.502,3124
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650615344.92/cwt340.00–350.002,1212
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400375490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8381
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377502.23/cwt480.00–520.001,8939
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550535485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,5951
BullsSmall 1350–400380455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7291
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750740335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4791
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463420.05/cwt410.00–430.001,9452
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500470475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2331
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660346.54/cwt335.00–355.002,2873
BullsSmall 1400–450405430.12/cwt420.00–440.001,7422
BullsSmall 1Fleshy500–550530405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1471
BullsSmall 1450–500493430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1202
HeifersSmall 1300–350340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
CowsLean 85-90%873135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1792
CowsLean 85-90%1,098148.37/cwt143.00–155.001,6295
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445158.95/cwt150.00–164.002,29710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,025145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4861
BullsHeavy Weight2,645170.00/cwt170.00–170.004,4971
Bulls1,690192.28/cwt189.00–197.003,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,012.50/head2,800.00–3,200.003,0134
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,050.00/head2,700.00–3,400.003,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,950.00/head2,900.00–3,050.002,9503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-22,012.50/head1,750.00–2,200.002,0136
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,625.00/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-33,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-33,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-33,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,318.75/head2,050.00–2,875.002,3194
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-33,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-32,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-33,175.00/head3,050.00–3,300.003,1752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-22,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-22,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-22,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-32,366.67/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-32,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-32,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-32,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600588347.47/cwt345.00–350.002,0432
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203167.00/cwt166.00–168.002,0092
CowsBoner 80-85%1,186157.08/cwt149.00–164.001,86310
Bulls1,505175.30/cwt171.00–178.002,6383
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400375449.82/cwt440.00–460.001,6873
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650600365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1901
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550525417.52/cwt415.00–420.002,1922
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600565360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400355412.46/cwt410.00–415.001,4642
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700681311.52/cwt305.00–317.502,1215
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728302.42/cwt295.00–310.002,2022
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500473406.55/cwt400.00–420.001,9233
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450425435.14/cwt420.00–445.001,8493
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528454.83/cwt450.00–465.002,4023

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.