Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-03-14

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 14
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
216 head
64 vs last sale 280 250 vs year ago 466 · 53.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
10 vs last sale 61 29 vs year ago 100 · 29.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
94 vs last sale 108 19 vs year ago 33 · 57.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $404.89/cwt on 23 head, down $16.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 21 comparable sales and sits 4.83 against this barn's trailing median of $409.72.
Average price
$404.89
16.33 vs prior sale
23 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,204
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$484
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$62.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
19.11
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546407.612,22622
Small 1505345.001,7421thin
One grade step is worth $62.61/cwt here — about $484 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 sale23 hd
404.89
TN average14 barns · 284 hd
424.00
−19.11
This barn, trailing median21 sales
409.72
−4.83
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
BullsHigh1,943187.683,6476thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,245161.852,01618
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,516161.682,45111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,163146.701,7063thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,638156.532,5642thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,6002thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1250–300270526.05/cwt490.00–550.001,4203
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428486.33/cwt475.00–520.002,0815
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578403.27/cwt385.00–415.002,3318
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600585440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,5741
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600588420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4703
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5682
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650629368.56/cwt350.00–375.002,31811
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700670325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1781
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623346.75/cwt337.50–375.002,1606
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363521.65/cwt515.00–530.001,8943
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600586362.47/cwt360.00–365.002,1244
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300283477.35/cwt460.00–495.001,3512
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450400535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1401
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368455.75/cwt430.00–470.001,6775
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500475480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2801
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472432.04/cwt410.00–465.002,0398
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0021
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800783309.96/cwt300.00–312.502,4275
BullsSmall 1Fleshy500–550505345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7421
SteersSmall 1Fleshy550–600590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
SteersSmall 1Fleshy500–550540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
HeifersSmall 1Fleshy600–650625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
HeifersSmall 1350–400390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,6042
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,508160.28/cwt154.00–164.002,4179
CowsBoner 80-85%1,307172.65/cwt167.00–181.002,2573
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233159.69/cwt153.00–166.001,96915
Bulls1,985200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,9701
Bulls1,935185.21/cwt180.00–190.003,5845
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-22,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-22,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-32,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550525390.00/cwt380.00–395.002,0483
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,9812
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373460.60/cwt450.00–470.001,7182
BullsMedium and Large 2Full350–400360480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7281
CowsLean 85-90%1,163146.70/cwt144.00–150.001,7063
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,638156.53/cwt153.00–160.002,5642
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800763290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2133
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550515397.45/cwt395.00–400.002,0472
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9533
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy800–850830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4072
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550508411.24/cwt410.00–412.502,0892
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523424.43/cwt405.00–440.002,2208
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720335.03/cwt330.00–340.002,4123
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750728317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3112
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450408374.91/cwt370.00–380.001,5302
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600565360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600568350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9882
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474406.29/cwt390.00–432.501,9269
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425403.41/cwt390.00–440.001,7146
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668366.65/cwt366.00–370.002,4496
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300285520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4821
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715327.40/cwt320.00–335.002,3412
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2261
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600561397.43/cwt385.00–405.002,2307

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.