Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-04-04

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 4
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
13 vs last sale 148 84 vs year ago 245 · 34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
23 vs last sale 46 81 vs year ago 104 · 77.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
1 vs last sale 11 20 vs year ago 32 · 62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to market reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.14/cwt on 14 head, up $25.74 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 23 comparable sales and sits +23.21 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$394.14
25.74 vs prior sale
14 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,098
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.51
vs TN average
29.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529398.582,10912thin
Medium and Large 2550367.502,0212thin
One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale14 hd
394.14
TN average17 barns · 782 hd
411.65
−17.51
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−29.05
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
+23.21
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
BullsAverage1,855197.003,6541thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,284188.272,4177thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,401176.142,4685thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low920133.001,2241thin

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)$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,9751thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2650–700655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1941
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
SteersSmall 1Value Added550–600565415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3451
SteersSmall 1Value Added650–700655375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4562
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5701
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9981
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3250–300250510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2752
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400381491.57/cwt470.00–510.001,8734
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8871
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425466.07/cwt420.00–495.001,98111
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400364540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9666
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2321
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6342
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550517374.87/cwt370.00–380.001,9383
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5391
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450400470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8801
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500482421.85/cwt415.00–435.002,0335
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550514413.25/cwt395.00–430.002,1246
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425519.41/cwt510.00–550.002,2074
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650609360.86/cwt345.00–385.002,1985
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572392.94/cwt375.00–420.002,2483
CowsBoner 80-85%1,272180.02/cwt176.00–183.002,2905
CowsBoner 80-85%1,313208.90/cwt204.00–214.002,7432
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,401176.14/cwt170.00–182.002,4685
CowsLean 85-90%920133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2241
Bulls1,855197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,6541
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500450500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0771
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9571
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300288440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2673
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3300–350317480.58/cwt470.00–500.001,5233
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622363.24/cwt355.00–370.002,2593
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527418.58/cwt395.00–435.002,2063
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350313565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,7682
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4481

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.