Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-04-11

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 11
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
239 head
78 vs last sale 161 81 vs year ago 158 · +51.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
59 vs last sale 23 48 vs year ago 34 · +141.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
13 vs last sale 12 10 vs year ago 35 · 28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale. Higher-quality offerings were noted for this week's sale.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $462.86/cwt on 28 head, up $53.14 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 21 comparable sales and sits +53.14 against this barn's trailing median of $409.72.
Average price
$462.86
53.14 vs prior sale
28 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$597
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$114.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.32
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543469.812,54926
Medium and Large 2555390.002,1651thin
Small 1550355.001,9531thin
One grade step is worth $114.81/cwt here — about $597 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 sale28 hd
462.86
TN average14 barns · 316 hd
446.54
+16.32
This barn, trailing median21 sales
409.72
+53.14
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
BullsHigh1,789187.933,36210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244185.622,30924
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,497176.902,64711
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,069164.261,75511
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,255173.302,1752thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,323172.082,2775thin

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)$2,6003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,2752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1750–800783312.62/cwt300.00–325.002,4482
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1611
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566489.00/cwt480.00–500.002,7685
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450436454.16/cwt435.00–467.501,9806
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468449.11/cwt435.00–470.002,1027
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450413493.47/cwt490.00–500.002,0383
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500473485.19/cwt480.00–490.002,2952
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320544.66/cwt510.00–590.001,7436
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650603383.08/cwt367.50–400.002,3104
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750731339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,4786
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378471.37/cwt465.00–480.001,7824
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750708361.01/cwt330.00–377.502,5563
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700683381.57/cwt365.00–410.002,6063
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471518.68/cwt495.00–535.002,44312
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800750332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4945
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9531
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569453.65/cwt405.00–485.002,58112
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490515.10/cwt505.00–525.002,5242
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,8071
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700655435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,8491
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350330620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,0461
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520483.66/cwt440.00–520.002,51514
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618423.84/cwt405.00–455.002,6196
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450431527.69/cwt515.00–560.002,2747
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570408.09/cwt380.00–425.002,3267
BullsSmall 1300–350330530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7492
BullsSmall 1350–400395410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6201
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1651
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500490480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3521
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450413480.06/cwt470.00–490.001,9832
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280544.20/cwt500.00–590.001,5242
BullsSmall 1550–600550355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9531
Bulls1,605204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,2741
BullsHeavy Weight2,285178.00/cwt178.00–178.004,0671
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,478160.64/cwt160.00–161.002,3743
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,512177.89/cwt166.00–184.002,6906
CowsLean 85-90%1,045155.57/cwt153.00–158.001,6262
Bulls1,750187.16/cwt182.00–196.003,2758
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1-22,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-22,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,600.00/head2,150.00–2,850.002,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-33,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,255173.30/cwt172.00–175.002,1752
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,323172.08/cwt166.00–178.002,2775
CowsBoner 80-85%1,296198.26/cwt189.00–215.002,5698
CowsLean 85-90%1,074166.19/cwt161.00–174.001,7859
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218179.30/cwt167.00–187.002,18416
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,478198.30/cwt188.00–209.002,9312
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325572.12/cwt560.00–585.001,8592
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,7841
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7002
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5681
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468407.70/cwt400.00–415.001,9082
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8961
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650606490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,9694
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529425.42/cwt400.00–450.002,25014
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371553.69/cwt515.00–600.002,0546
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616455.23/cwt450.00–475.002,8045
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300277633.86/cwt600.00–660.001,7563

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.