Name: Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning cows sold 6.00 lower with no market trends available for breaker cows, lean cows, or slaughter bulls and 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 $430.93/cwt on 15 head, up $10.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 21 comparable sales and sits +21.21 against this barn's trailing median of $409.72.

Average price

$430.93

▲ 10.77 vs prior sale

15 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.93

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	430.93	2,312	15thin

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

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 sale15 hd

430.93

—

TN average15 barns · 278 hd

441.86

−10.93

This barn, trailing median21 sales

409.72

+21.21

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,868	200.59	3,747	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	170.99	2,554	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	167.07	2,129	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	149.00	1,728	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,835	160.00	2,936	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,550	159.00	2,465	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	469.19/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	513.21/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	452.50/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	402.72/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	275.01/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	895	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	452.92/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	423.43/cwt	410.00–447.50	2,011	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	402.39/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	308.13/cwt	295.00–335.00	2,403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	370.87/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,281	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	431.40/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,252	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	467.22/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	164.97/cwt	157.00–171.00	2,113	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,465	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	211.06/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,953	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	190.11/cwt	189.00–191.00	3,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	422.55/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	166.98/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,468	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	437.51/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	426.52/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	356.82/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	489.93/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	537.48/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	336.58/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	485.51/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,049	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	495.69/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	454.42/cwt	440.00–474.00	1,931	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	746	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	877	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,806	3

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN

Sat May 2, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 233Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 69Year ago 68

Compared to last week, boning cows sold 6.00 lower with no market trends available for breaker cows, lean cows, or slaughter bulls and feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	535.00–540.00	537.48
10	350–400	385	455.00–495.00	469.19
12	400–450	425	440.00–474.00	454.42
8	450–500	475	410.00–447.50	423.43
6	500–550	528	380.00–425.00	402.39
2	550–600	563	380.00–385.00	382.47
3	600–650	628	320.00–345.00	336.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	559	409.00	409.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	746	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	895	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	420.00–425.00	422.55
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	475.00–540.00	513.21
9	400–450	422	455.00–500.00	485.51
1	450–500	465	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	505	440.00–465.00	452.50
3	550–600	580	402.50	402.50
2	600–650	608	385.00–420.00	402.72
1	700–750	700	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	480.00	480.00
3	650–700	658	417.00	417.00
2	750–800	770	332.50	332.50
3	850–900	877	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	338	480.00–500.00	489.93
7	350–400	371	480.00–510.00	495.69
5	400–450	428	455.00–475.00	467.22
5	450–500	482	450.00–465.00	452.92
7	500–550	522	420.00–455.00	431.40
6	550–600	563	400.00–440.00	426.52
6	600–650	615	355.00–395.00	370.87
3	650–700	670	340.00–375.00	356.82
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
4	750–800	780	295.00–335.00	308.13
3	800–850	838	285.00	285.00
3	850–900	855	260.00–285.00	275.01
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	428	435.00–440.00	437.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	480.00	480.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	160.00	160.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	159.00	159.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,281	157.00–171.00	164.97
1	—	1,215	186.00	186.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,478	166.00–168.00	166.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	149.00	149.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	210.00–212.00	211.06
2	—	1,863	189.00–191.00	190.11

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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