Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-08-08

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 8
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
48 vs last sale 227 21 vs year ago 296 · 7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
5 vs last sale 47 39 vs year ago 81 · 48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
15 vs last sale 25 30 vs year ago 10 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone and higher-quality offerings was noted for feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.48/cwt on 15 head, down $2.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 23 comparable sales and sits 20.44 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.
Average price
$350.48
2.90 vs prior sale
15 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
21.24
vs TN average
23.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540350.481,89115thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale15 hd
350.48
TN average16 barns · 872 hd
371.72
−21.24
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−23.55
This barn, trailing median23 sales
370.92
−20.44
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
BullsAverage1,635211.003,4501thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162172.592,0057thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,521171.192,6044thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,057157.251,6614thin

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)$3,2173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,7905
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,7384thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,4756
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,6673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$3,3254thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1300–350320489.86/cwt440.00–510.001,5684
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375421.57/cwt400.00–440.001,5814
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375386.24/cwt365.00–415.001,4488
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550514352.83/cwt335.00–362.501,8148
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623338.67/cwt330.00–350.002,1107
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600584361.40/cwt357.50–380.002,1119
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700671312.42/cwt300.00–325.002,0964
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4311
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750738304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,24412
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650621332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,06511
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750733272.47/cwt270.00–275.001,9972
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300258463.23/cwt460.00–470.001,1953
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470364.52/cwt355.00–377.501,7134
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550533390.38/cwt375.00–407.502,0816
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900868324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,8128
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420367.74/cwt355.00–385.001,5459
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000975296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,8868
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700693350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4268
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450403455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8342
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400350320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470332.39/cwt330.00–335.001,5622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,790.00/head2,500.00–3,300.002,7905
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,216.67/head2,950.00–3,400.003,2173
BullsMedium and Large 1-23,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,475.00/head2,200.00–2,800.002,4756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-22,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,916.67/head2,600.00–3,200.002,9173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 13,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,500.00/head3,400.00–3,600.003,5002
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615320.04/cwt315.00–325.001,9682
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800790320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5281
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618328.78/cwt322.50–335.002,0322
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8661
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520374.07/cwt350.00–390.001,94510
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477392.13/cwt380.00–420.001,8709
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569347.80/cwt337.50–362.501,9797
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325431.15/cwt420.00–445.001,4013
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800753285.02/cwt280.00–290.002,1462
BullsSmall 1350–400375335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2561
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570344.06/cwt335.00–365.001,9616
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430415.00/cwt400.00–430.001,7854
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500480340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6321
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8881
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800755275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0761
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550515337.52/cwt335.00–340.001,7382
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,521171.19/cwt166.00–175.002,6044
CowsBoner 80-85%1,162172.59/cwt165.00–180.002,0057
CowsLean 85-90%1,053151.13/cwt150.00–152.501,5912
CowsLean 85-90%1,060163.37/cwt159.00–168.001,7322
Bulls1,635211.00/cwt211.00–211.003,4501

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.