Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2019-07-27

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 27
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 628▲ 557 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 141▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 35▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher and feeder bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.36/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$118.36
135 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$118
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.49
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2340120.004081thin
Medium and Large 1-2547118.79649125
Medium and Large 2-3469112.305269thin
One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about −$118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale135 hd
118.36
—
TN average9 barns · 1,382 hd
122.86
−4.49
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
Bulls—Average1,63090.801,48021
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18067.5979848
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39166.3592312
CowsLean 85-90%Average95958.5556110
SteersChoiceAverage1,39091.001,2651thin

Every lot

93 lots · USDA AMS · Volunteer Stockyards - Greeneville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2290127.50/cwt127.50–127.503701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335142.00/cwt142.00–142.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420122.00/cwt122.00–122.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430141.46/cwt138.00–145.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480144.51/cwt144.00–145.006942
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2505118.00/cwt118.00–118.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513126.00/cwt126.00–126.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525137.80/cwt137.00–140.007235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577138.58/cwt135.00–142.0080012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605135.82/cwt131.00–140.008226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676128.20/cwt124.00–136.008675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710129.32/cwt126.00–134.009186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880117.00/cwt115.00–119.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,08099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310128.00/cwt128.00–128.003971
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373122.93/cwt117.00–129.004599
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373111.88/cwt110.00–114.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425114.00/cwt114.00–114.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430122.57/cwt118.00–126.0052712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476125.38/cwt119.00–129.5059722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480115.32/cwt115.00–116.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518108.00/cwt108.00–108.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522118.07/cwt113.00–124.0061623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570111.00/cwt111.00–111.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571119.36/cwt116.00–122.0068225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615114.80/cwt110.00–120.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635123.00/cwt123.00–123.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635109.00/cwt109.00–109.006921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665113.16/cwt110.00–118.007536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712117.00/cwt117.00–117.008333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722111.43/cwt106.00–114.008058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285891.00/cwt91.00–91.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291594.00/cwt94.00–94.008602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288140.81/cwt140.00–142.504063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320131.00/cwt131.00–131.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323142.85/cwt138.00–152.004614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373138.65/cwt138.00–140.005173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3376132.12/cwt132.00–132.504974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410125.30/cwt124.00–128.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427137.14/cwt134.00–142.005868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472140.80/cwt133.00–146.0066514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480129.00/cwt129.00–129.006192
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2520127.00/cwt127.00–127.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524134.23/cwt130.00–142.0070320
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532123.65/cwt118.00–128.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565120.81/cwt120.00–122.506833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568131.52/cwt127.00–138.0074721
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2595117.00/cwt117.00–117.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595116.00/cwt116.00–116.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624124.38/cwt121.00–130.0077610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy655132.00/cwt132.00–132.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659123.96/cwt117.00–128.008178
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680113.49/cwt113.00–114.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722110.99/cwt109.00–115.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760106.30/cwt104.00–110.008083
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 441564.00/cwt64.00–64.002661
Dairy Steers—Large 448568.00/cwt68.00–68.003301
Dairy Steers—Large 451566.01/cwt65.00–67.003402
Dairy Steers—Large 375572.00/cwt72.00–72.005441
Dairy Steers—Large 480569.00/cwt69.00–69.005551
Dairy Steers—Large 31,01568.00/cwt68.00–68.006901
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,39091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Natural1,35583.68/cwt82.00–86.001,1342
Bulls——Natural1,63493.82/cwt89.00–99.001,5335
Bulls——1,64388.93/cwt82.00–95.001,46112
Bulls——1,818101.57/cwt97.00–109.001,8472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural94058.54/cwt57.00–60.005502
Cows—Lean 85-90%95356.01/cwt51.00–60.005346
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural95564.00/cwt64.00–64.006111
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed99566.20/cwt61.00–71.006592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04355.08/cwt52.00–58.005742
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,11084.00/cwt84.00–84.009321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17076.00/cwt76.00–76.008891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17567.15/cwt62.00–73.0078930
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,21968.73/cwt65.00–73.0083813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,35076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41764.42/cwt60.00–71.0091310
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,283833.33/cwt775.00–900.0010,6923
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,195.00/cwt1,195.00–1,195.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—1

This sale against other markets

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.