Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-02-15

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 15
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 152▲ 279 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 57▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 8▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light receipts last week for all classes due to inclement weather, therefore, no comparisons available, but a higher undertone was noted for all classes of feeder and slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.88/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$114.88
75 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.12
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527115.0060673
Medium and Large 2-3450110.504972thin
One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about $109 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 sale75 hd
114.88
—
TN average9 barns · 1,099 hd
125.00
−10.12
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—Average1,54189.331,37615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48870.081,0439thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22967.2882737
CowsLean 85-90%Average95154.5051810

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380152.50/cwt148.00–157.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425144.99/cwt144.00–146.006163
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463141.03/cwt140.00–142.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full510129.00/cwt129.00–129.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571143.40/cwt141.00–145.008195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620140.50/cwt140.50–140.508719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788120.50/cwt120.00–121.009502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815116.00/cwt116.00–116.009451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333116.24/cwt115.00–117.503872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382121.04/cwt115.00–126.0046210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416116.72/cwt113.00–121.004868
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425111.00/cwt111.00–111.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479116.76/cwt115.00–117.0055912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513115.64/cwt111.00–121.005938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565114.24/cwt113.00–117.0064512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621111.90/cwt110.00–115.006958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680112.57/cwt109.00–113.007659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712105.96/cwt100.00–113.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282095.00/cwt95.00–95.007791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280145.00/cwt145.00–145.004061
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2310142.50/cwt142.50–142.504421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365153.17/cwt144.00–162.005596
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385129.01/cwt128.00–130.004972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2406146.81/cwt144.00–150.005965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470143.30/cwt142.00–146.006743
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2495127.00/cwt127.00–127.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508130.99/cwt129.00–133.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571128.08/cwt122.00–135.007318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605129.00/cwt129.00–129.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627118.27/cwt114.00–122.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677115.13/cwt110.00–122.007796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718109.68/cwt109.00–110.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768105.08/cwt100.00–110.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290089.00/cwt89.00–89.008011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,49295.39/cwt94.00–98.001,4233
Bulls——1,50685.36/cwt78.00–90.001,2868
Bulls——1,64093.32/cwt92.00–94.001,5303
Bulls——Natural1,66591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93853.56/cwt49.00–59.005029
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,06563.00/cwt63.00–63.006711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16357.65/cwt54.00–59.006705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20376.54/cwt74.00–80.009214
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,24372.45/cwt71.00–74.009012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24567.31/cwt63.00–72.0083826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47875.46/cwt75.00–76.001,1152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,48072.55/cwt72.00–73.001,0742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49566.94/cwt64.00–70.001,0015
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,090.00/cwt1,025.00–1,155.0015,8052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2800560.00/cwt560.00–560.004,4801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,500675.00/cwt675.00–675.0010,1251

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.