Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-03-21

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 21
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 352 vs last sale 588▲ 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 188▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 16▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 to 5.00 lower overall on a light testl, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher with high demand noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.91/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$110.91
74 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$542
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$10.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.77
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492111.8255166
Medium and Large 2-3492104.415145thin
Small and Medium 1-2393101.674003thin
One grade step is worth $10.15/cwt here — about $151 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 sale74 hd
110.91
—
TN average9 barns · 729 hd
114.68
−3.77
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—Average1,957102.021,9967thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49883.401,24924
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23880.6899948
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00566.2066610

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422143.69/cwt139.00–152.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488140.66/cwt135.00–148.006864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533128.00/cwt128.00–128.006822
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571127.01/cwt125.00–129.007255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613119.00/cwt119.00–119.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-286597.00/cwt97.00–97.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy88090.00/cwt90.00–90.007921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2315105.00/cwt105.00–105.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335117.50/cwt115.00–120.003944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367122.51/cwt119.00–125.004509
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2375105.00/cwt105.00–105.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431115.32/cwt110.00–122.004978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465123.00/cwt123.00–123.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465114.84/cwt109.00–120.005346
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-249095.00/cwt95.00–95.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515124.00/cwt124.00–124.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520112.86/cwt108.00–119.0058715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529103.01/cwt102.00–105.005454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy54395.00/cwt95.00–95.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy57084.00/cwt84.00–84.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572104.86/cwt102.00–108.0060014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622102.01/cwt100.00–106.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655104.00/cwt104.00–104.006812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330142.00/cwt142.00–142.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2355124.00/cwt124.00–124.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365144.37/cwt142.00–146.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380129.00/cwt129.00–129.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430142.26/cwt139.00–146.006127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445153.00/cwt153.00–153.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450148.00/cwt148.00–148.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477137.80/cwt132.00–144.0065710
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510133.98/cwt131.00–135.006836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579128.92/cwt123.00–130.507467
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610118.70/cwt115.00–121.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685108.00/cwt108.00–108.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715101.00/cwt101.00–101.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296884.03/cwt80.00–88.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,08592.00/cwt92.00–92.009981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Natural1,755115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,0181
Bulls——Natural1,777100.07/cwt92.00–106.001,7783
Bulls——2,150108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,3221
Bulls——2,23095.47/cwt92.00–99.002,1292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99864.03/cwt58.00–70.006398
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,03574.87/cwt70.00–79.007752
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,15668.39/cwt66.00–71.007916
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,19984.47/cwt78.00–93.001,0137
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,22571.00/cwt71.00–71.008701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25181.46/cwt72.00–89.001,01924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26665.74/cwt63.00–68.008324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28993.26/cwt91.00–97.001,2027
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,38686.37/cwt80.00–91.001,1974
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46082.96/cwt75.00–89.001,21114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71872.39/cwt72.00–73.001,2442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76892.98/cwt90.00–96.001,6443
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,0351
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050770.00/cwt770.00–770.008,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,8001

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.