Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-08-08

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 8
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
719 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 594▼ 105 vs year ago 824 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 191▼ 81 vs year ago 222 · −36.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 43 vs year ago 66 · −65.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 1.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.63/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$119.63
172 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.42
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513119.77614170
Medium and Large 2-3430107.754632thin
One grade step is worth $12.02/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 sale172 hd
119.63
—
TN average13 barns · 4,284 hd
127.05
−7.42
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—Average1,80386.861,56610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13765.2574230
CowsLean 85-90%Average97963.1161811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39762.1786921
SteersSelectAverage1,10589.009831thin

Every lot

67 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—Medium and Large 1-2338157.44/cwt155.00–160.005322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375155.03/cwt154.00–156.005812
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2423122.37/cwt115.00–129.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430146.46/cwt140.00–153.006307
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477147.00/cwt147.00–147.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526137.06/cwt129.00–141.007216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566134.28/cwt128.00–141.0076011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573116.00/cwt116.00–116.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625127.43/cwt124.00–134.007968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678123.33/cwt120.00–128.008366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715122.00/cwt122.00–122.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2751118.00/cwt116.00–120.008866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810119.00/cwt119.00–119.009641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324119.92/cwt116.00–123.003895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375122.48/cwt118.00–127.004597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375107.50/cwt107.50–107.504031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421120.65/cwt115.00–128.0050833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473123.45/cwt115.00–127.0058442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485108.00/cwt108.00–108.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527121.48/cwt115.00–127.0064026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572119.11/cwt114.00–124.0068130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614114.47/cwt110.00–121.007037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673112.08/cwt109.00–114.0075414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707112.33/cwt111.00–113.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281899.22/cwt91.00–104.008123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335154.37/cwt147.00–160.005173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368150.58/cwt143.00–160.005549
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408152.99/cwt150.00–155.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415125.00/cwt125.00–125.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419140.05/cwt131.00–146.0058715
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460147.49/cwt147.00–148.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465136.65/cwt130.00–144.0063519
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3493122.51/cwt121.00–124.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523129.16/cwt122.00–135.0067620
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530139.00/cwt139.00–139.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568134.00/cwt134.00–134.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577125.22/cwt120.00–131.0072325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627123.70/cwt117.00–129.0077617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666119.01/cwt114.00–124.0079315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729112.60/cwt109.00–116.0082110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2776107.57/cwt106.00–110.008357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2809104.54/cwt95.00–109.008464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287596.63/cwt90.00–104.008463
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,10589.00/cwt89.00–89.009831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,5531
Bulls——1,74085.13/cwt82.00–93.001,4815
Bulls——Natural1,92486.98/cwt85.00–89.001,6734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80873.06/cwt67.00–78.005902
Cows—Lean 85-90%92555.00/cwt55.00–55.005091
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,02961.63/cwt57.00–67.006348
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12864.74/cwt59.00–69.0073023
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,13865.92/cwt64.00–68.007506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34573.00/cwt73.00–73.009821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38761.97/cwt59.00–65.0086016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,43162.80/cwt60.00–67.008995
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—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.