Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-08-15

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 15
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
621 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 719▲ 19 vs year ago 602 · +3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 141▼ 39 vs year ago 141 · −27.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 19 vs year ago 36 · −52.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle classes measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall. Regarding slaughter classes: breaker and lean cows 3.00 lower, with boning cows 1.00 lower, and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.65/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$123.65
192 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.90
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555123.69687190
Medium and Large 2-3425119.505082thin
One grade step is worth $4.19/cwt here — about $179 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 sale192 hd
123.65
—
TN average9 barns · 1,790 hd
126.54
−2.90
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—Average1,78288.331,57410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12962.2770325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45359.2686116
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01356.2056910

Every lot

78 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323163.25/cwt157.00–170.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371156.44/cwt150.00–163.005805
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420159.00/cwt159.00–159.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426146.48/cwt140.00–155.006248
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2445114.00/cwt114.00–114.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463143.57/cwt141.00–146.006652
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2480138.00/cwt138.00–138.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520146.69/cwt139.00–152.0076312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578135.77/cwt131.00–140.007854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624132.76/cwt131.00–136.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667128.95/cwt124.00–133.508604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795124.00/cwt124.00–124.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235135.00/cwt135.00–135.003171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330131.00/cwt130.00–132.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384130.43/cwt125.00–141.0050115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400121.00/cwt121.00–121.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419133.51/cwt129.00–137.0055922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450118.00/cwt118.00–118.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475128.25/cwt125.00–131.0060924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518124.74/cwt116.00–130.0064630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571122.41/cwt116.00–127.0069918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623114.16/cwt110.00–118.5071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627125.22/cwt123.50–127.507857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open630128.00/cwt128.00–128.008065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672114.73/cwt110.00–120.0077112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678126.50/cwt126.50–126.508584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open686125.00/cwt125.00–125.008588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715105.60/cwt104.00–109.007555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769107.72/cwt102.00–112.008284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827108.50/cwt108.50–108.508974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284597.00/cwt97.00–97.008201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287791.32/cwt90.00–94.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294091.00/cwt91.00–91.008551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326164.57/cwt154.00–172.505364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374154.72/cwt145.00–165.005795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417149.49/cwt142.00–155.0062312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473145.28/cwt140.00–154.0068717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520143.00/cwt143.00–143.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523132.33/cwt128.00–140.0069219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550144.00/cwt144.00–144.007921
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572130.75/cwt125.00–136.0074817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613122.84/cwt118.00–128.007536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665122.83/cwt119.00–129.008179
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716116.45/cwt111.00–122.008348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770113.34/cwt111.00–115.008733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283897.34/cwt96.00–98.008163
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 391889.00/cwt89.00–89.008172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Natural1,63387.94/cwt85.00–92.001,4364
Bulls——1,88188.59/cwt84.00–94.001,6666
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed76060.00/cwt60.00–60.004561
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed93068.00/cwt68.00–68.006321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04155.78/cwt53.00–59.005819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13073.03/cwt71.00–75.008252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13161.09/cwt58.00–68.0069120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19052.00/cwt52.00–52.006191
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,23569.00/cwt69.00–69.008521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26552.00/cwt52.00–52.006581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46659.74/cwt54.00–64.0087615
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,7601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,3901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050645.00/cwt610.00–680.006,7732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,022.50/cwt885.00–1,160.0012,5262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,9231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—1,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.00—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.