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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 12
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
997 head
▲ 449 vs last sale 548▲ 517 vs year ago 480 · +107.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 178▲ 71 vs year ago 135 · +52.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 35▼ 24 vs year ago 78 · −30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 lower and feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 9.00 lower overall with exception of boning cows only 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.94/cwt on 215 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −74.96 against this barn's trailing median of $195.90.
Average price
$120.94
215 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.27
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548121.32665202
Small and Medium 1-2423118.064999thin
Medium and Large 2-3535108.555814thin
One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $84 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 sale215 hd
120.94
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TN average8 barns · 1,252 hd
124.21
−3.27
This barn, trailing median6 sales
195.90
−74.96
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales
218195172149median 195.9004/1104/1807/1108/2910/24
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $204.16, low $162.85, median $195.90 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,64675.271,23911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21355.6467523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39053.3474156
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00047.764779thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320171.00/cwt171.00–171.005471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350164.00/cwt164.00–164.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408146.51/cwt145.00–148.005982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424134.21/cwt129.00–140.005694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full450122.00/cwt122.00–122.005491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479131.36/cwt125.00–137.0062910
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2505105.00/cwt105.00–105.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520127.75/cwt122.00–136.0066426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573127.36/cwt122.00–134.0073016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3593114.51/cwt113.00–116.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605132.00/cwt132.00–132.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619120.82/cwt117.00–128.0074816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665121.43/cwt115.00–127.5080817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725118.24/cwt114.00–123.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775111.58/cwt109.00–117.008657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818104.50/cwt100.00–108.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,075109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321117.77/cwt114.00–122.003784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360118.00/cwt118.00–118.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410126.00/cwt126.00–126.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421116.40/cwt112.00–122.0049021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438104.49/cwt104.00–105.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464109.03/cwt104.00–114.0050626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465118.00/cwt118.00–118.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522101.28/cwt97.00–107.0052932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572103.44/cwt98.00–109.0059239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy60589.00/cwt89.00–89.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625102.14/cwt97.00–109.0063813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659100.48/cwt96.00–103.0066210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271892.99/cwt90.00–97.006688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282385.37/cwt82.00–92.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286882.97/cwt81.00–85.007202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280152.00/cwt152.00–152.004261
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333151.74/cwt145.00–160.005056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373146.59/cwt140.00–157.5054713
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2415118.31/cwt113.00–120.004915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423136.84/cwt128.00–148.0057921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471125.12/cwt120.00–130.0058921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475113.09/cwt110.00–116.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517131.11/cwt130.00–135.006788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529118.58/cwt113.00–126.0062738
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2535105.48/cwt103.00–108.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558131.33/cwt130.00–134.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574115.90/cwt111.00–125.0066519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy618117.97/cwt117.00–119.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625109.08/cwt103.00–112.0068229
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-365098.00/cwt98.00–98.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy663118.00/cwt118.00–118.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668109.96/cwt105.00–116.0073519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720107.89/cwt103.00–114.0077710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778103.47/cwt99.00–110.008056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281795.66/cwt94.00–98.007823
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 344095.00/cwt95.00–95.004182
Dairy Steers—Large 471583.00/cwt83.00–83.005931
Dairy Steers—Large 394079.00/cwt79.00–79.007431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44569.72/cwt66.00–73.001,0073
Bulls——Natural1,63474.15/cwt70.00–80.001,2126
Bulls——Natural1,98586.97/cwt85.00–89.001,7262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed83852.06/cwt49.00–56.004363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06843.41/cwt40.00–45.004644
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,10550.00/cwt50.00–50.005532
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,11358.55/cwt58.00–59.006522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19353.35/cwt48.00–58.0063613
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,23057.18/cwt54.00–61.007036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,29062.00/cwt62.00–62.008001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33061.00/cwt61.00–61.008111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34542.00/cwt42.00–42.005651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35349.43/cwt45.00–56.0066920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,41255.33/cwt50.00–60.0078132
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,46065.00/cwt65.00–65.009491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,46064.00/cwt64.00–64.009341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48060.00/cwt60.00–60.008881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2817650.83/cwt575.00–700.005,3176
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900933.33/cwt850.00–1,075.008,4003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913931.25/cwt775.00–1,050.008,5024
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,425697.50/cwt695.00–700.009,9392
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8501

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.