Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2020-12-19

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 19
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▼ 594 vs last sale 997▲ 403 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 206▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 54▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers holding mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.23/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −64.67 against this barn's trailing median of $195.90.
Average price
$131.23
104 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$15.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.96
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548131.8772298
Medium and Large 2-3453122.755564thin
Small and Medium 1-2475116.755552thin
One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about $168 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 sale104 hd
131.23
—
TN average7 barns · 782 hd
123.28
+7.96
This barn, trailing median6 sales
195.90
−64.67
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—Average1,52174.191,1288thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13850.1657114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37148.7766828
CowsLean 85-90%Average94948.274583thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,13576.008631thin

Every lot

76 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 1-2308165.00/cwt165.00–165.005084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435158.00/cwt158.00–158.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480149.88/cwt144.00–155.007195
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505149.00/cwt149.00–149.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515112.00/cwt112.00–112.005771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520131.67/cwt127.00–136.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563126.19/cwt121.00–132.0071010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623121.86/cwt115.00–125.007597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640127.00/cwt127.00–127.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full695106.00/cwt106.00–106.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708114.49/cwt112.00–118.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802108.00/cwt108.00–108.008663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895105.00/cwt105.00–105.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330116.69/cwt115.00–120.003853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360136.00/cwt136.00–136.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424110.18/cwt108.00–113.004676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478115.91/cwt110.00–124.005549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485128.00/cwt128.00–128.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full510101.00/cwt100.00–103.005156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525112.97/cwt106.00–120.005938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584101.62/cwt95.00–107.005937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-261595.09/cwt90.00–100.005859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-266397.50/cwt93.00–103.0064610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273897.00/cwt95.00–98.007163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276597.47/cwt96.00–99.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293082.00/cwt82.00–82.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open93385.00/cwt85.00–85.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open99085.00/cwt85.00–85.008422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285146.20/cwt140.00–155.004174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373143.97/cwt140.00–147.505377
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2380122.50/cwt122.50–122.504661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3382130.00/cwt130.00–130.004973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415154.00/cwt154.00–154.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426146.47/cwt145.00–149.0062411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450148.00/cwt148.00–148.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459155.28/cwt152.00–156.0071312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480136.23/cwt127.00–144.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513149.27/cwt146.00–154.007663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525127.09/cwt122.00–136.006678
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full530113.00/cwt113.00–113.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550149.00/cwt149.00–149.008205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561123.18/cwt119.00–130.006917
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2570111.00/cwt111.00–111.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609113.82/cwt110.00–119.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637135.00/cwt135.00–135.008606
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665101.00/cwt101.00–101.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675111.98/cwt109.00–115.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710106.01/cwt105.00–107.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768102.36/cwt100.00–106.007865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282094.50/cwt94.00–95.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287088.49/cwt86.00–91.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292882.99/cwt82.00–84.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,02584.73/cwt78.00–90.008683
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 465569.00/cwt69.00–69.004522
Dairy Steers—Large 479074.00/cwt74.00–74.005851
Dairy Steers—Large 394076.00/cwt76.00–76.007141
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,13576.00/cwt76.00–76.008631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,36084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1421
Bulls——1,46771.43/cwt65.00–76.001,0485
Bulls——Natural1,73576.18/cwt75.00–77.001,3222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed92057.00/cwt57.00–57.005241
Cows—Lean 85-90%96343.90/cwt42.00–46.004232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12249.77/cwt46.00–55.0055810
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,17951.15/cwt50.00–55.006034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30557.00/cwt57.00–57.007441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,36451.50/cwt49.00–54.007028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37747.18/cwt45.00–55.0065019
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2650700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.00—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.