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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 20
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 335▼ 343 vs year ago 643 · −53.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 116▲ 57 vs year ago 139 · +41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 20▲ 12 vs year ago 14 · +85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a light test, feeder heifers 4.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts from last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.95/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$113.95
69 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$135
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$3.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.85
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3380117.504471thin
Medium and Large 1-2511113.9058268
One grade step is worth $3.60/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale69 hd
113.95
—
TN average3 barns · 149 hd
119.81
−5.85
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—Average1,79192.711,66017
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22071.3887157
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51067.731,02328
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05562.2465716
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45094.001,3631thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35080.001,0801thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365169.00/cwt169.00–169.006171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430152.00/cwt152.00–152.006541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467131.73/cwt130.00–135.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520147.00/cwt147.00–147.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574134.45/cwt129.00–139.007725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617134.00/cwt134.00–134.008277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661126.49/cwt126.00–127.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700123.00/cwt123.00–123.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735117.00/cwt117.00–117.008601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270137.50/cwt137.50–137.503711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322126.31/cwt120.00–137.504073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373126.82/cwt121.00–135.004738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380117.50/cwt117.50–117.504471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426115.70/cwt113.00–119.004939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy450107.00/cwt107.00–107.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471113.37/cwt109.00–123.0053412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531112.98/cwt109.00–116.0060015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581112.12/cwt110.00–115.006517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610109.00/cwt109.00–109.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679103.35/cwt100.00–105.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718101.98/cwt100.00–104.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275299.00/cwt97.00–100.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280593.00/cwt93.00–93.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298583.00/cwt83.00–83.008181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275167.50/cwt167.50–167.504611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305157.50/cwt150.00–165.004802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340179.51/cwt179.00–180.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369155.77/cwt150.00–165.005756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006402
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2420129.00/cwt129.00–129.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427143.22/cwt136.00–152.006127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455146.00/cwt146.00–146.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462133.84/cwt130.00–140.006187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519127.16/cwt125.00–131.006607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545142.00/cwt142.00–142.007741
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2550108.00/cwt106.00–110.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570134.54/cwt133.00–136.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581122.83/cwt119.00–129.0071410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620122.30/cwt120.00–124.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy645136.00/cwt136.00–136.008772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675115.26/cwt108.00–121.007788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715113.00/cwt113.00–113.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725104.00/cwt104.00–104.007541
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,35080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0801
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,45094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69896.50/cwt94.00–99.001,6392
Bulls——Natural1,727107.98/cwt100.00–114.001,8653
Bulls——1,76385.21/cwt80.00–89.001,5024
Bulls——Natural1,85289.78/cwt84.00–93.001,6638
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural94570.00/cwt70.00–70.006621
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed98366.21/cwt64.00–68.006512
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,04363.69/cwt58.00–68.006647
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11257.93/cwt54.00–61.006446
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,20072.65/cwt67.00–76.0087222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21768.95/cwt65.00–73.0083928
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,24076.00/cwt76.00–76.009421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24776.17/cwt74.00–79.009505
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,39470.03/cwt68.00–72.009768
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,41879.50/cwt78.00–81.001,1272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57765.79/cwt60.00–73.001,03818
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975900.00/cwt875.00–925.008,7752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025915.00/cwt910.00–920.009,3792
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—840.00/cwt840.00–840.00—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.