Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-03-06

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 6
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
850 head
▲ 235 vs last sale 615▲ 207 vs year ago 643 · +32.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 104▲ 33 vs year ago 159 · +20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 18▲ 25 vs year ago 20 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 5.00 to 6.00 higher overall on a heavier test. Regarding slaughter classes, boning cows 1.00 lower with breaker and lean cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.43/cwt on 249 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −43.47 against this barn's trailing median of $195.90.
Average price
$152.43
249 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$26.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.64
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485152.75741246
Small and Medium 1-2545126.356893thin
One grade step is worth $26.39/cwt here — about $52 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 sale249 hd
152.43
—
TN average10 barns · 1,038 hd
138.79
+13.64
This barn, trailing median6 sales
195.90
−43.47
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—Average1,74588.001,5368thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24867.2583939
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42860.6386629
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02359.1660518
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,08587.529502thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345178.00/cwt178.00–178.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427162.49/cwt155.00–169.006949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475157.12/cwt147.00–163.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521152.73/cwt145.00–159.007967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550158.00/cwt158.00–158.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580140.19/cwt136.00–146.008135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622137.97/cwt129.00–143.008587
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650143.00/cwt143.00–143.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669132.07/cwt127.00–137.008848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718120.99/cwt117.00–125.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762119.29/cwt115.00–124.009093
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235148.59/cwt145.00–152.503492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290136.47/cwt130.00–144.003968
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2318122.50/cwt122.50–122.503902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327138.55/cwt131.00–142.5045318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335149.03/cwt147.00–151.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378141.31/cwt137.50–147.0053418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423137.52/cwt131.00–144.0058234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425148.00/cwt148.00–148.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428127.76/cwt127.50–128.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450149.00/cwt149.00–149.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460119.00/cwt119.00–119.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471132.29/cwt128.00–139.0062338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523127.19/cwt118.00–133.0066536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577123.95/cwt119.00–129.0071522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy607123.66/cwt123.00–124.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615114.08/cwt108.00–119.0070211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678106.81/cwt103.00–113.007247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723105.00/cwt105.00–105.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775101.82/cwt95.00–109.007892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280171.05/cwt162.50–174.004798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324166.45/cwt157.50–175.0053917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370180.68/cwt180.00–181.006696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373169.14/cwt160.00–178.0063129
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427162.39/cwt150.00–172.0069347
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474156.55/cwt144.00–166.0074238
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2488134.53/cwt129.00–140.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510159.00/cwt159.00–159.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524147.90/cwt137.50–156.0077530
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565151.34/cwt150.00–153.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569137.67/cwt130.00–146.0078319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed590122.00/cwt122.00–122.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612140.68/cwt140.00–142.008613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621132.13/cwt126.00–138.0082114
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664129.39/cwt120.00–135.0085913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed690118.00/cwt118.00–118.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721119.28/cwt114.00–125.0086010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775113.00/cwt110.00–114.008765
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 435092.50/cwt92.50–92.503241
Dairy Steers—Large 365094.00/cwt94.00–94.006112
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,08587.52/cwt86.00–89.009502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53090.44/cwt90.00–91.001,3842
Bulls——Natural1,81787.18/cwt84.00–95.001,5846
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed88079.00/cwt79.00–79.006951
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed93365.36/cwt61.00–69.006104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01755.42/cwt52.00–59.005649
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,10560.93/cwt58.00–64.006735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24074.72/cwt72.00–79.009273
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,25569.82/cwt65.00–75.0087615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26263.62/cwt59.00–69.0080320
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,37575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,39463.15/cwt60.00–69.008807
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44058.66/cwt55.00–63.0084520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3850725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,1631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,1201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300840.00/cwt840.00–840.0010,9201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0016,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975675.00/cwt670.00–680.006,5812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.00—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.