Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-03-13

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
873 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 850▲ 285 vs year ago 588 · +48.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 192▲ 6 vs year ago 188 · +3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 45▲ 32 vs year ago 16 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady overall, with heifers 6.00 lower and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.73/cwt on 197 head.
Average price
$123.73
197 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.77
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491124.09609184
Medium and Large 2-3398118.5947113thin
One grade step is worth $5.50/cwt here — about $138 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 sale197 hd
123.73
—
TN average11 barns · 3,604 hd
127.50
−3.77
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—Low1,72082.871,42524
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17163.1874038
CowsLean 85-90%Average99658.3358112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38958.0980736

Every lot

84 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 1-2338172.25/cwt172.00–172.505822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388161.15/cwt154.00–167.506254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439160.50/cwt154.00–164.007056
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3443147.00/cwt147.00–147.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463165.52/cwt164.00–167.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475157.24/cwt147.00–162.0074710
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2495144.00/cwt144.00–144.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516152.94/cwt145.00–160.007899
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560123.00/cwt123.00–123.006891
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578142.71/cwt137.00–148.0082512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621137.84/cwt131.00–141.0085614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656134.55/cwt130.00–138.008837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718120.60/cwt116.50–123.008668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808115.50/cwt115.50–115.509334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945100.00/cwt100.00–100.009451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320121.16/cwt120.00–122.503884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328132.96/cwt129.00–139.0043610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374134.66/cwt127.50–139.0050421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378120.00/cwt120.00–120.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420132.65/cwt126.00–138.0055730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423120.25/cwt120.00–121.005094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472128.24/cwt120.00–134.5060537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480112.00/cwt110.00–116.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515129.00/cwt129.00–129.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519120.21/cwt112.00–127.0062436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568114.71/cwt112.00–120.0065218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629108.97/cwt104.00–113.0068514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661107.80/cwt104.00–110.007135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707103.03/cwt99.00–108.007287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276896.97/cwt95.00–99.007452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275157.45/cwt150.00–162.504333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy293175.00/cwt175.00–175.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315173.46/cwt170.00–177.505464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320135.23/cwt130.00–140.004332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326158.35/cwt150.00–165.005167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355152.50/cwt152.50–152.505411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371163.91/cwt155.00–172.5060826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421156.08/cwt147.50–168.0065737
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474149.36/cwt140.00–161.0070823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521143.59/cwt134.00–150.0074822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528154.48/cwt153.00–158.008166
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540124.00/cwt124.00–124.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569137.06/cwt130.00–145.0078023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605141.00/cwt141.00–141.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620127.67/cwt120.00–133.0079214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670124.99/cwt119.00–130.0083710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720109.77/cwt105.00–117.007905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276797.67/cwt95.00–100.007493
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 390094.00/cwt94.00–94.008465
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31876.95/cwt75.00–79.001,0142
Bulls——Natural1,71183.18/cwt79.00–89.001,42317
Bulls——Natural1,88875.00/cwt75.00–75.001,4162
Bulls——Natural1,92590.34/cwt90.00–91.001,7393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed92263.12/cwt57.00–70.005823
Cows—Lean 85-90%95055.00/cwt55.00–55.005231
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed96269.74/cwt66.00–73.006715
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,03056.95/cwt55.00–61.005878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18560.48/cwt56.00–64.0071716
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,20362.83/cwt59.00–64.0075613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,24657.29/cwt54.00–61.007147
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26966.88/cwt66.00–70.008494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,28867.79/cwt63.00–72.008733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43856.49/cwt53.00–62.0081224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45865.50/cwt65.00–66.009552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2750700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,0131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,395.00/cwt1,395.00–1,395.0014,6481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,5131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,007.50/cwt830.00–1,300.0011,5866
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,262.50/cwt1,175.00–1,350.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,235.00/cwt1,100.00–1,475.00—7
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/cwt1,050.00–1,200.00—2

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.