Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-04-24

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 24
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
672 head
▼ 189 vs last sale 861▲ 20 vs year ago 652 · +3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 181▼ 67 vs year ago 197 · −34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 42▲ 10 vs year ago 49 · +20.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with lower-quality offerings noted, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs, 3.00 lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. sharply lower. Feeder heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 lower and feeder bulls 7.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.86/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$129.86
139 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$15.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.69
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491130.08638137
Small and Medium 1-2485114.595562thin
One grade step is worth $15.49/cwt here — about $83 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 sale139 hd
129.86
—
TN average11 barns · 2,247 hd
132.55
−2.69
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—Average1,77883.011,47621
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18766.2978728
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33061.4181724
CowsLean 85-90%Average97358.5657018

Every lot

82 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376164.12/cwt156.00–171.006176
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2393136.79/cwt131.00–142.505382
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431155.38/cwt150.00–159.0067015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3448145.00/cwt145.00–145.006502
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2463141.63/cwt137.00–144.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470154.55/cwt148.00–161.0072620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006891
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2510130.98/cwt130.00–132.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532144.90/cwt139.00–149.0077118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560148.00/cwt148.00–148.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569137.56/cwt134.00–142.007838
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622132.77/cwt130.00–136.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645111.00/cwt111.00–111.007161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682123.76/cwt120.00–127.008448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784122.41/cwt112.00–125.509608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815122.00/cwt122.00–122.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2906118.20/cwt118.00–118.251,07115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,090105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318138.27/cwt130.00–144.004406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374134.06/cwt130.00–142.5050115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426134.80/cwt130.00–139.0057426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467135.52/cwt130.00–140.0063319
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2485114.59/cwt110.00–119.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522129.55/cwt125.00–134.0067640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572125.41/cwt121.00–131.0071714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616116.46/cwt113.00–123.0071711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670114.69/cwt109.00–117.007684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713111.46/cwt109.00–114.007952
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260163.00/cwt163.00–163.004242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328157.06/cwt150.00–165.005155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370146.06/cwt141.00–150.005405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373176.29/cwt175.00–177.506582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380159.99/cwt154.00–170.006089
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410158.00/cwt158.00–158.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421150.57/cwt144.00–155.0063410
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2443137.49/cwt135.00–140.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471148.06/cwt142.50–152.0069710
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy503148.00/cwt147.00–149.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525136.28/cwt130.00–145.0071513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566134.78/cwt130.00–140.0076317
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624122.31/cwt118.00–127.0076314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full655101.00/cwt101.00–101.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669117.25/cwt116.00–119.007844
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2680111.00/cwt111.00–111.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724112.49/cwt110.00–114.008146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy750106.00/cwt106.00–106.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2812102.39/cwt100.00–107.008313
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69782.39/cwt77.00–87.001,39811
Bulls——1,77090.49/cwt90.00–91.001,6022
Bulls——Natural1,84183.71/cwt80.00–90.001,5417
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,23570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,5651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91955.60/cwt55.00–57.005115
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed92865.36/cwt63.00–68.006072
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,00558.67/cwt56.00–60.0059011
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,13561.11/cwt60.00–62.006942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18365.23/cwt59.00–68.0077220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21871.55/cwt69.00–75.008716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,26062.84/cwt61.00–65.007923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34061.20/cwt56.00–66.0082021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2700725.00/cwt700.00–750.005,0752
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2800862.50/cwt800.00–925.006,9002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083950.00/cwt800.00–1,050.0010,2893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,106.25/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0013,9724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,267968.33/cwt775.00–1,150.0012,2693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300960.00/cwt960.00–960.0012,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350887.50/cwt825.00–950.0011,9812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,495.00/cwt1,495.00–1,495.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,220.00/cwt1,160.00–1,280.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,195.00/cwt1,195.00–1,195.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,178.33/cwt1,075.00–1,235.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,136.67/cwt1,075.00–1,235.00—3

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.