Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-05-08

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, May 8
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
478 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 639▼ 13 vs year ago 491 · −2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 149▲ 41 vs year ago 86 · +47.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 66▲ 14 vs year ago 29 · +48.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. 4.00 higher and those weighing over 450 lbs. 2.00 lower overall. No comparisons available, however, for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.42/cwt on 120 head.
Average price
$121.42
120 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.00
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534121.45649118
Small and Medium 1-2365120.004381thin
Medium and Large 2-3440120.005281thin
One grade step is worth $1.45/cwt here — about $121 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 sale120 hd
121.42
—
TN average11 barns · 2,017 hd
125.43
−4.00
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—Average1,76497.551,72110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19171.4085042
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50669.711,05025
CowsLean 85-90%Average94465.4161814

Every lot

70 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 1-2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423155.57/cwt152.00–160.006586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480155.00/cwt155.00–155.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515142.33/cwt137.00–147.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580137.50/cwt136.00–138.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682123.22/cwt121.00–124.008409
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716115.97/cwt113.00–120.008304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230149.67/cwt142.50–157.503442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272140.61/cwt135.00–145.003823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335133.38/cwt127.00–138.004474
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368130.74/cwt126.00–135.004816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434130.14/cwt126.00–135.005658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472130.05/cwt124.00–136.0061423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532123.05/cwt119.00–129.0065520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572119.69/cwt115.00–125.0068512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620110.73/cwt107.00–117.0068716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669108.16/cwt106.00–110.007246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715106.05/cwt101.00–110.0075811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277799.63/cwt95.00–105.007743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281598.04/cwt96.00–100.007992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228178.82/cwt172.50–185.004082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2266161.35/cwt155.00–167.504294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328162.61/cwt155.00–167.505334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365147.50/cwt147.50–147.505381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370166.53/cwt160.00–170.006165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405136.00/cwt136.00–136.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417150.15/cwt145.00–156.006268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478140.89/cwt136.00–148.0067312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480154.32/cwt153.00–157.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495129.00/cwt129.00–129.006391
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523132.58/cwt128.00–138.0069311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571130.10/cwt125.00–136.007437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623125.20/cwt121.00–132.0078017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667120.07/cwt114.00–125.008019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2734111.00/cwt111.00–111.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3737101.25/cwt100.00–105.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753110.25/cwt108.00–112.008304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2802100.00/cwt100.00–100.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285598.00/cwt98.00–98.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,17094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1001
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,470106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,5581
Bulls——1,76493.32/cwt88.00–98.001,6467
Bulls——1,910108.13/cwt105.00–111.002,0652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed85377.55/cwt72.00–81.006623
Cows—Lean 85-90%96962.10/cwt57.00–67.0060211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15370.02/cwt64.00–75.0080735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37978.31/cwt76.00–82.001,0807
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50669.71/cwt64.00–75.001,05025
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2700625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,3751
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2800775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2850775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,5881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.009,5401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050695.00/cwt695.00–695.007,2981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075817.50/cwt775.00–860.008,7882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250845.00/cwt825.00–860.0010,5633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350740.00/cwt740.00–740.009,9901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,500900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.00—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.