Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-09-04

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 4
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▼ 183 vs last sale 588▼ 205 vs year ago 610 · −33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 210▲ 69 vs year ago 66 · +104.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 39▼ 11 vs year ago 28 · −39.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week. Lower-quality offerings and lighter demand, due in part to the Labor Day holiday, were noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.75/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$127.75
98 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.17
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504127.8264492
Medium and Large 2-3414126.645256thin
One grade step is worth $1.18/cwt here — about $119 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 sale98 hd
127.75
—
TN average8 barns · 1,787 hd
134.91
−7.17
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—Average1,63693.111,52314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14871.5382131
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34769.2893319
CowsLean 85-90%Average99167.3966818

Every lot

59 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330170.84/cwt162.50–173.005645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438146.00/cwt146.00–146.006392
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2453135.00/cwt135.00–135.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526143.73/cwt138.00–155.007569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572145.99/cwt142.00–147.008355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640138.00/cwt138.00–138.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full645121.00/cwt121.00–121.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735135.00/cwt135.00–135.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763118.94/cwt113.00–125.009082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295142.50/cwt142.50–142.504201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323137.01/cwt136.00–138.004432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376136.00/cwt130.00–140.005117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395128.00/cwt128.00–128.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418134.68/cwt130.00–142.0056311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424125.96/cwt120.00–129.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450137.00/cwt137.00–137.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472126.94/cwt122.00–135.0059925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520127.18/cwt121.00–133.0066115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523136.00/cwt136.00–136.007114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568123.96/cwt120.00–130.0070412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629117.67/cwt114.00–122.007404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690121.00/cwt121.00–121.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715111.77/cwt108.00–114.007994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785110.99/cwt110.00–112.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845109.00/cwt109.00–109.009211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372169.00/cwt169.00–169.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387151.98/cwt147.50–155.005884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420153.46/cwt152.00–155.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427140.46/cwt133.00–147.006009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461150.00/cwt150.00–150.006927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468137.08/cwt134.00–145.006429
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526134.12/cwt130.00–142.007054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full530129.00/cwt129.00–129.006842
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2535124.00/cwt124.00–124.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577129.97/cwt127.00–137.0075011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622123.51/cwt119.00–130.007688
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675123.40/cwt117.00–132.0083310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730115.65/cwt113.00–120.008443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2817106.64/cwt104.00–110.008713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915104.00/cwt104.00–104.009521
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 459091.00/cwt91.00–91.005371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,19098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1661
Bulls——1,643104.89/cwt103.00–107.001,7232
Bulls——1,67590.52/cwt85.00–96.001,51611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90082.00/cwt82.00–82.007381
Cows—Lean 85-90%99666.53/cwt63.00–70.0066317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13776.62/cwt76.00–78.008717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15170.04/cwt65.00–75.0080624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32968.91/cwt64.00–73.0091618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800810.00/cwt810.00–810.006,4801
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900840.00/cwt840.00–840.007,5601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000970.00/cwt970.00–970.009,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0011,3301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175930.00/cwt800.00–1,060.0010,9282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233910.00/cwt890.00–920.0011,2203

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.