Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2021-12-18

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 18
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
246 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 409▼ 157 vs year ago 403 · −39.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 106▲ 51 vs year ago 94 · +54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 4 vs year ago 13 · −30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a lighter test this week, feeder heifers 3.00 higher with feeder bulls 6.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.45/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −56.45 against this barn's trailing median of $195.90.
Average price
$139.45
58 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$77
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 1-2
$17.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.29
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3338143.334853thin
Medium and Large 1-2516139.7272153
Small and Medium 1-2445126.255622thin
One grade step is worth $17.08/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale58 hd
139.45
—
TN average9 barns · 871 hd
144.74
−5.29
This barn, trailing median6 sales
195.90
−56.45
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—High1,69287.101,47413
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20168.8082639
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40567.0094127
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06658.6262521

Every lot

58 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2340153.40/cwt147.00–160.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500156.00/cwt156.00–156.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560149.52/cwt147.00–152.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630141.54/cwt137.00–146.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678123.94/cwt119.00–129.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2365121.59/cwt116.00–127.504442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377129.25/cwt125.00–133.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418142.00/cwt142.00–142.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431129.82/cwt127.00–136.005607
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468135.50/cwt131.00–139.006345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490144.00/cwt144.00–144.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525121.20/cwt117.00–130.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569124.97/cwt118.00–129.0071111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672109.68/cwt107.00–111.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715109.56/cwt105.00–114.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770106.00/cwt106.00–106.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825100.99/cwt100.00–102.008332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315145.00/cwt145.00–145.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320160.32/cwt152.50–165.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350142.50/cwt140.00–145.004992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385162.72/cwt150.00–169.006266
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2405127.50/cwt127.50–127.505161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416160.91/cwt150.00–168.006695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468157.49/cwt157.00–158.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477141.52/cwt137.00–150.0067511
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532135.39/cwt130.00–138.007209
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574133.04/cwt127.50–138.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610124.03/cwt119.00–128.007577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675113.00/cwt110.00–116.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767106.33/cwt105.00–109.008163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825108.00/cwt108.00–108.008911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,00576.00/cwt76.00–76.007641
Bulls——1,72484.25/cwt79.00–92.001,4529
Bulls——1,82799.37/cwt96.00–102.001,8153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05367.00/cwt67.00–67.007062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06757.74/cwt54.00–63.0061619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19776.08/cwt73.00–82.0091111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20265.94/cwt60.00–72.0079328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39465.42/cwt60.00–70.0091222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45373.97/cwt72.00–76.001,0755
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2750650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100655.00/cwt655.00–655.007,2051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200835.00/cwt835.00–835.0010,0201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—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.