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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 16
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 233▼ 596 vs year ago 861 · −69.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 87▼ 95 vs year ago 181 · −52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 10▼ 22 vs year ago 42 · −52.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, due- in part,-to Easter holiday weekend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.59/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$142.59
48 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.70
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483142.8969046
Medium and Large 2-3380135.755162thin
One grade step is worth $7.14/cwt here — about $174 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 sale48 hd
142.59
—
TN average9 barns · 1,543 hd
149.29
−6.70
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—Average1,733103.441,7937thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29082.401,0639thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31379.241,04014
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08267.667328thin

Every lot

57 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 2-3385171.59/cwt168.00–175.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423182.16/cwt176.00–186.007713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489162.11/cwt156.00–178.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514168.33/cwt159.00–174.008657
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525141.00/cwt141.00–141.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590165.50/cwt165.00–166.009762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617139.32/cwt134.00–147.008608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620163.65/cwt161.00–165.001,0153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720138.50/cwt138.00–139.009972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308157.54/cwt152.50–162.504852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315137.50/cwt137.50–137.504331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367164.60/cwt162.00–167.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381151.58/cwt147.00–158.005785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400157.00/cwt157.00–157.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414147.61/cwt140.00–152.006115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445134.00/cwt134.00–134.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456139.69/cwt137.50–145.006377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528138.83/cwt133.00–142.0073311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566137.17/cwt135.00–141.007766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy593129.00/cwt129.00–129.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632131.23/cwt129.00–134.008294
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2330162.50/cwt162.50–162.505361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330152.50/cwt152.50–152.505031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345189.00/cwt189.00–189.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385183.00/cwt181.00–185.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400173.00/cwt173.00–173.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476170.23/cwt162.50–175.008106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477149.67/cwt149.00–150.007143
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2490139.00/cwt138.00–140.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527148.32/cwt139.00–158.007829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565147.52/cwt145.00–150.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613136.40/cwt134.00–141.008363
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2625118.00/cwt118.00–118.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662126.74/cwt126.00–127.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708118.00/cwt118.00–118.008352
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860115.05/cwt107.00–123.009892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,655111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,8371
Bulls——1,746102.18/cwt97.00–107.001,7846
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06075.00/cwt75.00–75.007951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08566.61/cwt63.00–71.007237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21977.68/cwt73.00–80.009474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29078.87/cwt75.00–81.001,01713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34786.17/cwt85.00–90.001,1615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3481
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3001,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0019,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,710.00/cwt1,710.00–1,710.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.00—1
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—1,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3825822.50/cwt800.00–845.006,7862
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,317991.67/cwt875.00–1,140.0013,0603

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.