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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, May 21
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
433 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 448▼ 199 vs year ago 632 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 112▼ 31 vs year ago 161 · −19.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 16▼ 28 vs year ago 41 · −68.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and feeder bulls weighing over 450 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply lower with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher, with lean cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher, and bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.50/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$139.50
81 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$20.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.85
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523140.0173279
Small and Medium 1-2488119.255812thin
One grade step is worth $20.76/cwt here — about $151 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 sale81 hd
139.50
—
TN average9 barns · 1,537 hd
146.35
−6.85
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—High1,684116.401,96011
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15295.231,09729
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44094.691,36428
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00576.2576612

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417179.57/cwt169.00–189.007495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471173.12/cwt165.00–181.008158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528179.00/cwt179.00–179.009452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530162.77/cwt158.00–171.008637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560162.29/cwt154.00–166.009094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616153.25/cwt146.00–165.009447
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676142.55/cwt139.00–155.009648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718136.26/cwt135.00–139.009784
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373155.93/cwt144.00–166.005826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410161.00/cwt161.00–161.006601
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2420122.50/cwt122.50–122.505151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429152.68/cwt140.00–158.0065511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479142.06/cwt134.00–149.0068012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526134.00/cwt127.00–144.0070518
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2555116.00/cwt116.00–116.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy578146.82/cwt145.00–149.008495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578135.99/cwt129.00–141.0078614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623129.51/cwt125.00–135.008078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658131.00/cwt131.00–131.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728116.07/cwt112.00–120.008452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255177.50/cwt177.50–177.504531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340162.50/cwt162.50–162.505533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405188.00/cwt188.00–188.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410160.94/cwt152.00–167.006604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476165.31/cwt155.00–173.007877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513165.97/cwt164.00–168.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524152.63/cwt146.00–160.008009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571142.88/cwt138.00–149.008169
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580158.00/cwt158.00–158.009161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620139.10/cwt131.00–143.008623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665139.15/cwt130.00–145.009256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721130.77/cwt125.00–138.009435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768124.93/cwt120.00–132.009593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823119.53/cwt116.00–123.009842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,155108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2471
Bulls——1,680129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,1671
Bulls——1,743115.93/cwt109.00–121.002,0219
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00576.25/cwt71.00–84.0076612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13891.23/cwt85.00–98.001,03822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196107.81/cwt105.00–113.001,2897
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39891.46/cwt85.00–96.001,27921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,567104.39/cwt99.00–110.001,6367
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,510.00/cwt1,510.00–1,510.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,220.00/cwt1,220.00–1,220.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2750650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,370.00/cwt1,370.00–1,370.0014,3851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,5301

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.