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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 12
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▼ 390 vs last sale 669▼ 592 vs year ago 871 · −68.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 148 vs last sale 213▼ 83 vs year ago 148 · −56.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 41▼ 39 vs year ago 47 · −83.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a much lighter test, feeder heifers holding mostly steady overall; with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls, however, a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 higher with increased demand noted, and slaughter bulls holding mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.32/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$133.32
59 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$14.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.38
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518133.5769258
Small and Medium 1-2690119.008211thin
One grade step is worth $14.57/cwt here — about −$129 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 sale59 hd
133.32
—
TN average8 barns · 2,377 hd
148.70
−15.38
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—High1,84298.421,8135thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97084.508202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18475.0388821
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37172.7099717

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9132thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435157.00/cwt155.00–158.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465158.23/cwt157.50–159.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515147.00/cwt147.00–147.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520163.26/cwt162.50–164.008492
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full558135.99/cwt134.00–138.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582149.09/cwt147.00–150.008686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615142.56/cwt140.00–150.008774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658137.02/cwt135.00–139.009022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710131.00/cwt131.00–131.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426135.09/cwt131.00–139.005757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472139.62/cwt133.00–144.0065916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full500118.00/cwt118.00–118.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521134.29/cwt128.00–140.0070015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569129.49/cwt125.00–134.0073710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619127.44/cwt125.00–130.007897
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2690119.00/cwt119.00–119.008211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355160.04/cwt157.50–162.505682
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385143.77/cwt142.50–145.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420156.90/cwt151.00–162.506594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480172.00/cwt172.00–172.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480161.42/cwt153.00–166.007753
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513154.55/cwt144.00–165.0079312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513133.72/cwt130.00–137.506865
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563137.48/cwt127.00–142.0077412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618124.26/cwt122.00–128.007685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666123.80/cwt120.00–129.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718120.00/cwt120.00–120.008622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765116.95/cwt110.00–124.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,83996.28/cwt93.00–104.001,7714
Bulls——1,855107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,9851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed79085.00/cwt85.00–85.006721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14564.00/cwt64.00–64.007331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15084.00/cwt84.00–84.009661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16481.69/cwt79.00–85.009517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19471.70/cwt65.00–78.0085614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37872.59/cwt65.00–78.001,00015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200912.50/head895.00–930.009132

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.