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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 10
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 363▼ 29 vs year ago 409 · −7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 113▼ 8 vs year ago 106 · −7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 21▼ 7 vs year ago 12 · −58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. 8.00 higher and those weighing over 600 lbs. 8.00 lower. No comparisons for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.04/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$126.04
89 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$38
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.22
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519129.9867474
Small and Medium 1-2469115.675423thin
Medium and Large 2-3683104.2971212thin
One grade step is worth $25.69/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale89 hd
126.04
—
TN average12 barns · 2,924 hd
146.25
−20.22
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—Average1,65595.101,5749thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11869.9178210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43669.1999326
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05760.1263520

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$8951thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378170.96/cwt162.50–180.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470180.02/cwt178.00–181.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500163.00/cwt163.00–163.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575150.95/cwt148.00–153.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623132.49/cwt130.00–135.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680135.60/cwt127.00–140.009223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full728124.04/cwt120.00–128.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2928117.52/cwt116.00–119.001,0912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2958117.05/cwt110.00–124.001,1212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005115.63/cwt108.00–120.001,1623
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2340116.00/cwt116.00–116.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375132.63/cwt130.00–136.004975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420142.33/cwt136.00–150.0059812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430127.00/cwt127.00–127.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479135.30/cwt129.00–141.0064816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485121.00/cwt121.00–121.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518129.61/cwt125.00–136.006719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full518120.00/cwt120.00–120.006222
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2533115.51/cwt113.00–118.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562128.41/cwt124.00–132.0072213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full563118.47/cwt117.00–120.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626120.80/cwt119.00–125.0075610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745109.00/cwt107.00–111.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375997.81/cwt97.50–100.007428
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2360147.50/cwt147.50–147.505311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376180.38/cwt172.50–192.506784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385143.00/cwt143.00–143.005516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420141.53/cwt132.50–151.005942
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426165.65/cwt160.00–176.007068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476175.45/cwt164.00–183.008359
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2478153.54/cwt147.50–158.007344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516157.97/cwt155.00–160.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520177.53/cwt176.00–179.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555154.59/cwt149.00–156.008585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008061
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2573122.93/cwt120.00–126.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580129.00/cwt129.00–129.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629134.12/cwt133.00–138.008447
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640126.00/cwt126.00–126.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663131.52/cwt130.00–133.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2739116.39/cwt110.00–122.008605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755111.01/cwt110.00–112.008382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51796.47/cwt89.00–100.001,4635
Bulls——1,65382.78/cwt82.00–84.001,3682
Bulls——2,003103.99/cwt102.00–106.002,0832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03851.02/cwt50.00–52.005304
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04870.00/cwt70.00–70.007342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06361.31/cwt55.00–68.0065214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11468.79/cwt64.00–75.007669
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15580.00/cwt80.00–80.009241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40769.40/cwt66.00–76.0097620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41662.96/cwt61.00–64.008924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76079.49/cwt78.00–81.001,3992
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050895.00/head895.00–895.008951

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.