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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 17
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 380▼ 4 vs year ago 246 · −1.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 98▼ 38 vs year ago 145 · −26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 9 · +22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone noted for feeder heifers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.13/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$136.13
57 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$13.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.28
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495139.6969239
Medium and Large 2-3424128.7954615thin
Small and Medium 1-2355126.574493thin
One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $243 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 sale57 hd
136.13
—
TN average9 barns · 1,443 hd
147.41
−11.28
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—High1,64397.661,60413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50472.281,08725
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29071.1891920
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13162.047027thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)700$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$9501thin

Every lot

72 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—Small and Medium 1-2315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375179.21/cwt177.50–180.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3398160.00/cwt160.00–160.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468166.95/cwt165.00–169.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480188.00/cwt188.00–188.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495152.00/cwt152.00–152.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512175.87/cwt166.00–181.009003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570174.50/cwt174.50–174.509952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600163.00/cwt163.00–163.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600149.50/cwt142.00–157.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330126.23/cwt122.50–132.504174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335153.00/cwt153.00–153.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2370124.86/cwt120.00–130.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376148.01/cwt139.00–157.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425152.50/cwt152.50–152.506481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425122.62/cwt120.00–125.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430141.56/cwt134.00–150.006099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470132.39/cwt132.00–133.006228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476144.68/cwt136.00–150.006898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515148.00/cwt148.00–148.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517131.98/cwt129.00–135.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555149.00/cwt149.00–149.008272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605132.00/cwt132.00–132.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650134.00/cwt132.00–135.008713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy785112.00/cwt112.00–112.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy835103.00/cwt103.00–103.008601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355162.50/cwt162.50–162.505771
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2358148.74/cwt147.50–150.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365175.00/cwt172.50–177.506392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428178.89/cwt175.00–182.507664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430194.00/cwt194.00–194.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468169.26/cwt163.00–175.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468147.31/cwt142.50–152.506892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473190.00/cwt190.00–190.008992
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2480137.50/cwt137.50–137.506601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full490137.50/cwt137.50–137.506741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3509139.25/cwt139.00–140.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2541163.10/cwt155.00–165.008825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570165.09/cwt160.00–170.009412
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645141.25/cwt138.00–145.009114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677134.70/cwt127.00–139.009125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 447588.00/cwt88.00–88.004181
Dairy Steers—Large 3518109.00/cwt109.00–109.005653
Dairy Steers—Large 3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006492
Dairy Steers—Large 473082.00/cwt82.00–82.005991
Dairy Steers—Large 489085.00/cwt85.00–85.007571
Dairy Steers—Large 390090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60496.08/cwt91.00–102.001,54111
Bulls——1,855106.32/cwt105.00–108.001,9722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13162.04/cwt57.00–69.007027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28469.61/cwt65.00–75.0089417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32780.06/cwt79.00–81.001,0623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34364.57/cwt62.00–66.008674
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,1021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54373.39/cwt69.00–79.001,13220
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2700800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.