Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-01-14

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 14
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 320 vs last sale 415▼ 329 vs year ago 424 · −77.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 187▼ 114 vs year ago 154 · −74.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 31▼ 15 vs year ago 18 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 lower, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to no receipts this week. Also, no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited receipts this week caused by inclement weather. Decreased demand was also noted due to inclement weather.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $165.03/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −30.87 against this barn's trailing median of $195.90.
Average price
$165.03
24 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$40.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.56
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481167.6680620
Medium and Large 2-3400160.176413thin
Small and Medium 1-2565127.007181thin
One grade step is worth $40.66/cwt here — about $88 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 sale24 hd
165.03
—
TN average8 barns · 690 hd
158.47
+6.56
This barn, trailing median6 sales
195.90
−30.87
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales
218195172149median 195.9004/1104/1807/1108/2910/24
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $204.16, low $162.85, median $195.90 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21576.5193010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49173.951,1035thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09071.037744thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32083.001,0962thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$9201thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,1201thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400173.00/cwt173.00–173.006921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435211.00/cwt211.00–211.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550177.00/cwt177.00–177.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673160.17/cwt155.00–165.001,0782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240142.50/cwt142.50–142.503421
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2290132.50/cwt132.50–132.503841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385147.42/cwt144.00–149.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408148.98/cwt148.00–150.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478137.97/cwt136.00–140.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505149.98/cwt148.00–152.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575147.00/cwt147.00–147.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319186.44/cwt180.00–190.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320165.00/cwt165.00–165.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377181.68/cwt180.00–182.506853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420157.50/cwt157.50–157.506621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425177.50/cwt177.50–177.507542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460158.00/cwt158.00–158.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463172.89/cwt167.50–178.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510172.00/cwt172.00–172.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565168.00/cwt168.00–168.009492
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602163.00/cwt163.00–163.009813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673125.00/cwt124.00–126.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3580117.00/cwt117.00–117.006791
Dairy Steers—Large 4635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,32083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00578.53/cwt78.00–79.007892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14069.00/cwt69.00–69.007871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17563.52/cwt63.00–64.007462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23176.26/cwt72.00–80.009398
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38567.00/cwt67.00–67.009281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51875.69/cwt70.00–81.001,1494
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100920.00/head920.00–920.009201

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.