Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-01-28

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 28
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 478▲ 68 vs year ago 270 · +25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 130▲ 70 vs year ago 82 · +85.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 54▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 5.00 higher, with feeder bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, and no comparisons for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sharply higher overall with slaughter bulls holding steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.86/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$150.86
68 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$19.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.27
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2467151.7470965
Small and Medium 1-2367131.834833thin
One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $226 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 sale68 hd
150.86
—
TN average8 barns · 1,332 hd
158.13
−7.27
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—Low1,678106.121,7806thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40489.911,26229
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28387.691,12548
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08874.7181319

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$9601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$9032thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1401thin

Every lot

70 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 1-2Value Added368208.86/cwt202.00–216.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375188.47/cwt186.00–191.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438199.01/cwt198.00–200.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473192.33/cwt187.50–199.009104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,04310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509187.98/cwt180.00–190.009579
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578167.98/cwt165.00–173.009713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2203161.23/cwt160.00–162.503272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250167.50/cwt167.50–167.504191
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2280152.50/cwt152.50–152.504271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310162.50/cwt162.50–162.505041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327150.28/cwt145.00–155.004915
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377152.59/cwt147.50–160.005757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385163.00/cwt163.00–163.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423151.36/cwt145.00–156.006408
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2445123.00/cwt123.00–123.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473159.99/cwt157.00–163.0075716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519154.55/cwt150.00–159.008029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520132.00/cwt132.00–132.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564146.91/cwt140.00–152.008295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625134.00/cwt127.00–141.008384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663134.94/cwt132.00–138.008952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768117.00/cwt116.00–118.008992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2265152.50/cwt152.50–152.504041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3268170.00/cwt170.00–170.004562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310212.50/cwt212.50–212.506591
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2316160.69/cwt152.50–172.505084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318185.37/cwt182.50–190.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full335162.50/cwt162.50–162.505441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360205.00/cwt205.00–205.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375190.15/cwt183.00–200.007136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395166.00/cwt166.00–166.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435182.22/cwt170.00–192.007936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473193.59/cwt191.00–196.009164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480171.04/cwt167.00–178.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480157.50/cwt157.50–157.507561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505191.00/cwt191.00–191.009651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529168.70/cwt160.00–175.008924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572163.12/cwt158.00–173.0093312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618159.97/cwt159.00–161.009892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669161.49/cwt160.00–163.001,0804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728152.32/cwt147.00–156.001,1093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0711
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4405116.00/cwt116.00–116.004701
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006531
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4790106.00/cwt106.00–106.008371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445103.46/cwt96.00–107.001,4953
Bulls——1,69594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5931
Bulls——2,018116.16/cwt114.00–118.002,3442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89085.00/cwt85.00–85.007571
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03063.78/cwt60.00–67.006573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09074.29/cwt69.00–81.0081013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23485.94/cwt74.00–95.001,06042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26588.67/cwt86.00–92.001,1222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40089.12/cwt77.00–97.001,24828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,6971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,62699.95/cwt96.00–108.001,6256
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2850750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050902.50/head820.00–985.009032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401

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.