Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-02-04

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 4
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 338▼ 63 vs year ago 267 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 152▲ 2 vs year ago 165 · +1.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 16▲ 1 vs year ago 12 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.01/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$153.01
52 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$26.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.13
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501153.5976950
Medium and Large 2-3410150.006151thin
Small and Medium 1-2465127.005911thin
One grade step is worth $26.59/cwt here — about $179 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 sale52 hd
153.01
—
TN average10 barns · 1,657 hd
157.14
−4.13
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—Average1,714115.791,98510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47891.451,35229
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19090.891,08244
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10081.7589944

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)950$1,0052thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$7251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)825$8732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,2751thin

Every lot

63 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 2-3285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355188.00/cwt188.00–188.006671
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430193.00/cwt193.00–193.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490181.00/cwt181.00–181.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513182.31/cwt180.00–184.009353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582166.67/cwt165.00–169.009703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,018133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320152.87/cwt152.50–153.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382157.34/cwt157.00–158.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428167.43/cwt164.00–172.007174
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2465127.00/cwt127.00–127.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474166.83/cwt166.00–167.007916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480155.72/cwt150.00–160.0074710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519161.00/cwt161.00–161.008363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526153.29/cwt148.00–157.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571141.27/cwt137.00–146.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622138.39/cwt138.00–140.008615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628149.00/cwt149.00–149.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650136.00/cwt136.00–136.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715121.00/cwt121.00–121.008651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270187.50/cwt187.50–187.505061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360187.50/cwt187.50–187.506751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424186.36/cwt180.00–190.0079010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469178.90/cwt173.00–188.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529165.35/cwt161.00–171.008758
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573160.54/cwt157.00–164.009205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617157.71/cwt152.00–163.009738
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy730163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738145.50/cwt145.00–146.001,0742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779134.98/cwt129.00–137.001,0514
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,671114.99/cwt110.00–119.001,9219
Bulls——2,105123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,5891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97068.96/cwt67.00–71.006692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08880.42/cwt72.00–87.0087534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17691.00/cwt83.00–98.001,07028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18378.49/cwt72.00–81.009298
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18590.58/cwt89.00–94.001,0738
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22376.15/cwt74.00–78.009312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248102.88/cwt99.00–110.001,2848
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46989.47/cwt82.00–97.001,31421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,596103.50/cwt99.00–110.001,6526
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2800720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000725.00/head725.00–725.007251

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.