Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-03-18

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 18
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 354▼ 192 vs year ago 453 · −42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 117▼ 42 vs year ago 141 · −29.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 19▼ 1 vs year ago 23 · −4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing over 400 lbs. 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls measuring 6.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $195.34/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 4 of 6 comparable sales and sits −0.56 against this barn's trailing median of $195.90.
Average price
$195.34
59 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,026
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$20
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$30.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.24
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523198.771,04051
Medium and Large 2-3487176.358595thin
Small and Medium 1-2628168.671,0603thin
One grade step is worth $30.10/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale59 hd
195.34
—
TN average9 barns · 902 hd
193.09
+2.24
This barn, trailing median6 sales
195.90
−0.56
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
Bulls—High1,639124.242,03619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39698.741,37817
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14194.501,07822
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11583.419304thin

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)—$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$9752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$9501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$8502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,5814thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$7652thin

Every lot

79 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 1-2320224.23/cwt222.50–227.507183
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2365192.00/cwt192.00–192.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2405175.00/cwt175.00–175.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423214.30/cwt212.50–216.009062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468214.00/cwt210.00–218.001,0023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521208.14/cwt202.00–219.001,08410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528179.49/cwt179.00–180.009482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620204.40/cwt202.00–206.001,2675
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655191.00/cwt186.00–196.001,2512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240222.50/cwt222.50–222.505341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255217.50/cwt217.50–217.505551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329206.89/cwt199.00–212.506815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340179.49/cwt179.00–180.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360211.00/cwt211.00–211.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375199.73/cwt184.00–207.507494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417192.00/cwt190.00–194.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430172.44/cwt170.00–175.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473186.05/cwt179.00–195.0088014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483171.99/cwt170.00–174.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520178.41/cwt170.00–183.009285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571168.94/cwt160.00–174.009659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630159.02/cwt158.00–160.001,0022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633140.52/cwt139.00–142.008892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228218.82/cwt212.50–225.004992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325235.00/cwt235.00–235.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335217.50/cwt215.00–220.007294
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375220.60/cwt214.00–228.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385190.13/cwt180.00–200.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418212.09/cwt206.00–220.008876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475205.78/cwt200.00–211.009777
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495172.50/cwt172.50–172.508541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510202.63/cwt197.50–206.001,0337
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563189.64/cwt180.00–204.001,0687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624187.22/cwt180.00–201.001,1684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650149.00/cwt149.00–149.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685182.00/cwt181.00–183.001,2472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710181.32/cwt180.00–182.001,2873
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2710172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2211
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2820154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870151.97/cwt149.00–155.001,3222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2933146.96/cwt144.00–150.001,3712
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4385127.00/cwt127.00–127.004891
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4500118.00/cwt118.00–118.005901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight99399.91/cwt93.00–107.009922
Bulls——1,631123.83/cwt115.00–132.002,02013
Bulls——1,986137.76/cwt136.00–140.002,7364
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10483.16/cwt81.00–85.009184
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10590.00/cwt90.00–90.009951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11294.07/cwt88.00–100.001,04614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11881.21/cwt78.00–84.009083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281107.33/cwt103.00–111.001,3754
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345107.75/cwt107.00–109.001,4493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41898.02/cwt95.00–104.001,39013
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,087.50/head1,050.00–1,125.001,0882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—765.00/head760.00–770.007652
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,581.25/head1,475.00–1,750.001,5814

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.