Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-04-08

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 8
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
233 head
▼ 293 vs last sale 526▲ 0 vs year ago 233 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 220▼ 17 vs year ago 87 · −19.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 65▲ 14 vs year ago 10 · +140.0%
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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 mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Limited receipts and lighter demand were noted due to Easter holiday weekend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.73/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$198.73
58 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$900
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.28
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2459200.0791855
Medium and Large 2-3342174.235963thin
One grade step is worth $25.84/cwt here — about $322 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 sale58 hd
198.73
—
TN average12 barns · 2,409 hd
190.45
+8.28
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—High1,828124.642,2785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,229102.061,25416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53398.681,51316
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00388.188843thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,0564thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,1551thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3839
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,2251thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381246.00/cwt246.00–246.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425215.00/cwt215.00–215.009141
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,2425
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210197.50/cwt197.50–197.504151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273198.44/cwt195.00–202.505422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313173.84/cwt170.00–177.505442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328202.30/cwt190.00–212.506644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378206.07/cwt195.00–217.507793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413207.05/cwt190.00–215.008554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433220.44/cwt216.00–221.0095518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full445172.50/cwt172.50–172.507681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468198.30/cwt186.00–206.009286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full500172.50/cwt172.50–172.508631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536192.12/cwt189.00–196.001,0306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563166.07/cwt163.00–169.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638173.51/cwt170.00–177.001,1072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835101.00/cwt101.00–101.008431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235222.50/cwt222.50–222.505231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290212.50/cwt212.50–212.506161
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324238.70/cwt225.00–250.007736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373223.48/cwt211.00–240.008348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420214.94/cwt210.00–220.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429192.47/cwt172.50–202.508263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473210.48/cwt200.00–225.009967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516211.39/cwt197.50–217.501,0917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568172.50/cwt172.50–172.509802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580162.50/cwt162.50–162.509431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620187.78/cwt184.00–190.001,1646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full680152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722153.89/cwt149.00–163.001,1113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,795123.05/cwt117.00–125.002,2094
Bulls——1,960131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,5681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00388.18/cwt85.00–93.008843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184110.77/cwt108.00–116.001,3126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24098.14/cwt92.00–105.001,2179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50997.25/cwt89.00–104.001,46812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645108.96/cwt108.00–110.001,7923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,155.00/head1,155.00–1,155.001,1551
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2—750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,056.25/head900.00–1,200.001,0564
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,737.50/head1,725.00–1,750.001,7382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,375.00/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,312.50/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.