Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-04-29

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 29
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
497 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 505▼ 123 vs year ago 620 · −19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 173▲ 33 vs year ago 141 · +23.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 43▲ 15 vs year ago 20 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls sharply lower overall with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.80/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$188.80
122 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$372
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.91
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506188.95957120
Medium and Large 2-3325180.005852thin
One grade step is worth $8.95/cwt here — about $372 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 sale122 hd
188.80
—
TN average9 barns · 1,759 hd
198.71
−9.91
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—Average1,682122.702,06331
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39393.581,30426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18593.071,10337
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03381.6684319
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,505124.001,8661thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,2732thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,1132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,314$1,0897
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$9882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$8501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)900$9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)950$9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3632thin

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—Medium and Large 1-2380238.00/cwt238.00–238.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437230.92/cwt226.00–233.001,00910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475224.67/cwt214.00–235.001,0674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573207.67/cwt205.00–210.001,1903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619194.17/cwt189.00–206.001,2024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288194.78/cwt187.50–210.005613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333197.09/cwt185.00–207.506565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381199.37/cwt180.00–213.0076014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422191.75/cwt180.00–210.0080915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478197.40/cwt182.00–202.5094417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522187.27/cwt178.00–200.0097825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568186.34/cwt174.00–196.001,05814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619182.22/cwt177.00–191.001,1287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667180.99/cwt170.00–186.001,20712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717162.99/cwt159.00–173.001,1694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2250202.50/cwt202.50–202.505061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273235.07/cwt232.50–237.506422
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2330198.73/cwt197.50–200.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334217.48/cwt215.00–220.007264
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2370200.33/cwt200.00–201.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375219.05/cwt210.00–229.008218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423217.58/cwt210.00–227.5092016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479215.53/cwt210.00–229.001,03218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522207.48/cwt200.00–219.001,08313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566216.24/cwt200.00–220.001,22412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621188.90/cwt180.00–198.001,1734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661184.49/cwt176.00–194.001,2194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3511
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4295149.00/cwt149.00–149.004401
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009571
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4720139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0012
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4820127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,07399.99/cwt96.00–105.001,0732
Bulls——1,540109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6791
Bulls——1,718123.06/cwt115.00–130.002,11424
Bulls——1,803135.31/cwt133.00–140.002,4404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95473.41/cwt72.00–75.007005
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06184.60/cwt79.00–89.0089814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15891.03/cwt86.00–98.001,05430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308105.27/cwt101.00–114.001,3776
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37392.88/cwt88.00–99.001,27524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,633101.95/cwt101.00–103.001,6652
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Standard1,505124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,272.50/head1,250.00–1,295.001,2732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050987.50/head900.00–1,075.009882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,112.50/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3141,089.29/head900.00–1,275.001,0897
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,362.50/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3632

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.