Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-05-13

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, May 13
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
518 head
▼ 184 vs last sale 702▲ 70 vs year ago 448 · +15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 181▲ 73 vs year ago 112 · +65.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 39▲ 21 vs year ago 16 · +131.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls holding mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.93/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$206.93
142 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$992
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.16
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478207.64992139
Medium and Large 2-3543174.009453thin
One grade step is worth $33.64/cwt here — about $47 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 sale142 hd
206.93
—
TN average9 barns · 1,687 hd
200.78
+6.16
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—Average1,538125.221,92615
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42998.101,40229
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20395.271,14656
CowsLean 85-90%Average96584.7381835

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,1052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,6351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3649
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,0251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$8201thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388239.81/cwt230.00–250.009302
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423226.53/cwt220.00–239.009585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459228.41/cwt220.00–233.001,04819
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513228.39/cwt220.00–234.001,1728
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2560191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575219.45/cwt214.00–225.001,2622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636212.58/cwt204.00–220.001,3526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670203.20/cwt201.00–212.001,3615
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271224.30/cwt211.00–230.006088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331211.10/cwt200.00–221.006999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381212.06/cwt200.00–221.008088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full390195.00/cwt195.00–195.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429210.83/cwt200.00–219.0090414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,01018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469204.83/cwt195.00–210.0096117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525205.40/cwt195.00–214.001,07830
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3543174.00/cwt174.00–174.009453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579195.98/cwt190.00–210.001,13519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630188.95/cwt186.00–192.001,1902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658190.88/cwt184.00–199.001,2567
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225232.28/cwt220.00–242.505233
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2281223.97/cwt222.50–230.006297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295257.50/cwt257.50–257.507601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310256.31/cwt252.50–260.007952
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334222.67/cwt219.00–232.507447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362222.87/cwt212.50–229.0080710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2368200.00/cwt200.00–200.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400239.00/cwt239.00–239.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425217.66/cwt208.00–231.0092515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full430196.10/cwt190.00–202.508432
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2445185.00/cwt185.00–185.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471213.29/cwt200.00–228.001,00521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533212.39/cwt200.00–227.001,1326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559209.00/cwt188.00–214.001,16810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620184.66/cwt182.00–187.501,1452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2692193.29/cwt190.00–198.001,3387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy723189.47/cwt187.00–192.001,3702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2741166.59/cwt160.00–175.001,2345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy755193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765151.00/cwt150.00–154.001,1554
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,456122.80/cwt118.00–128.001,78811
Bulls——1,764131.86/cwt131.00–134.002,3264
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed920104.00/cwt104.00–104.009571
Cows—Lean 85-90%96983.64/cwt77.00–89.0081031
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01090.94/cwt90.00–92.009183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18792.69/cwt87.00–102.001,10040
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26085.06/cwt84.00–86.001,0723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267105.71/cwt104.00–109.001,33912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40296.94/cwt90.00–104.001,35924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,616108.12/cwt106.00–110.001,7474
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,105.00/head910.00–1,300.001,1052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,635.00/head1,635.00–1,635.001,6351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,535.00/head1,400.00–1,760.001,5353
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,383.33/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,012.50/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2750820.00/head820.00–820.008201

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.