Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-10-07

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 7
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 623▼ 96 vs year ago 665 · −14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 149▼ 48 vs year ago 161 · −29.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 19 vs year ago 31 · −61.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sharply lower with feeder bulls 2.00 higher overall. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.46/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$179.46
131 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$9.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−34.27
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547179.61982129
Small and Medium 1-2413170.007012thin
One grade step is worth $9.61/cwt here — about $281 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 sale131 hd
179.46
—
TN average15 barns · 2,684 hd
213.74
−34.27
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—Average1,712125.622,15111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41895.031,34731
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17891.721,08030
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11878.998839thin

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)1,125$1,1132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,6503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,3551thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355245.00/cwt245.00–245.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428237.40/cwt235.00–240.001,0162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full450197.50/cwt197.50–197.508891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488216.19/cwt212.50–220.001,0552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510232.10/cwt210.00–243.001,1849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy524250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564226.53/cwt220.00–228.001,2787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664211.10/cwt205.00–217.501,4025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275217.50/cwt217.50–217.505981
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321195.73/cwt190.00–202.506284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359198.78/cwt190.00–207.507145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430182.28/cwt170.00–196.0078419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479177.82/cwt170.00–185.0085218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0202
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519175.27/cwt170.00–185.0091014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583178.11/cwt162.50–186.001,03821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610198.97/cwt193.00–201.501,2146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634170.73/cwt165.00–184.001,08216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full650152.50/cwt152.50–152.509912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667169.33/cwt162.50–175.001,1294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732170.69/cwt169.00–177.501,2498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833153.28/cwt150.00–160.001,2773
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230245.00/cwt245.00–245.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2282230.67/cwt222.50–242.506503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323242.90/cwt220.00–260.007859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368220.96/cwt210.00–230.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383256.00/cwt256.00–256.009804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420222.30/cwt217.50–230.009348
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2443190.00/cwt190.00–190.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463221.97/cwt210.00–230.001,0286
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477193.94/cwt190.00–200.009255
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2489182.00/cwt182.00–182.008904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525215.10/cwt207.00–225.001,12912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526176.83/cwt175.00–180.009304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575172.70/cwt165.00–185.0099319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614172.95/cwt162.00–180.001,06219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615193.68/cwt188.00–200.001,1914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655174.67/cwt152.50–182.501,1449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715162.39/cwt155.00–174.001,1615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763152.66/cwt147.00–161.001,1653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy765176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy765140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820157.00/cwt155.00–159.001,2872
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,712125.62/cwt115.00–131.002,15111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11878.99/cwt73.00–84.008839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13879.49/cwt79.00–80.009052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17588.34/cwt83.00–95.001,03820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194103.22/cwt98.00–107.001,2328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39893.21/cwt87.00–101.001,30325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518106.55/cwt103.00–111.001,6175
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,112.50/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,355.00/head1,355.00–1,355.001,3551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.