Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-10-14

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
▼ 177 vs last sale 569▼ 42 vs year ago 434 · −9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 113▲ 49 vs year ago 98 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sharply higher overall, with feeder bulls 1.00 higher overall with exception of those weighing 550 to 700 lbs. sharply higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall and slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $209.22/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +13.32 against this barn's trailing median of $195.90.
Average price
$209.22
87 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$4
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$36.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.50
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510210.081,07281
Small and Medium 1-2429209.638994thin
Large 1620173.501,0762thin
One grade step is worth $36.58/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale87 hd
209.22
—
TN average10 barns · 1,121 hd
193.72
+15.50
This barn, trailing median6 sales
195.90
+13.32
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—Low1,711124.652,13213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45496.931,41038
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21495.981,16525
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03184.7487410

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)1,250$1,2382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$1,1852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,7052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3001thin

Every lot

69 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—Small and Medium 1-2235227.50/cwt227.50–227.505351
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2315205.00/cwt205.00–205.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320242.00/cwt242.00–242.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383233.87/cwt230.00–237.508962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435232.35/cwt227.50–237.001,0113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469230.52/cwt222.50–240.001,0817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518227.74/cwt221.00–231.001,1806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572223.04/cwt215.00–226.001,2764
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full575202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718192.48/cwt191.00–194.001,3822
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329204.62/cwt203.00–208.006736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386206.53/cwt200.00–208.007975
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2390196.00/cwt196.00–196.007641
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432206.41/cwt200.00–210.0089210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450217.00/cwt217.00–217.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473206.61/cwt202.00–213.009778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full480185.00/cwt185.00–185.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517208.24/cwt191.00–212.001,07719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full525167.50/cwt167.50–167.508791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy573176.55/cwt173.00–180.001,0122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579199.33/cwt190.00–208.001,15410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full625178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645195.00/cwt194.00–196.001,2582
Heifers—Large 1675178.36/cwt169.00–188.001,2042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690191.58/cwt191.00–194.001,3225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718180.98/cwt180.00–182.001,2992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828176.61/cwt169.00–184.001,4622
Heifers—Large 1835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290230.00/cwt227.50–232.506673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377222.27/cwt217.50–231.008385
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2380212.50/cwt212.50–212.508081
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427229.66/cwt220.00–237.5098119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full435217.50/cwt217.50–217.509461
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2455213.00/cwt213.00–213.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470226.89/cwt217.50–233.001,06614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full480209.52/cwt209.00–210.001,0062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521207.22/cwt197.50–217.501,0808
Bulls—Large 1575185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584200.20/cwt190.00–215.001,1698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615186.42/cwt170.00–200.001,1469
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full645162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0481
Bulls—Large 1665162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667180.17/cwt174.00–190.001,2025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723166.44/cwt160.00–173.001,2034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6851
Bulls——1,724124.68/cwt118.00–131.002,14911
Bulls——1,810134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,4251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88072.00/cwt72.00–72.006341
Cows—Lean 85-90%94596.00/cwt96.00–96.009071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06184.93/cwt80.00–91.009018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07583.00/cwt83.00–83.008922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22494.59/cwt90.00–100.001,15818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232106.19/cwt104.00–109.001,3085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37885.56/cwt84.00–87.001,1793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44696.53/cwt89.00–104.001,39631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575108.57/cwt106.00–115.001,7104
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,237.50/head1,175.00–1,300.001,2382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,185.00/head1,120.00–1,250.001,1852
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,705.00/head1,610.00–1,800.001,7052
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.