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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 21
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
352 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 392▼ 227 vs year ago 579 · −39.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 147▼ 40 vs year ago 170 · −23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 38 vs year ago 47 · −80.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 lower overall. Feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, with exception of those weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher and those weighing over 650 lbs. sharply lower. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 7.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.06/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$199.06
92 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,075
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$19.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.09
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551200.681,10582
Medium and Large 2-3472188.598906thin
Small and Medium 1-2426181.507744thin
One grade step is worth $19.18/cwt here — about $331 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 sale92 hd
199.06
—
TN average13 barns · 2,201 hd
209.15
−10.09
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—Low1,707116.061,98115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39294.351,31330
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21687.691,06627
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08179.3085718

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)925$8882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$8751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$9501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$8401thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full425217.50/cwt217.50–217.509241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added454260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1804
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483227.24/cwt217.50–237.501,0982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529228.63/cwt216.00–237.001,2095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585228.50/cwt228.00–229.001,3372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613210.35/cwt208.00–214.001,2893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815192.00/cwt184.00–200.001,5652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2305177.50/cwt177.50–177.505411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378210.70/cwt205.00–220.007965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420219.00/cwt219.00–219.009202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423190.27/cwt187.50–193.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433206.27/cwt200.00–212.008938
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2440182.50/cwt182.50–182.508031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468207.53/cwt199.00–212.509716
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2480183.00/cwt181.00–185.008782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483189.33/cwt185.00–193.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533199.37/cwt188.00–206.001,0639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535183.00/cwt183.00–183.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566195.68/cwt190.00–205.001,10811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,2503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full618174.30/cwt172.50–176.001,0772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624187.03/cwt182.00–192.001,1675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638219.75/cwt219.75–219.751,40216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy645168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full658163.03/cwt160.00–166.001,0732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667172.70/cwt170.00–175.001,1523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy700153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full735166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2295202.50/cwt202.50–202.505971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323251.82/cwt235.00–270.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366251.63/cwt232.50–269.009214
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2425205.00/cwt205.00–205.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430224.22/cwt220.00–227.509643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477223.80/cwt215.00–230.001,0685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505195.00/cwt195.00–195.009851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1731
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526218.93/cwt206.00–225.001,15213
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2555180.00/cwt180.00–180.009991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569194.50/cwt187.50–204.001,1078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621175.51/cwt169.00–190.001,0905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full625155.00/cwt155.00–155.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy643200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672158.61/cwt150.00–170.001,0665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735143.67/cwt140.00–150.001,0563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763146.15/cwt137.00–155.001,1152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2819141.74/cwt130.00–154.001,1614
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3520142.00/cwt142.00–142.007381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,353110.41/cwt109.00–112.001,4942
Bulls——1,616105.32/cwt100.00–112.001,7024
Bulls——1,720135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,3221
Bulls——1,839120.48/cwt116.00–126.002,2168
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99567.47/cwt67.00–68.006712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00389.80/cwt89.00–91.009012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10479.49/cwt73.00–84.0087814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21487.28/cwt82.00–93.001,06024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21578.00/cwt78.00–78.009481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24097.39/cwt95.00–100.001,2082
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37393.76/cwt87.00–99.001,28723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38784.31/cwt83.00–85.001,1693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504105.26/cwt104.00–106.001,5834
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2800950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2925887.50/head850.00–925.008882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.