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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 2
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
451 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 448▲ 88 vs year ago 363 · +24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 134▲ 26 vs year ago 113 · +23.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 13▼ 6 vs year ago 21 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Low-quality feeder offerings overall, therefore, receipts included in this report were limited.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.88/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$189.88
95 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$66
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 1-2
$23.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.82
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3344202.006943thin
Medium and Large 1-2535190.871,02282
Small and Medium 1-2427178.1876110thin
One grade step is worth $23.82/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale95 hd
189.88
—
TN average11 barns · 2,310 hd
196.71
−6.82
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—High1,892119.262,25615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43191.541,31027
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13588.961,01048
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08079.658608thin

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)1,300$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,325$1,4632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$9851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,3003thin

Every lot

76 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 2-3305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320237.50/cwt237.50–237.507601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full415211.00/cwt211.00–211.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445215.00/cwt215.00–215.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487217.17/cwt208.00–219.001,0586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515209.35/cwt209.00–210.001,0783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556218.31/cwt207.50–226.001,2144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628208.49/cwt208.00–209.001,3092
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2665177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672201.55/cwt195.00–206.001,3543
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278212.50/cwt212.50–212.505912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329214.37/cwt212.50–215.007054
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2330194.03/cwt187.50–200.006402
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2388179.10/cwt170.00–187.506953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390202.71/cwt197.50–211.007914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403222.00/cwt222.00–222.008953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418194.68/cwt192.50–200.008145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full420187.50/cwt187.50–187.507881
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2425175.24/cwt170.00–180.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471197.69/cwt190.00–202.5093112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475181.00/cwt181.00–181.008601
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2475173.00/cwt173.00–173.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521186.65/cwt174.00–195.0097215
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full563165.99/cwt165.00–168.009353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573177.88/cwt172.50–180.001,0199
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2585163.00/cwt163.00–163.009541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613185.75/cwt175.00–190.001,13912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668177.42/cwt173.00–182.001,1852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,34410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy715164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327207.80/cwt200.00–212.506805
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2340192.50/cwt192.50–192.506551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3358200.00/cwt200.00–200.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370218.86/cwt205.00–222.508105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427216.34/cwt209.00–220.0092415
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2460181.69/cwt176.00–187.508362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465198.78/cwt197.50–200.009242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full470197.50/cwt197.50–197.509281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475220.18/cwt212.00–227.501,04610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full518173.00/cwt173.00–173.008963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520206.51/cwt192.50–215.501,07412
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2540177.50/cwt177.50–177.509591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full570180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573208.85/cwt202.50–211.001,19711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619189.41/cwt182.00–205.001,1727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full620177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715165.55/cwt162.00–169.001,1842
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,740127.38/cwt127.00–128.002,2163
Bulls——1,785108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9281
Bulls——1,908119.17/cwt114.00–124.002,27410
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,295107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,4561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08079.65/cwt74.00–85.008608
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12088.09/cwt82.00–96.0098742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12078.00/cwt78.00–78.008741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26898.44/cwt98.00–99.001,2485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31283.04/cwt80.00–85.001,0893
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44392.15/cwt87.00–98.001,33023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5711
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.