Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2023-12-09

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 9
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
367 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 451▼ 13 vs year ago 380 · −3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 139▲ 30 vs year ago 98 · +30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 15▲ 35 vs year ago 5 · +700.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls sharply higher with high demand noted, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $209.30/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +13.40 against this barn's trailing median of $195.90.
Average price
$209.30
86 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,100
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.14
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529209.691,10982
Medium and Large 2-3456201.259184thin
One grade step is worth $8.44/cwt here — about $191 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 sale86 hd
209.30
—
TN average7 barns · 721 hd
192.16
+17.14
This barn, trailing median6 sales
195.90
+13.40
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—High1,754116.892,05011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45591.561,33322
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25588.721,11331
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05678.388289thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,138$1,2694thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,2455
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,104$1,09112
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$8501thin

Every lot

63 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 1-2425222.00/cwt222.00–222.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522234.92/cwt232.00–238.001,2267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575213.62/cwt210.00–217.501,2282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620207.61/cwt204.00–211.001,2872
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1051
Steers—Large 1640181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658202.01/cwt199.00–205.001,3292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215182.50/cwt182.50–182.503921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323189.07/cwt185.00–192.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375190.03/cwt187.50–192.507135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385209.00/cwt209.00–209.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426195.11/cwt186.00–202.5083110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453181.24/cwt180.00–182.508212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466194.10/cwt187.50–201.0090513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470208.00/cwt208.00–208.009781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529191.02/cwt180.00–197.001,01015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573185.85/cwt180.00–190.001,0659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628179.18/cwt175.00–180.001,1256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy645169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670167.48/cwt162.50–171.001,1224
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321217.72/cwt211.00–230.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330201.00/cwt201.00–201.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350249.00/cwt249.00–249.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376213.93/cwt210.00–221.008044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405213.00/cwt213.00–213.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421232.71/cwt225.00–247.509807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466225.62/cwt213.00–240.001,05112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495196.00/cwt196.00–196.009701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519219.63/cwt202.50–229.001,14022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564205.72/cwt200.00–215.001,1607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623187.58/cwt178.00–200.001,1697
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661183.83/cwt176.00–187.001,2159
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711176.97/cwt170.00–185.001,2584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full793150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,08093.86/cwt91.00–97.001,0142
Bulls——1,795116.76/cwt112.00–124.002,0965
Bulls——2,039128.56/cwt127.00–130.002,6214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95868.49/cwt66.00–71.006562
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08481.21/cwt75.00–87.008807
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14081.66/cwt80.00–83.009312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16280.59/cwt79.00–82.009363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26089.21/cwt83.00–97.001,12427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47591.61/cwt86.00–98.001,35118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595101.03/cwt100.00–102.001,6112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900932.50/head870.00–995.009332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,245.00/head1,125.00–1,450.001,2455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1041,090.83/head900.00–1,300.001,09112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,605.00/head1,485.00–1,725.001,6052

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.