Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2024-03-02

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 2
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 272▼ 55 vs year ago 257 · −21.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 83▼ 28 vs year ago 109 · −25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 11▲ 11 vs year ago 39 · +28.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher overall. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone for heifers was noted. Continued increased demand from farmer-feeders was noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.64/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −127.29 against this barn's trailing median of $351.93.
Average price
$224.64
17 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,212
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$32.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.02
vs TN average
−44.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538228.461,22815thin
Large 1553196.001,0832thin
One grade step is worth $32.46/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
224.64
—
TN average3 barns · 131 hd
239.67
−15.02
National average181 barns · 16,149 hd
268.88
−44.24
This barn, trailing median24 sales
351.93
−127.29
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 500–600 lb

24 sales
434385337288median 351.9303/0705/0207/1809/1910/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.64, low $302.47, median $351.93 across 24 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—Average1,645134.962,22110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,414114.111,61315
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209112.761,36323
CowsLean 85-90%Average97495.9693510

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)1,000$1,4882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,2882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,2878
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)910$1,2675
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)883$1,2673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,2615
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,092$1,2496
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,1752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,3251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,700$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,2751thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3571
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528277.63/cwt275.00–286.001,4664
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563271.66/cwt270.00–275.001,5296
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585260.04/cwt255.00–265.001,5212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added305285.00/cwt285.00–285.008691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345268.75/cwt260.00–277.509272
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366257.93/cwt252.50–265.009447
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423224.38/cwt215.00–231.009493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433247.32/cwt246.00–248.001,0713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473218.52/cwt217.00–220.001,0342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478240.78/cwt230.00–255.001,1519
Heifers500–550Large 1520207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522228.92/cwt217.50–237.001,19510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2761
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565237.38/cwt231.00–244.001,3412
Heifers550–600Large 1585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626206.44/cwt197.50–213.001,2925
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673199.69/cwt190.00–206.001,3446
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2861
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280325.00/cwt325.00–325.009101
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1-2280257.01/cwt230.00–285.007202
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2355285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0121
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374317.10/cwt310.00–327.501,1869
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410315.49/cwt315.00–316.001,2942
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428287.46/cwt272.50–307.501,2305
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy440267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1771
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465293.75/cwt290.00–297.501,3662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483277.42/cwt260.00–285.001,3409
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523254.09/cwt247.50–262.501,3293
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568251.30/cwt240.00–264.001,4273
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,290126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6251
Bulls——1,674133.79/cwt128.00–139.002,2407
Bulls——1,723143.55/cwt142.00–145.002,4732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89385.72/cwt81.00–89.007653
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009100.35/cwt95.00–107.001,0137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168113.12/cwt104.00–119.001,32118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22098.18/cwt96.00–101.001,1983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38096.28/cwt93.00–99.001,3292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405113.80/cwt105.00–119.001,5998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442121.73/cwt121.00–123.001,7555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,560131.34/cwt126.00–136.002,0492
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,7003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2700900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2750975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2850950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,346.25/head1,150.00–1,700.001,3464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,450.00/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,487.50/head1,475.00–1,500.001,4882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,261.00/head1,125.00–1,355.001,2615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,249.17/head925.00–1,470.001,2496
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,332.14/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3327
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,175.00/head900.00–1,450.001,1752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,425.00/head2,250.00–2,600.002,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.