Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2024-03-16

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 16
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
274 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 301▲ 13 vs year ago 261 · +5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 62▲ 56 vs year ago 99 · +56.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 61▼ 2 vs year ago 22 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 7.00 to 8.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.25/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −110.69 against this barn's trailing median of $351.93.
Average price
$241.25
17 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,292
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−11.20
vs TN average
−34.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535241.251,29217thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
241.25
—
TN average9 barns · 515 hd
252.44
−11.20
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−34.92
This barn, trailing median24 sales
351.93
−110.69
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—High1,726149.642,58317
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,483128.921,91225
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,174126.921,49043
CowsLean 85-90%Average908110.351,0028thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,885153.002,8841thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,274121.151,5438thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,796119.802,1524thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,200155.001,8601thin

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)1,133$1,3923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,3682thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)800$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,7253thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$9501thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325292.50/cwt292.50–292.509511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413326.36/cwt320.00–332.501,3482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461306.86/cwt300.00–317.501,4156
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,5852
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528283.98/cwt276.00–292.501,4992
Steers500–550Large 1545247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578241.94/cwt240.00–244.001,3982
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615239.96/cwt235.00–248.001,4763
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7131
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy705222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5651
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763225.66/cwt223.00–229.001,7223
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260302.26/cwt290.00–315.007862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313298.79/cwt280.00–315.009354
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335272.00/cwt272.00–272.009111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373288.90/cwt272.50–296.001,07810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423249.31/cwt240.00–257.501,0557
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478250.09/cwt240.00–259.001,19515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517237.17/cwt230.00–248.001,2268
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy533256.49/cwt256.00–257.001,3672
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576234.97/cwt223.00–246.001,3535
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3671
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661211.64/cwt206.00–219.001,3994
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2288327.89/cwt312.50–342.509442
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2313282.80/cwt260.00–307.508852
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2332332.30/cwt322.50–337.501,1033
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2350287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,0061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369317.98/cwt315.00–325.001,1735
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419300.90/cwt277.50–320.001,2618
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1421
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477300.36/cwt277.50–320.001,4338
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2721
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565250.77/cwt245.00–257.501,4173
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2634223.87/cwt215.00–228.001,4195
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4721
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2762186.36/cwt181.00–197.501,4206
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2884159.33/cwt156.00–161.001,4083
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2926145.92/cwt137.00–154.001,3514
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,200155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,180137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6171
Bulls——1,525124.11/cwt122.00–126.001,8932
Bulls——1,740160.42/cwt158.00–163.002,7914
Bulls——1,815151.70/cwt142.00–156.002,75310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%908110.35/cwt98.00–118.001,0028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167124.29/cwt114.00–135.001,45034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196140.23/cwt133.00–147.001,6778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483142.04/cwt140.00–144.002,1062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483127.78/cwt118.00–135.001,89523
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,885153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,8841
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163128.59/cwt127.00–130.001,4963
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,340116.69/cwt109.00–122.001,5645
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,796119.80/cwt117.00–122.002,1524
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2800900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,391.67/head1,275.00–1,575.001,3923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,367.50/head1,350.00–1,385.001,3682
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,937.50/head1,525.00–2,350.001,9382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—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.