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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, May 4
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 465▼ 387 vs year ago 702 · −55.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 180▼ 75 vs year ago 181 · −41.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 29 vs year ago 39 · −74.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall with exception of lean cows 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.77/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −113.17 against this barn's trailing median of $351.93.
Average price
$238.77
33 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,287
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−16.51
vs TN average
−29.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539238.771,28733
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 sale33 hd
238.77
—
TN average13 barns · 842 hd
255.28
−16.51
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
−29.61
This barn, trailing median24 sales
351.93
−113.17
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—High1,640146.122,39623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460121.241,77021
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,138120.681,37428
CowsLean 85-90%Average979106.851,04616

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$1,2002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,4851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,250$2,2502thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,7251thin

Every lot

68 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
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423298.25/cwt290.00–307.001,2622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,2211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full460262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2081
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482284.06/cwt270.00–292.501,3693
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503285.99/cwt276.00–292.001,4393
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full550260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6101
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568270.99/cwt264.00–282.501,5396
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611262.58/cwt260.00–277.501,6047
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668253.63/cwt240.00–257.001,6948
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728225.65/cwt218.00–230.001,6433
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780218.00/cwt215.00–221.001,7002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273275.00/cwt267.50–280.007513
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338282.55/cwt272.50–290.009556
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340267.50/cwt267.50–267.509101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Full355231.00/cwt231.00–231.008201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378250.00/cwt250.00–250.009452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380265.79/cwt257.50–270.001,0107
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425255.69/cwt249.00–262.501,08710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425240.99/cwt240.00–242.001,0242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full440222.50/cwt222.50–222.509791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468252.13/cwt247.50–262.501,18014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full495238.75/cwt235.00–242.501,1822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516241.19/cwt235.00–251.001,24517
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4024
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567230.59/cwt221.00–240.001,30712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608232.64/cwt228.00–235.001,4143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620214.58/cwt211.00–223.001,3305
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290371.58/cwt350.00–390.001,0783
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2318313.85/cwt300.00–325.009983
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378326.75/cwt322.50–330.001,2353
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380308.41/cwt292.50–315.001,17212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422279.18/cwt265.00–295.001,17810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full430255.06/cwt250.00–260.001,0972
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472272.95/cwt260.00–282.501,28811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3Full495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517295.02/cwt290.00–302.501,5253
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529273.51/cwt262.50–280.001,4477
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570286.72/cwt282.50–290.001,6343
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571253.31/cwt242.50–270.001,4465
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full573235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3472
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628235.43/cwt224.00–250.001,4794
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657227.76/cwt217.50–245.001,4963
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2713211.32/cwt205.00–217.501,5072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,109124.73/cwt113.00–134.001,3834
Bulls——1,470132.53/cwt124.00–138.001,9483
Bulls——1,804152.02/cwt142.00–157.002,74214
Bulls——1,805168.01/cwt166.00–170.003,0332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed820119.22/cwt118.00–121.009784
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed893126.15/cwt124.00–128.001,1273
Cows—Lean 85-90%97395.28/cwt93.00–97.009274
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062106.45/cwt103.00–111.001,1308
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159115.91/cwt108.00–123.001,34319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196133.06/cwt126.00–148.001,5916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435120.55/cwt114.00–127.001,73016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493110.07/cwt109.00–111.001,6432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573132.35/cwt130.00–135.002,0823
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,250.00/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2800975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-28001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.