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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, May 11
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 315▼ 237 vs year ago 518 · −45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 106▼ 57 vs year ago 185 · −30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 10▼ 2 vs year ago 37 · −5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. 3.00 higher, with feeder heifers weighing over 500 lbs. and feeder bulls sharply higher overall. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 6.00 higher overall, with lean cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, and bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.08/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −98.85 against this barn's trailing median of $351.93.
Average price
$253.08
25 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,349
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−4.21
vs TN average
−14.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533253.081,34925
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 sale25 hd
253.08
—
TN average11 barns · 527 hd
257.30
−4.21
National average178 barns · 10,823 hd
267.59
−14.51
This barn, trailing median24 sales
351.93
−98.85
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—Low1,488144.782,15414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,436125.811,80730
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,179124.211,46532
CowsLean 85-90%Average926108.981,0096thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,285125.251,6103thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,740113.001,9661thin

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)1,100$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,367$1,6886
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,042$1,3536
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,2173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,16013

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421313.61/cwt310.00–317.501,3204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478296.58/cwt285.00–305.001,4183
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528291.41/cwt270.00–301.001,5394
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,6261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606268.03/cwt257.50–273.001,6246
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5021
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7152
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335275.83/cwt272.50–280.009243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366272.52/cwt270.00–277.509974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433264.65/cwt252.50–275.001,14612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy463243.02/cwt240.00–246.001,1252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464257.03/cwt250.00–267.001,1939
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,3672
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525254.38/cwt245.00–261.001,33520
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565247.90/cwt239.00–256.001,4015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5645
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630229.75/cwt217.50–237.001,4478
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7151
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679227.49/cwt225.00–230.001,5455
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7337
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723222.48/cwt217.00–229.001,6094
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375313.87/cwt305.00–322.501,1772
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415308.22/cwt292.50–317.501,2798
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full420287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2081
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472300.53/cwt290.00–315.001,4197
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full490272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3351
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2512279.83/cwt275.00–289.001,4333
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577262.80/cwt257.50–267.501,5169
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610237.54/cwt235.00–240.001,4492
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619249.30/cwt244.00–257.501,5439
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2623213.74/cwt212.50–215.001,3322
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4541
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667239.07/cwt230.00–250.001,5956
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4901
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773216.00/cwt207.50–228.001,6703
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,311129.29/cwt125.00–134.001,6954
Bulls——1,529149.30/cwt140.00–157.002,2839
Bulls——1,825166.00/cwt166.00–166.003,0301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%926108.98/cwt104.00–117.001,0096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160121.88/cwt115.00–128.001,41423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223132.57/cwt130.00–137.001,6218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,4151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,297113.47/cwt112.00–115.001,4723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,456126.50/cwt119.00–136.001,84226
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,5031
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363121.38/cwt120.00–123.001,6542
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,740113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,9661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0421,353.33/head1,270.00–1,450.001,3536
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3671,687.50/head1,450.00–2,100.001,6886
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,216.67/head2,000.00–2,550.002,2173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,188.50/head1,810.00–2,775.002,18910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,066.67/head2,025.00–2,100.002,0673

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.