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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 20
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
595 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 728▲ 1 vs year ago 594 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 194▼ 50 vs year ago 224 · −22.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower, with Feeder Heifers selling 6.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady but a weak undertone was noted on a light comparison. Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light comparison.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.16/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −84.78 against this barn's trailing median of $351.93.
Average price
$267.16
28 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.32
vs TN average
+9.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559268.271,50025
Medium and Large 2-3532257.851,3713thin
One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd
267.16
—
TN average14 barns · 801 hd
252.84
+14.32
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
+9.36
This barn, trailing median24 sales
351.93
−84.78
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—Average1,274163.702,08621
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,249142.331,77727
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,596139.532,22625
CowsLean 85-90%High952126.331,20235

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320303.63/cwt280.00–320.009724
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373309.74/cwt297.50–330.001,1553
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424296.52/cwt282.50–302.501,2577
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460281.97/cwt275.00–285.001,2976
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476296.16/cwt292.50–300.001,4104
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517288.24/cwt282.50–295.001,4903
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3631
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6101
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578269.89/cwt265.00–275.001,5602
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622268.42/cwt265.00–269.001,6707
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653252.96/cwt245.00–254.001,6529
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6491
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823233.40/cwt230.00–237.001,9212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315284.92/cwt280.00–290.008972
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329297.25/cwt295.00–300.009784
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373277.54/cwt275.00–280.001,0353
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424274.67/cwt270.00–284.001,16512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440286.97/cwt284.00–290.001,2632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470298.09/cwt290.00–300.001,4015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477279.04/cwt272.50–292.001,33125
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520261.27/cwt260.00–262.501,3592
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523269.19/cwt265.00–277.501,4088
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5052
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575271.62/cwt271.00–274.001,5625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586262.72/cwt261.00–263.001,54010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630228.45/cwt217.50–252.001,4393
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669217.09/cwt205.00–225.001,4527
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6502
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770213.83/cwt207.50–220.001,6462
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368317.72/cwt312.50–327.501,1695
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3423282.48/cwt280.00–285.001,1953
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428295.86/cwt287.50–302.501,2666
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466274.36/cwt265.00–282.501,27911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469287.57/cwt285.00–292.501,3495
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530278.05/cwt272.50–283.001,47411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed545287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5671
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed560284.87/cwt277.50–292.501,5952
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2589269.31/cwt260.00–276.001,5869
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631235.67/cwt230.00–240.001,48710
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669240.24/cwt230.00–251.001,6075
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed680254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7272
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723210.41/cwt206.00–215.001,5213
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763211.14/cwt206.00–220.001,6113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight974144.56/cwt135.00–153.001,4085
Bulls——1,325168.01/cwt160.00–179.002,22614
Bulls——1,668181.43/cwt181.00–182.003,0262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%921128.28/cwt123.00–135.001,18126
Cows—Lean 85-90%944118.80/cwt115.00–121.001,1218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243140.48/cwt133.00–147.001,74623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281152.94/cwt151.00–154.001,9594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,308121.60/cwt120.00–123.001,5912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,614136.15/cwt130.00–142.002,19714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,631148.78/cwt148.00–151.002,4279
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,805136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,4551

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.