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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 26
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
419 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 376▲ 67 vs year ago 352 · +19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 104▲ 38 vs year ago 130 · +29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 5 vs year ago 9 · −55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with higher-quality feeder offerings noted, feeder heifers and bulls measuring 8.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 8.00 lower overall, with lean cows sharply lower, and no comparisons available for bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $233.59/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −120.06 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.
Average price
$233.59
37 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,275
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1
$18.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.41
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546234.601,28035
Small and Medium 1545216.001,1772thin
One grade step is worth $18.60/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale37 hd
233.59
—
TN average14 barns · 490 hd
238.00
−4.41
This barn, trailing median27 sales
353.65
−120.06
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

27 sales
477420363306median 353.6503/0705/0207/2509/1910/31
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $462.86, low $319.64, median $353.65 across 27 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—Low1,718149.642,5715thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,388119.781,66342
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,185116.551,38140
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029102.491,05419
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,800115.002,0701thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,328105.041,3953thin

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)1,250$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,4501thin

Every lot

76 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
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1383265.93/cwt250.00–282.501,0192
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1031
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1498262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3054
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3001
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1510215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full523227.44/cwt225.00–230.001,1902
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578241.81/cwt232.00–255.001,39812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2791
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613233.49/cwt233.00–235.001,4314
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,6647
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320255.83/cwt252.50–257.508193
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1Full330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006931
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007671
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390237.00/cwt237.00–237.009241
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419227.77/cwt220.00–240.0095412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470227.04/cwt220.00–239.001,06715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy484209.99/cwt209.00–211.001,0164
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521222.36/cwt215.00–229.001,15816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy558201.85/cwt200.00–205.001,1264
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570220.44/cwt215.00–227.001,25711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619219.78/cwt210.00–226.001,36011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full625205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670216.65/cwt206.00–220.001,4525
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy718183.79/cwt180.00–187.501,3202
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729204.60/cwt192.00–215.001,4924
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5111
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy795188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4951
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823187.43/cwt177.50–200.001,5433
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228328.68/cwt327.50–330.007492
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 1245257.50/cwt257.50–257.506311
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271288.17/cwt280.00–305.007814
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333291.32/cwt282.50–300.009702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371280.03/cwt265.00–290.001,0394
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Full380237.50/cwt237.50–237.509031
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy418241.26/cwt240.00–242.501,0082
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428258.79/cwt252.50–282.501,1086
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1445232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0351
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1455235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471250.83/cwt240.00–266.001,1815
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524255.45/cwt242.50–275.001,33911
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1525232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2181
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Full525216.89/cwt210.00–225.001,1394
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy526230.50/cwt229.00–233.001,2124
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy558213.77/cwt212.50–215.001,1932
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571228.60/cwt221.00–238.001,30513
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Full595212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629220.02/cwt210.00–227.501,3848
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664212.09/cwt200.00–219.001,40810
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy668190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2692
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1732192.27/cwt175.00–216.001,4077
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755188.81/cwt180.00–197.501,4262
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1833165.60/cwt157.50–180.001,3794
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1858178.49/cwt177.00–180.001,5312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485133.97/cwt129.00–138.001,9892
Bulls——1,865172.00/cwt172.00–172.003,2081
Bulls——1,878154.12/cwt150.00–158.002,8942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99393.77/cwt90.00–95.009314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038104.81/cwt100.00–110.001,08815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063103.25/cwt100.00–105.001,0983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195117.31/cwt108.00–126.001,40236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340106.26/cwt105.00–109.001,4244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383120.47/cwt112.00–128.001,66636
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583134.47/cwt134.00–135.002,1292
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,328105.04/cwt104.00–106.001,3953
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,800115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,0701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.