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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 2
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
325 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 419▼ 92 vs year ago 417 · −22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 168▼ 58 vs year ago 158 · −36.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 11 vs year ago 17 · −64.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 1.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls unevenly steady, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows unevenly steady overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $232.55/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −121.10 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.
Average price
$232.55
25 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,280
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1
$23.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.08
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550233.751,28523
Medium and Large 2530227.501,2061thin
Small and Medium 1595210.001,2501thin
One grade step is worth $23.75/cwt here — about $35 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale25 hd
232.55
—
TN average14 barns · 479 hd
234.63
−2.08
This barn, trailing median27 sales
353.65
−121.10
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—High1,618145.202,34923
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,428122.431,74921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,151116.741,34318
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01892.229393thin

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)1,200$1,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,267$1,7873thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$9001thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380260.00/cwt260.00–260.009881
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1Full410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421258.76/cwt255.00–264.001,0894
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458256.27/cwt252.50–260.001,1742
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521246.11/cwt239.00–255.001,2825
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1555215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568249.93/cwt245.00–255.001,4202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620241.85/cwt241.50–242.501,4993
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683229.62/cwt225.00–239.501,5685
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5231
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759231.46/cwt220.00–234.501,7576
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285248.89/cwt240.00–265.007093
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1Full310215.00/cwt215.00–215.006671
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1325215.00/cwt215.00–215.006991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328252.99/cwt247.00–260.008303
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full340216.27/cwt215.00–217.507352
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375237.13/cwt227.50–255.0088910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424235.33/cwt227.00–240.0099813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full425211.46/cwt202.50–220.008992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445222.50/cwt222.50–222.509901
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467230.67/cwt225.00–234.001,0776
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full470220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0341
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1485212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526223.11/cwt216.00–228.001,17414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy553212.50/cwt212.00–213.001,1752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560220.33/cwt215.00–223.001,23416
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3491
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1817188.34/cwt179.00–199.001,5393
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6731
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy920181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280288.59/cwt280.00–297.508082
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328281.02/cwt267.50–287.509224
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340260.00/cwt260.00–260.008841
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366281.52/cwt267.50–305.001,0305
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385255.00/cwt255.00–255.009821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405240.03/cwt237.50–242.509722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427257.31/cwt245.00–270.001,09920
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1433231.20/cwt222.50–240.001,0012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475249.78/cwt240.00–265.001,18616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy487228.82/cwt223.00–232.501,1144
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519240.70/cwt230.00–255.001,24910
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573228.41/cwt224.00–235.001,30913
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1595210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617225.22/cwt219.00–231.001,3904
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673220.46/cwt214.00–226.001,4848
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723209.52/cwt205.00–214.001,5152
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6541
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4581
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1Full845176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,053128.53/cwt122.00–134.001,3533
Bulls——1,467125.21/cwt116.00–131.001,8376
Bulls——1,795153.19/cwt140.00–158.002,75010
Bulls——1,824167.74/cwt163.00–177.003,0604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01892.22/cwt90.00–95.009393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125115.37/cwt109.00–123.001,29814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,210111.31/cwt111.00–112.001,3473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275126.41/cwt125.00–128.001,6123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,416123.88/cwt115.00–130.001,75416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,1711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,125118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,5081
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,786.67/head1,435.00–2,175.001,7873
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2800900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.