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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 8
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 445▲ 134 vs year ago 301 · +44.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 113▲ 25 vs year ago 62 · +40.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 22▼ 29 vs year ago 61 · −47.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher with feeder bulls 6.00 higher overall. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows and bulls mostly steady overall with boning and lean cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $312.09/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −41.56 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.
Average price
$312.09
34 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.61
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527312.091,64434
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 sale34 hd
312.09
—
TN average15 barns · 435 hd
309.48
+2.61
This barn, trailing median27 sales
353.65
−41.56
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—Average1,635169.502,7719thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,217145.221,76723
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,450140.112,03227
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,020128.921,3155thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,658142.702,3663thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,063130.501,3872thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average975127.001,2381thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,475$2,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,450$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,9455
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,7634thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,4252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,5002thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,5441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470345.94/cwt332.50–377.501,6268
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1485312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1541311.71/cwt305.00–325.001,6866
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560322.04/cwt311.00–326.001,8036
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607302.00/cwt300.00–303.001,8333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623273.67/cwt270.00–277.501,7052
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9551
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added684292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,9978
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added716270.94/cwt270.00–277.501,9408
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added774266.97/cwt266.00–276.002,06616
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added825247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0421
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added862247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,12913
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1913235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1462
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added962223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,1453
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318343.54/cwt335.00–352.501,0922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384311.59/cwt300.00–325.001,1976
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422309.83/cwt300.00–317.501,3078
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467299.53/cwt287.50–317.501,39914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525285.88/cwt267.50–291.001,50110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565274.38/cwt260.00–290.001,55010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added620269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,6684
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620246.90/cwt240.00–257.501,5314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673230.17/cwt227.50–240.001,5495
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added699251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7547
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700223.75/cwt222.50–225.001,5662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added738251.75/cwt251.75–251.751,8589
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added758255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9336
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added809235.00/cwt233.00–238.001,90110
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290382.80/cwt365.00–400.001,1102
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1973
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370356.53/cwt347.50–382.501,31915
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1Full395335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423340.63/cwt330.00–352.501,44112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471324.06/cwt302.50–337.501,5268
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518314.11/cwt299.00–325.001,62727
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561304.29/cwt287.50–312.501,7077
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622277.77/cwt270.00–285.001,7287
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Full645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667273.60/cwt257.50–281.001,82514
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5802
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715245.79/cwt227.50–257.501,7574
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763232.54/cwt220.00–240.001,7743
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805218.70/cwt210.00–227.501,7612
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3500207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0381
Dairy Steers600–650Small 4635157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,158150.94/cwt146.00–155.001,7482
Bulls——1,699171.60/cwt159.00–178.002,9156
Bulls——2,205194.00/cwt194.00–194.004,2781
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000131.40/cwt127.00–137.001,3144
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151141.30/cwt134.00–148.001,62613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314153.12/cwt150.00–159.002,0129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325153.38/cwt152.00–154.002,0323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466138.45/cwt131.00–145.002,03024
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%975127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2381
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,000133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3301
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4401
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,658142.70/cwt141.00–145.002,3663
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,200.00/head2,175.00–2,225.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4752,400.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,500.00/head1,425.00–1,575.001,5002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,945.00/head1,575.00–2,125.001,9455
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,950.00/head2,600.00–3,350.002,9503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.