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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, May 10
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
254 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 168▼ 27 vs year ago 281 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 68▼ 60 vs year ago 128 · −46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 11▼ 12 vs year ago 35 · −34.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. No market trends available for feeder classes 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 $355.74/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 15 of 27 comparable sales and sits +2.09 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.
Average price
$355.74
24 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.35
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540356.091,92223
Medium and Large 2510347.501,7721thin
One grade step is worth $8.59/cwt here — about $150 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 sale24 hd
355.74
—
TN average16 barns · 349 hd
341.38
+14.35
This barn, trailing median27 sales
353.65
+2.09
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—Average1,652176.882,92313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,154149.901,73015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,553148.582,30814
CowsLean 85-90%Average924134.341,2415thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,4252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$2,1833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$2,2132thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,5752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,7251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,6502thin

Every lot

67 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,7861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468383.70/cwt375.00–392.501,7962
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added488400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518376.15/cwt370.00–382.501,9486
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,1153
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0203
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615323.39/cwt320.00–330.001,9893
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added663331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,1953
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663278.78/cwt270.00–287.501,8482
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1231
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added928256.25/cwt256.00–257.002,3784
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215390.00/cwt390.00–390.008391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335376.15/cwt355.00–390.001,2608
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388375.72/cwt367.50–382.501,4583
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added395392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413383.39/cwt375.00–390.001,5833
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425350.74/cwt330.00–367.501,49111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3871
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy463336.32/cwt322.50–350.001,5572
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470342.26/cwt330.00–357.501,60914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added485362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519331.13/cwt320.00–345.001,7199
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added524360.66/cwt355.00–365.001,8904
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569325.29/cwt315.00–337.501,8516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy608256.58/cwt250.00–260.001,5603
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738255.03/cwt251.00–265.001,8826
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added775251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274459.24/cwt430.00–482.501,2587
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332436.91/cwt420.00–450.001,4515
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371412.82/cwt397.50–435.001,5329
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421388.93/cwt370.00–402.501,6377
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4191
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,5511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471368.15/cwt350.00–400.001,73411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7721
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521367.22/cwt350.00–387.001,91313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562347.72/cwt337.50–366.001,9548
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy573317.27/cwt310.00–325.001,8182
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611305.82/cwt297.50–311.001,8695
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673284.90/cwt280.00–295.001,9173
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9221
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830237.93/cwt233.00–244.001,9754
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,127157.63/cwt156.00–160.001,7763
Bulls——1,784177.36/cwt170.00–184.003,1647
Bulls——1,870195.03/cwt189.00–204.003,6473
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%880122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0781
Cows—Lean 85-90%925143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3231
Cows—Lean 85-90%938135.40/cwt134.00–137.001,2703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131149.04/cwt139.00–154.001,68614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,248160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,480162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,3981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,604146.68/cwt139.00–154.002,35312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,650.00/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,425.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1172,183.33/head1,900.00–2,400.002,1833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,575.00/head3,550.00–3,600.003,5752

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.