Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-03-07

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 7
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 217▼ 155 vs year ago 435 · −35.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 49▼ 26 vs year ago 87 · −29.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 48▲ 76 vs year ago 32 · +237.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply lower with exception of bulls weighing over 450 lbs. unevenly steady, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $421.22/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 25 of 27 comparable sales and sits +67.57 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.
Average price
$421.22
24 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,273
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$75.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.87
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539425.202,29022
Small 1530405.002,1471thin
Medium and Large 2570350.001,9951thin
One grade step is worth $75.20/cwt here — about $295 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 sale24 hd
421.22
—
TN average15 barns · 436 hd
425.09
−3.87
This barn, trailing median27 sales
353.65
+67.57
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—Average1,747181.823,1777thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445158.952,29710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,176157.681,85513
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,034144.551,4947thin

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)—$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,7367
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,7252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,6252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,5003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2655
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,2336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,9905
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,9257

Every lot

90 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528454.83/cwt450.00–465.002,4023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,5951
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1951
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1901
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1294459.83/cwt440.00–500.001,3524
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7421
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335464.55/cwt450.00–480.001,5562
Heifers300–350Small 1340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy355412.46/cwt410.00–415.001,4642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366455.41/cwt435.00–475.001,6677
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added375490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8381
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416426.67/cwt410.00–440.001,7758
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479412.68/cwt400.00–445.001,9776
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518402.23/cwt375.00–420.002,08411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562380.77/cwt360.00–395.002,1405
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy588347.47/cwt345.00–350.002,0432
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615344.92/cwt340.00–350.002,1212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624317.55/cwt305.00–325.001,9825
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681311.52/cwt305.00–317.502,1215
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728302.42/cwt295.00–310.002,2022
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321512.57/cwt495.00–530.001,6455
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375449.82/cwt440.00–460.001,6873
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377502.23/cwt480.00–520.001,8939
Bulls350–400Small 1380455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7291
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8331
Bulls400–450Small 1405430.12/cwt420.00–440.001,7422
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424490.59/cwt470.00–510.002,0809
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425435.14/cwt420.00–445.001,8493
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463420.05/cwt410.00–430.001,9452
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed470475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473406.55/cwt400.00–420.001,9233
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476455.07/cwt440.00–465.002,1668
Bulls450–500Small 1493430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1202
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514452.46/cwt430.00–480.002,32612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525417.52/cwt415.00–420.002,1922
Bulls500–550Small 1Fleshy530405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1471
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0341
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581389.97/cwt375.00–420.002,2667
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613377.15/cwt355.00–390.002,3124
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660346.54/cwt335.00–355.002,2873
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1706327.49/cwt320.00–332.502,3124
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4861
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823303.38/cwt290.00–315.002,4973
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5221
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505175.30/cwt171.00–178.002,6383
Bulls——1,690192.28/cwt189.00–197.003,2503
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,645170.00/cwt170.00–170.004,4971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%873135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098148.37/cwt143.00–155.001,6295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186157.08/cwt149.00–164.001,86310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203167.00/cwt166.00–168.002,0092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445158.95/cwt150.00–164.002,29710
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,012.50/head2,800.00–3,200.003,0134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,625.00/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—2,366.67/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3673
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,318.75/head2,050.00–2,875.002,3194
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—2,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—3,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3—3,175.00/head3,050.00–3,300.003,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3—3,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head2,700.00–3,400.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,950.00/head2,900.00–3,050.002,9503
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,012.50/head1,750.00–2,200.002,0136
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3—2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.