Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-03-14

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 14
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
216 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 280▼ 250 vs year ago 466 · −53.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 61▼ 29 vs year ago 100 · −29.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 108▼ 19 vs year ago 33 · −57.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder cattle 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 $404.89/cwt on 23 head, down $16.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 27 comparable sales and sits +51.24 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.
Average price
$404.89
▼ 16.33 vs prior sale
23 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,204
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$484
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$62.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.11
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546407.612,22622
Small 1505345.001,7421thin
One grade step is worth $62.61/cwt here — about $484 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 sale23 hd
404.89
—
TN average14 barns · 284 hd
424.00
−19.11
This barn, trailing median27 sales
353.65
+51.24
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—High1,943187.683,6476thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,245161.852,01618
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,516161.682,45111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,163146.701,7063thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,638156.532,5642thin

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)—$3,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,6002thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515397.45/cwt395.00–400.002,0472
Steers500–550Small 1Fleshy540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578403.27/cwt385.00–415.002,3318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added585440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,5741
Steers550–600Small 1Fleshy590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1781
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720335.03/cwt330.00–340.002,4123
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy728317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy763290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2133
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283477.35/cwt460.00–495.001,3512
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed285520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368455.75/cwt430.00–470.001,6775
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Heifers350–400Small 1390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy408374.91/cwt370.00–380.001,5302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425403.41/cwt390.00–440.001,7146
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474406.29/cwt390.00–432.501,9269
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508411.24/cwt410.00–412.502,0892
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9882
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,9812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586362.47/cwt360.00–365.002,1244
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9533
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623346.75/cwt337.50–375.002,1606
Heifers600–650Small 1Fleshy625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270526.05/cwt490.00–550.001,4203
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Full360480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363521.65/cwt515.00–530.001,8943
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373460.60/cwt450.00–470.001,7182
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428486.33/cwt475.00–520.002,0815
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472432.04/cwt410.00–465.002,0398
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed475480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2801
Bulls500–550Small 1Fleshy505345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7421
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523424.43/cwt405.00–440.002,2208
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525390.00/cwt380.00–395.002,0483
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561397.43/cwt385.00–405.002,2307
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0341
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added588420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4703
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629368.56/cwt350.00–375.002,31811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668366.65/cwt366.00–370.002,4496
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715327.40/cwt320.00–335.002,3412
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783309.96/cwt300.00–312.502,4275
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,935185.21/cwt180.00–190.003,5845
Bulls——1,985200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,9701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163146.70/cwt144.00–150.001,7063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233159.69/cwt153.00–166.001,96915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307172.65/cwt167.00–181.002,2573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508160.28/cwt154.00–164.002,4179
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,6042
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,638156.53/cwt153.00–160.002,5642
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.