Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-04-04

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 4
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 148▼ 84 vs year ago 245 · −34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 46▼ 81 vs year ago 104 · −77.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 11▼ 20 vs year ago 32 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to market reporter absence last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.14/cwt on 14 head, up $25.74 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 24 comparable sales and sits +42.21 against this barn's trailing median of $351.93.
Average price
$394.14
▲ 25.74 vs prior sale
14 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,098
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.51
vs TN average
−29.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529398.582,10912thin
Medium and Large 2550367.502,0212thin
One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale14 hd
394.14
—
TN average17 barns · 782 hd
411.65
−17.51
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−29.05
This barn, trailing median24 sales
351.93
+42.21
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

24 sales
434385337288median 351.9303/0705/0207/1809/1910/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.64, low $302.47, median $351.93 across 24 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—Average1,855197.003,6541thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,284188.272,4177thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,401176.142,4685thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low920133.001,2241thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,9751thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9981
Steers550–600Small 1Value Added565415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3451
Steers650–700Small 1Value Added655375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed364540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9666
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381491.57/cwt470.00–510.001,8734
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425466.07/cwt420.00–495.001,98111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482421.85/cwt415.00–435.002,0335
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514413.25/cwt395.00–430.002,1246
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9571
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy517374.87/cwt370.00–380.001,9383
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572392.94/cwt375.00–420.002,2483
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609360.86/cwt345.00–385.002,1985
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5391
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,7682
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425519.41/cwt510.00–550.002,2074
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527418.58/cwt395.00–435.002,2063
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622363.24/cwt355.00–370.002,2593
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1941
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4481
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3288440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2673
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers250–300Medium and Large 3250510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2752
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 3317480.58/cwt470.00–500.001,5233
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,855197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,6541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272180.02/cwt176.00–183.002,2905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313208.90/cwt204.00–214.002,7432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401176.14/cwt170.00–182.002,4685
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.