Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-04-11

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 11
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
239 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 161▲ 81 vs year ago 158 · +51.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 23▲ 48 vs year ago 34 · +141.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 12▼ 10 vs year ago 35 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale. Higher-quality offerings were noted for this week's sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $462.86/cwt on 28 head, up $53.14 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 27 comparable sales and sits +109.21 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.
Average price
$462.86
▲ 53.14 vs prior sale
28 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$597
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$114.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.32
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543469.812,54926
Medium and Large 2555390.002,1651thin
Small 1550355.001,9531thin
One grade step is worth $114.81/cwt here — about $597 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 sale28 hd
462.86
—
TN average14 barns · 316 hd
446.54
+16.32
This barn, trailing median27 sales
353.65
+109.21
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

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—High1,789187.933,36210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244185.622,30924
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,497176.902,64711
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,069164.261,75511
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,255173.302,1752thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,323172.082,2775thin

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)—$2,6003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,1001thin

Every lot

66 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490515.10/cwt505.00–525.002,5242
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,8071
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566489.00/cwt480.00–500.002,7685
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616455.23/cwt450.00–475.002,8045
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,7841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,8491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320544.66/cwt510.00–590.001,7436
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed330620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,0461
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378471.37/cwt465.00–480.001,7824
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436454.16/cwt435.00–467.501,9806
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468449.11/cwt435.00–470.002,1027
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468407.70/cwt400.00–415.001,9082
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529425.42/cwt400.00–450.002,25014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570408.09/cwt380.00–425.002,3267
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603383.08/cwt367.50–400.002,3104
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added731339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,4786
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added750332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4945
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277633.86/cwt600.00–660.001,7563
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280544.20/cwt500.00–590.001,5242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325572.12/cwt560.00–585.001,8592
Bulls300–350Small 1330530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7492
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371553.69/cwt515.00–600.002,0546
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8961
Bulls350–400Small 1395410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy413493.47/cwt490.00–500.002,0383
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413480.06/cwt470.00–490.001,9832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431527.69/cwt515.00–560.002,2747
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471518.68/cwt495.00–535.002,44312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473485.19/cwt480.00–490.002,2952
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520483.66/cwt440.00–520.002,51514
Bulls550–600Small 1550355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569453.65/cwt405.00–485.002,58112
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy606490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,9694
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618423.84/cwt405.00–455.002,6196
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683381.57/cwt365.00–410.002,6063
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708361.01/cwt330.00–377.502,5563
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783312.62/cwt300.00–325.002,4482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,605204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,2741
Bulls——1,750187.16/cwt182.00–196.003,2758
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,285178.00/cwt178.00–178.004,0671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045155.57/cwt153.00–158.001,6262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074166.19/cwt161.00–174.001,7859
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218179.30/cwt167.00–187.002,18416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296198.26/cwt189.00–215.002,5698
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478198.30/cwt188.00–209.002,9312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478160.64/cwt160.00–161.002,3743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512177.89/cwt166.00–184.002,6906
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255173.30/cwt172.00–175.002,1752
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,323172.08/cwt166.00–178.002,2775
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,150.00–2,850.002,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
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—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.