Sale reports / Tennessee / Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN / 2026-04-18

Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 18
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
430 head
▲ 191 vs last sale 239▲ 213 vs year ago 217 · +98.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 82▲ 33 vs year ago 53 · +62.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 25▲ 43 vs year ago 36 · +119.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sold sharply lower, with slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.87/cwt on 30 head, down $18.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 24 comparable sales and sits +48.94 against this barn's trailing median of $351.93.
Average price
$400.87
▼ 18.77 vs prior sale
30 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,182
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.23
vs TN average
−26.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545401.592,19029
Medium and Large 2510380.001,9381thin
One grade step is worth $21.59/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale30 hd
400.87
—
TN average17 barns · 869 hd
414.10
−13.23
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−26.52
This barn, trailing median24 sales
351.93
+48.94
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—Average1,639199.783,27517
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,154176.192,0339thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,493175.212,61512
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,099161.091,77017
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,605164.002,6321thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,385161.532,2385thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$4,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,6002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$3,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,8905
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,8003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,630$3,8002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$4,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,8503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,5756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,3501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,9333thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,5134thin

Every lot

91 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378495.03/cwt490.00–500.001,8712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added495500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532508.43/cwt500.00–520.002,7053
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,7731
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618424.47/cwt412.50–427.502,6235
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added748378.54/cwt355.00–380.002,83117
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6571
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added884336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,97011
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added900300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy313443.35/cwt440.00–450.001,3883
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318488.15/cwt470.00–510.001,5528
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added333523.35/cwt520.00–530.001,7433
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372459.87/cwt445.00–476.001,71113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375422.60/cwt420.00–425.001,5852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6772
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425425.79/cwt390.00–475.001,81012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428402.72/cwt390.00–415.001,7242
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477436.95/cwt420.00–447.502,08415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478411.59/cwt410.00–415.001,9673
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy479400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9165
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525397.55/cwt385.00–415.002,08712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy540435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561402.53/cwt380.00–417.002,25816
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1606341.24/cwt340.00–345.002,0684
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added656360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3625
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665326.61/cwt315.00–342.502,1724
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added700337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,3631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added845295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4932
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added900329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,9611
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1909315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8635
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333555.56/cwt530.00–580.001,8502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358534.02/cwt510.00–560.001,9125
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy373477.38/cwt475.00–480.001,7812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy416447.54/cwt440.00–450.001,8626
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed418574.55/cwt560.00–590.002,4022
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428513.90/cwt490.00–530.002,1999
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470485.78/cwt450.00–511.002,28329
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy508385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527421.89/cwt400.00–440.002,22313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574427.64/cwt400.00–450.002,4557
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy583385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2452
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617377.85/cwt350.00–410.002,3318
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668364.81/cwt355.00–375.002,4372
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4481
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,190178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,1181
Bulls——1,375179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4611
Bulls——1,673197.63/cwt184.00–206.003,30611
Bulls——1,724216.33/cwt209.00–219.003,7304
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,8011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069150.44/cwt148.00–153.001,6084
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114163.57/cwt156.00–170.001,82212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122171.11/cwt167.00–178.001,9206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218186.35/cwt186.00–187.002,2703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467171.09/cwt166.00–175.002,5107
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531187.48/cwt180.00–195.002,8704
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,8831
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,458158.91/cwt155.00–164.002,3174
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,6321
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,3703,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8903,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—4,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—4,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—4,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head2,600.00–3,400.003,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,900.00/head3,700.00–4,100.003,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,816.67/head3,650.00–4,000.003,8173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3—3,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,512.50/head2,200.00–2,700.002,5134

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.