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Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Greeneville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 5
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2070
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 204▼ 145 vs year ago 289 · −50.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 46▼ 53 vs year ago 83 · −63.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 24▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available 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 $323.30/cwt on 11 head, up $3.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −30.35 against this barn's trailing median of $353.65.
Average price
$323.30
▲ 3.66 vs prior sale
11 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$69.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.61
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542329.631,78610thin
Small 1585260.001,5211thin
One grade step is worth $69.63/cwt here — about $265 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 sale11 hd
323.30
—
TN average13 barns · 261 hd
321.69
+1.61
This barn, trailing median27 sales
353.65
−30.35
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—Average1,705184.003,1371thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,369160.252,1944thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,193158.671,8933thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,084132.131,4323thin

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)—$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,6001thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added375397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,4911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530350.00/cwt340.00–360.001,8552
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Value Added298365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0882
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417333.29/cwt320.00–345.001,3906
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full455292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3311
Heifers450–500Small 1470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473328.33/cwt320.00–335.001,5533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529309.85/cwt295.00–315.001,6394
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full648260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6852
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added815250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0382
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,1291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323377.40/cwt375.00–380.001,2192
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381392.07/cwt375.00–420.001,4944
Bulls400–450Small 1420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425365.12/cwt355.00–375.001,5523
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468345.90/cwt340.00–355.001,6195
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514341.01/cwt340.00–342.501,7535
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6241
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572325.32/cwt320.00–335.001,8614
Bulls550–600Small 1585260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632298.79/cwt280.00–317.501,8886
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665263.36/cwt250.00–280.001,7516
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,705184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,1371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068128.69/cwt127.50–130.001,3742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,369160.25/cwt153.00–169.002,1944
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.