Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 7, 2020

992 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.39/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 524 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.39/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $544/hd at 475 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $128.74/cwt +9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 517 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	992	438	1,090
Feeder cattle	782	319	858
Slaughter cattle	181	100	169
Replacement cattle	29	19	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with exception of bulls weighing less than 400 lbs. sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	157.50	$157.50	$543	+16.50
360 fancy	360	1	168.00	$168.00	$605	—
385	385	1	140.00	$140.00	$539	-7.00
445–446	446	9	139.50–140.00	$139.56	$622	—
465–490	481	4	137.00–141.00	$138.50	$666	+5.52
505–520	515	3	133.00–136.00	$134.34	$692	+6.73
551–595	558	6	129.00–131.00	$129.36	$722	+4.77
590–595	593	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$685	-9.09
600–645	617	5	117.00–128.00	$123.60	$763	+5.85
650–670	660	6	118.00–123.00	$121.33	$801	—
710–740	720	5	107.00–116.00	$111.22	$801	-3.78
770–790	780	2	102.00–110.00	$105.95	$826	-9.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	6	117.50–135.00	$124.62	$346	—
325–345	338	7	118.00–129.00	$126.47	$427	+7.01
355–395	371	12	121.00–130.00	$125.24	$465	+5.89
400–445	424	25	110.00–123.00	$116.35	$493	+0.12
440 value added	440	3	126.00	$126.00	$554	—
460 fancy	460	1	135.00	$135.00	$621	—
450–495	476	29	108.00–122.00	$113.68	$541	-2.67
500–543	524	37	110.00–118.00	$113.39	$594	-2.47
565	565	1	105.00	$105.00	$593	-5.91
550–597	566	25	108.00–117.00	$113.24	$641	+2.33
600–640	614	11	97.00–108.00	$104.12	$639	+6.74
655–690	675	7	103.00–111.00	$107.85	$728	+10.09
715–745	734	5	95.00–109.00	$101.55	$745	—
750–785	772	3	100.00–106.00	$102.28	$790	+16.28
800–840	817	3	95.00–99.00	$96.32	$787	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	112.00–114.00	$112.98	$433	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	110.00	$110.00	$429	—
445	445	1	105.00	$105.00	$467	+11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	269	5	140.00–155.00	$148.23	$399	—
270 fancy	270	1	165.00	$165.00	$446	—
310–345	323	4	140.00–154.00	$146.87	$474	+6.68
300–343 fancy	327	5	160.00–168.00	$165.90	$542	—
355–365 fancy	360	2	162.50–164.00	$163.26	$588	—
350–390	368	4	147.50–156.00	$151.55	$558	+16.08
400–448	424	16	124.00–137.00	$131.89	$559	-1.10
415–440 fancy	430	3	141.00–145.00	$142.63	$613	—
450–495	468	19	124.00–139.00	$130.62	$611	+6.94
500–540	517	29	123.00–137.00	$128.74	$666	+10.33
555 fancy	555	1	132.00	$132.00	$733	+3.00
550–597	577	23	114.00–126.00	$119.90	$692	+1.62
600–648	631	22	109.00–120.00	$115.22	$727	-2.99
650–698	673	15	110.00–118.00	$113.82	$766	-4.15
700–730	704	7	105.00–116.00	$111.17	$783	+1.52
760–780	770	3	96.00–100.00	$98.32	$757	—
800–835	818	2	89.00–105.00	$97.17	$795	-1.83
855	855	1	88.00	$88.00	$752	+5.00
905–920	913	2	80.00–85.00	$82.48	$753	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	137.50	$137.50	$337	—
325	325	2	130.00	$130.00	$422	±0.00
375	375	1	135.00	$135.00	$506	—
545	545	1	113.00	$113.00	$616	—
610	610	1	102.00	$102.00	$622	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	137.50	$137.50	$399	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1450	1130	80-85%	35	53.00–62.00	$56.96	$644	+9.96
1085–1475	1222	80-85%	7	64.00–68.00	$65.23	$797	+3.23
1055–1480	1223	80-85%	8	56.00–65.00	$60.42	$739	-1.58
1205–1425	1315	80-85%	2	67.00–70.00	$68.37	$899	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1455	1283	75-80%	6	55.00–63.00	$58.62	$752	—
1040–1830	1369	75-80%	17	52.00–60.00	$55.73	$763	+0.36

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–905	838	85-90%	3	58.00–65.00	$60.87	$510	—
960–1050	1005	85-90%	2	53.00–54.00	$53.52	$538	—
785–1245	1045	85-90%	12	44.00–53.00	$48.76	$510	-12.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,159	—
1395–1950	1701	6	77.00–86.00	$82.22	$1,399	—
1560–2130	1753	5	70.00–80.00	$75.39	$1,322	—
1920	1920	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,594	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1300	1167	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	760.00–810.00	$781.67
1300–1350	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	830.00–875.00	$852.50
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
858	858	2	84.00	$84.00	$721	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.