Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 14, 2020

982 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $110.22/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 572 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.48/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 475 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.49/cwt +3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 519 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 982 992 1,164
Feeder cattle 800 782 853
Slaughter cattle 157 181 238
Replacement cattle 25 29 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers 2.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 higher and those weighing over 600 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower, and feeder bulls up to 500 lbs. 2.00 higher and those over 500 lbs. 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall with exception of lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 145.00 $145.00 $399 —
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 +7.50
363 fancy 363 6 159.00 $159.00 $577 -9.00
370–398 388 4 140.00–150.00 $144.44 $560 +4.44
400–445 434 9 137.00–150.00 $143.10 $621 +3.54
450–490 470 15 133.00–145.00 $138.03 $649 -0.47
500–548 522 16 125.00–138.00 $131.70 $687 -2.64
550–592 577 6 126.00–134.00 $129.09 $745 +13.59
600–635 615 4 116.00–123.00 $120.70 $742 -2.90
655–658 657 4 120.00–127.00 $121.75 $800 +0.42
705–730 714 4 109.00–118.00 $114.76 $819 +3.54
758 value added 758 3 114.00 $114.00 $864 —
768 768 3 109.00 $109.00 $837 +3.05
930 930 1 100.00 $100.00 $930 —
1035 1035 2 94.00 $94.00 $973 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 130.00 $130.00 $332 —
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 —
490 490 1 128.00 $128.00 $627 —
590 590 2 110.00 $110.00 $649 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,012 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 119.00–130.00 $124.12 $401 -2.35
360–395 377 13 123.00–135.00 $129.30 $487 +4.06
425 425 1 119.00 $119.00 $506 +2.65
400–440 427 21 124.00–131.00 $127.54 $545 +11.19
450–495 475 31 114.00–124.00 $120.48 $572 +6.80
500–545 519 27 112.00–121.00 $116.49 $605 +3.10
550–595 572 33 104.00–116.50 $110.22 $630 -3.02
600–645 630 10 99.00–109.00 $103.89 $655 -0.23
657 value added 657 3 110.00 $110.00 $723 —
650–685 665 8 95.00–107.00 $100.85 $671 -7.00
705–730 721 6 89.00–101.00 $94.30 $680 -7.25
760–790 773 3 91.00–100.00 $96.69 $747 -5.59
790 790 1 87.00 $87.00 $687 -15.28
810–828 824 4 96.00 $96.00 $791 -0.32
940 940 1 96.00 $96.00 $902 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 2 150.00–160.00 $154.83 $345 —
277–295 282 4 140.00–157.50 $144.58 $408 -3.65
295 fancy 295 1 167.50 $167.50 $494 +2.50
300–345 330 6 140.00–157.50 $148.64 $491 +1.77
340 fancy 340 1 165.00 $165.00 $561 -0.90
350–365 fancy 358 2 165.00–166.00 $165.49 $592 +2.23
360–395 383 10 145.00–160.00 $152.94 $586 +1.39
400 fancy 400 1 152.50 $152.50 $610 +9.87
400–447 424 19 135.00–149.00 $143.43 $608 +11.54
430 430 1 120.00 $120.00 $516 -11.89
470 fancy 470 1 144.00 $144.00 $677 —
450–485 472 11 124.00–139.00 $130.60 $616 -0.02
500–545 515 22 116.00–130.00 $121.39 $625 -7.35
550–595 568 18 109.00–124.00 $116.62 $662 -3.28
600–645 620 14 104.00–116.00 $109.74 $680 -5.48
650–675 662 8 105.00–109.00 $107.62 $712 -6.20
700–740 712 12 94.00–106.00 $101.40 $722 -9.77
765–795 784 5 90.00–97.00 $92.17 $723 -6.15
805–835 819 7 85.00–99.00 $90.97 $745 -6.20
860–885 873 2 83.00–93.00 $87.93 $768 -0.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $423 -7.50
375–385 380 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $515 +0.51
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 -3.00
658 658 2 100.00 $100.00 $658 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 115.00 $115.00 $366 —
495 495 1 112.00 $112.00 $554 —
545 545 2 114.00 $114.00 $621 —
685 685 1 101.00 $101.00 $692 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $528 —
1210–1235 1223 80-85% 2 69.00–76.00 $72.54 $887 +12.12
1020–1490 1225 80-85% 20 54.00–65.00 $59.74 $732 -0.68
1235 1235 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $630 -9.42
1100–1520 1274 80-85% 7 60.00–65.00 $63.65 $811 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1560 1360 75-80% 13 55.00–66.00 $59.15 $804 +3.42
1235–1965 1428 75-80% 16 53.00–63.00 $56.85 $812 —
1415–1760 1588 75-80% 2 67.00–68.00 $67.45 $1,071 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $431 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $623 +8.48
915–1205 1077 85-90% 8 47.00–58.00 $51.60 $556 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1530 1517 3 79.00–88.00 $84.30 $1,279 —
1580–1840 1735 5 75.00–81.00 $78.31 $1,359 -3.91
1780 1780 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,513 +9.61

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1300–1400 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 840.00–925.00 $880.00
1100–1700 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,175.00 $1,137.50 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,325.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.