Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 5, 2020

761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $107.77/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 567 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.00/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 467 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.09/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 513 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	761	1,272	1,542
Feeder cattle	548	962	1,271
Slaughter cattle	178	233	243
Replacement cattle	35	77	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	437	3	131.00–147.00	$137.25	$600	+2.25
465–470	468	2	128.00–140.00	$134.03	$627	+1.96
505–513 value added	508	6	141.00–142.00	$141.34	$718	—
500–545	515	13	124.00–137.00	$130.74	$673	-1.96
550 fancy	550	1	136.00	$136.00	$748	—
550–598	579	10	123.00–132.00	$124.83	$723	-5.89
610 value added	610	1	129.00	$129.00	$787	—
600–630	617	10	117.00–126.00	$122.81	$758	-4.32
655–695	678	10	117.00–128.00	$122.25	$829	+2.19
705–735	719	5	114.00–118.00	$116.57	$838	-1.76
720–735	728	2	105.00–112.00	$108.54	$790	-9.79
788 value added	788	4	122.00	$122.00	$961	—
805	805	1	115.00	$115.00	$926	+6.00
820–845 value added	833	2	121.00–123.00	$121.98	$1,016	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	121.00	$121.00	$502	—
580	580	1	110.00	$110.00	$638	—
835	835	1	105.00	$105.00	$877	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	380	6	114.00–129.00	$118.02	$448	+3.78
385–390 fancy	388	2	134.00	$134.00	$520	—
420–430 fancy	425	2	128.00–129.00	$128.51	$546	—
405–445	427	12	110.00–124.00	$114.88	$491	-2.39
450–490	467	19	110.00–122.00	$117.00	$546	+0.59
500–540	520	12	103.00–110.00	$106.05	$551	-5.07
555–595	567	29	104.00–113.00	$107.77	$611	-2.34
600–638	613	16	99.00–108.00	$102.20	$626	-4.03
620	620	1	93.00	$93.00	$577	-13.23
660–685 value added	668	3	104.00–108.00	$105.37	$704	—
660–675	671	6	92.00–101.00	$99.16	$665	+1.95
710–735	723	2	84.00–94.00	$89.09	$644	-2.55
815	815	1	84.00	$84.00	$685	-1.67

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	105.00	$105.00	$430	—
540	540	1	100.00	$100.00	$540	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	155.00–165.00	$160.18	$457	+18.76
310–340	320	4	165.00–169.00	$166.94	$534	+12.31
350–365 fancy	358	2	175.00	$175.00	$626	+24.05
350–395	375	6	142.00–165.00	$153.93	$577	+14.60
400–445	426	9	132.00–141.00	$135.88	$579	+1.72
478 fancy	478	2	139.00	$139.00	$664	+2.00
450–495	482	13	122.00–136.00	$128.58	$620	+1.26
500–530	515	15	117.00–128.00	$122.20	$629	-4.72
550–590	565	11	116.00–123.00	$119.29	$674	-6.32
605–645	627	14	112.00–122.00	$116.50	$730	-0.63
655–670	657	8	112.00–117.00	$115.37	$758	-1.45
670	670	1	106.00	$106.00	$710	-10.82
710–740	723	8	105.00–114.00	$109.85	$794	-2.55
750–770	760	3	104.00–107.00	$105.01	$798	+4.03
800–805	803	2	93.00–98.00	$95.51	$767	+1.51
875	875	1	96.00	$96.00	$840	+6.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	470	3	115.00–121.00	$118.63	$558	—
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1480	1350	75-80%	3	47.00–49.00	$47.69	$644	-10.77
1415	1415	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$920	+1.00
1040–1740	1419	75-80%	24	50.00–63.00	$56.16	$797	-7.84
1390–1460	1425	75-80%	2	66.00–69.00	$67.46	$961	+3.46
1080–1795	1454	75-80%	8	54.00–62.00	$57.29	$833	—
1580–2055	1793	75-80%	3	45.00–47.00	$45.94	$824	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	80-85%	1	61.00	$61.00	$595	—
925–1385	1121	80-85%	6	50.00–59.00	$55.48	$622	-5.51
960–1405	1166	80-85%	15	57.00–68.00	$64.19	$748	+5.64
1180–1265	1223	80-85%	2	67.00–69.00	$68.03	$832	—
1170–1365	1308	80-85%	4	69.00–73.00	$70.29	$919	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	85-90%	1	58.00	$58.00	$476	—
890–1120	973	85-90%	4	45.00–54.00	$49.95	$486	—
1080–1100	1090	85-90%	2	53.00–54.00	$53.50	$583	+5.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,033	—
1220–1925	1523	9	81.00–86.00	$83.32	$1,269	-6.68
1535–1540	1538	2	88.00–95.00	$91.49	$1,407	+1.49
1360–1905	1669	4	73.00–78.00	$75.10	$1,253	-8.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1050–1200	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–1,130.00	$952.50
1000–1400	1167	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–1,065.00	$921.67

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–730.00	$690.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	2	88.00	$88.00	$513	—

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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.