Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 9, 2021

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $108.31/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 526 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.60/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $501/hd at 426 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $109.90/cwt +8.28 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 564 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 551 510 1,259
Feeder cattle 352 403 999
Slaughter cattle 164 94 220
Replacement cattle 35 13 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to no sale the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays, however, market trends will be available starting next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 143.00 $143.00 $536 —
400–445 423 2 145.00–150.00 $147.63 $624 -10.37
455–490 469 7 138.00–148.00 $144.90 $680 -4.98
515–525 522 3 139.00–141.00 $140.34 $733 +8.67
558–560 value added 559 3 137.00–138.00 $137.67 $770 —
553–585 572 7 120.00–130.00 $123.85 $708 -2.34
620–635 628 2 115.00–124.00 $119.45 $750 -2.41
618–637 value added 629 5 128.50–135.00 $131.05 $824 +4.05
660–680 669 7 123.00–128.00 $126.28 $845 +11.28
710–740 729 4 110.00–118.00 $113.29 $826 -1.20
755 value added 755 1 118.00 $118.00 $891 —
790 790 2 101.00 $101.00 $798 —
840–845 843 2 105.00–111.00 $108.01 $911 —
864 864 5 105.00 $105.00 $907 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 129.00 $129.00 $374 —
305 305 1 131.00 $131.00 $400 +14.31
350–390 371 10 114.00–129.00 $120.91 $449 +5.91
418 fancy 418 2 132.00 $132.00 $552 —
405–445 427 11 110.00–125.00 $114.98 $491 +4.80
460–498 477 9 111.00–119.00 $115.45 $551 -0.46
515 thin fleshed 515 3 103.00 $103.00 $530 —
505–545 528 13 106.00–114.00 $109.54 $578 -3.43
550–590 564 12 105.00–113.00 $109.90 $620 +8.28
617–645 626 8 100.00–104.00 $101.13 $633 +6.04
645 value added 645 1 112.00 $112.00 $722 —
675 675 1 100.00 $100.00 $675 +2.50
670–690 value added 680 6 107.50–111.00 $109.22 $743 —
715–745 730 2 89.00–91.00 $90.02 $657 -6.98
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 111.00 $111.00 $381 —
375 375 1 105.00 $105.00 $394 —
515 515 1 99.00 $99.00 $510 —
565 565 1 95.00 $95.00 $537 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 101.00 $101.00 $556 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 fancy 305 1 165.00 $165.00 $503 —
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 +5.00
375 375 1 151.00 $151.00 $566 +7.03
400–445 420 6 134.00–146.00 $137.42 $577 -9.05
475–477 476 5 133.00–140.00 $137.61 $655 +1.38
525 fancy 525 1 138.00 $138.00 $724 -11.27
505–545 528 5 118.00–125.00 $121.24 $640 +8.24
590 590 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $711 -2.68
650 650 1 112.00 $112.00 $728 +0.02
700–745 721 10 98.00–103.00 $100.31 $723 -5.70
770 770 1 95.00 $95.00 $732 -7.36
905–925 915 2 81.00–84.00 $82.48 $755 -0.51
1030 1030 1 85.00 $85.00 $876 +0.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 127.50 $127.50 $376 —
325–330 328 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $429 —
370–380 377 3 140.00–142.00 $141.35 $533 +11.35
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 —
595 595 1 104.00 $104.00 $619 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 120.00 $120.00 $440 -2.50
430 430 1 114.00 $114.00 $490 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1365 1172 80-85% 19 54.00–64.00 $59.83 $701 +8.68
1150–1435 1236 80-85% 5 65.00–73.00 $68.38 $845 —
910–1515 1241 80-85% 12 50.00–61.00 $56.08 $696 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1620 1444 75-80% 11 55.00–63.00 $57.35 $828 —
1230–1820 1477 75-80% 20 49.00–60.00 $53.43 $789 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1150 1100 85-90% 2 57.00 $57.00 $627 —
1055–1275 1179 85-90% 6 47.00–55.00 $51.49 $607 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685–1720 1703 2 93.00–97.00 $95.02 $1,618 +18.84
1435–1925 1778 10 83.00–93.00 $87.36 $1,553 —
1495–2440 1974 7 73.00–83.00 $78.26 $1,545 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1100–1300 1163 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 675.00–700.00 $681.25
1100–1400 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,000.00 $987.50
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–775.00 $750.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,075.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–925.00 $912.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,335.00 $1,096.25 —

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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.