Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 13, 2021

1,115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $156.08/cwt -6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 421 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.24/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 472 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.45/cwt -7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 519 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,115	1,087	792
Feeder cattle	873	850	588
Slaughter cattle	194	192	188
Replacement cattle	48	45	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady overall, with heifers 6.00 lower and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	172.00–172.50	$172.25	$582	-5.75
380–395	388	4	154.00–167.50	$161.15	$625	—
430–445	439	6	154.00–164.00	$160.50	$705	-1.99
455–470 value added	463	2	164.00–167.00	$165.52	$766	—
455–495	475	10	147.00–162.00	$157.24	$747	+0.12
500–535	516	9	145.00–160.00	$152.94	$789	+0.21
560–595	578	12	137.00–148.00	$142.71	$825	+2.52
605–640	621	14	131.00–141.00	$137.84	$856	-0.13
653–670	656	7	130.00–138.00	$134.55	$883	+2.48
709–745	718	8	116.50–123.00	$120.60	$866	-0.39
808 value added	808	4	115.50	$115.50	$933	—
945	945	1	100.00	$100.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	2	147.00	$147.00	$651	—
560	560	1	123.00	$123.00	$689	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	144.00	$144.00	$713	—
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	10	129.00–139.00	$132.96	$436	-5.59
355–395	374	21	127.50–139.00	$134.66	$504	-6.65
385 fancy	385	3	150.00	$150.00	$578	—
400–440	420	30	126.00–138.00	$132.65	$557	-4.87
450–495	472	37	120.00–134.50	$128.24	$605	-4.05
515 fancy	515	1	129.00	$129.00	$664	-6.00
500–545	519	36	112.00–127.00	$120.21	$624	-6.98
550–590	568	18	112.00–120.00	$114.71	$652	-9.24
600–645	629	14	104.00–113.00	$108.97	$685	-5.11
650–675	661	5	104.00–110.00	$107.80	$713	+0.99
700–718	707	7	99.00–108.00	$103.03	$728	-1.97
755–780	768	2	95.00–99.00	$96.97	$745	-4.85

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	4	120.00–122.50	$121.16	$388	-3.84
370–385	378	2	120.00	$120.00	$454	—
405–440	423	4	120.00–121.00	$120.25	$509	-7.51
480	480	3	110.00–116.00	$112.00	$538	-7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	3	150.00–162.50	$157.45	$433	-13.60
293 fancy	293	2	175.00	$175.00	$513	-15.00
300–340 fancy	315	4	170.00–177.50	$173.46	$546	—
305–345	326	7	150.00–165.00	$158.35	$516	-8.10
370 fancy	370	1	175.00	$175.00	$648	-5.68
350–395	371	26	155.00–172.50	$163.91	$608	-5.23
400–445	421	37	147.50–168.00	$156.08	$657	-6.31
450–495	474	23	140.00–161.00	$149.36	$708	-7.19
500–545	521	22	134.00–150.00	$143.59	$748	-4.31
515–535 fancy	528	6	153.00–158.00	$154.48	$816	-4.52
550–590	569	23	130.00–145.00	$137.06	$780	-0.61
605 fancy	605	1	141.00	$141.00	$853	+0.32
600–645	620	14	120.00–133.00	$127.67	$792	-4.46
650–690	670	10	119.00–130.00	$124.99	$837	-4.40
700 fancy	700	1	122.00	$122.00	$854	—
700–745	720	5	105.00–117.00	$109.77	$790	-9.51
765–770	767	3	95.00–100.00	$97.67	$749	-15.33

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	130.00–140.00	$135.23	$433	—
355	355	1	152.50	$152.50	$541	—
420	420	1	135.00	$135.00	$567	—
480	480	1	135.00	$135.00	$648	—
540	540	2	124.00	$124.00	$670	—
660	660	1	115.00	$115.00	$759	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1065	962	80-85%	5	66.00–73.00	$69.74	$671	—
935–1625	1185	80-85%	16	56.00–64.00	$60.48	$717	—
1045–1405	1203	80-85%	13	59.00–64.00	$62.83	$756	—
1050–1485	1269	80-85%	4	66.00–70.00	$66.88	$849	+3.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1335	1246	75-80%	7	54.00–61.00	$57.29	$714	—
1195–1375	1288	75-80%	3	63.00–72.00	$67.79	$873	—
1195–1870	1438	75-80%	24	53.00–62.00	$56.49	$812	-2.17
1455–1460	1458	75-80%	2	65.00–66.00	$65.50	$955	-2.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1220	922	85-90%	3	57.00–70.00	$63.12	$582	-2.24
950	950	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$522	—
880–1135	1030	85-90%	8	55.00–61.00	$56.95	$587	+1.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1350	1318	2	75.00–79.00	$76.95	$1,014	—
1390–1905	1711	17	79.00–89.00	$83.18	$1,423	—
1695–2080	1888	2	75.00	$75.00	$1,416	—
1820–1990	1925	3	90.00–91.00	$90.34	$1,739	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,395.00	$1,395.00
1000–1400	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	830.00–1,300.00	$1,007.50
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,125.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,175.00–1,350.00	$1,262.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,100.00–1,475.00	$1,235.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	5	94.00	$94.00	$846	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.