Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 27, 2021

858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.11/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 566 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.81/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 423 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $152.73/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 466 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	858	611	848
Feeder cattle	679	492	508
Slaughter cattle	110	91	325
Replacement cattle	69	28	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady overall, with exception of those weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher. Feeder heifers measuring 3.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher and those over 400 lbs. 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	284	4	175.00–184.00	$180.83	$514	—
340	340	1	177.50	$177.50	$604	+23.50
350–390	367	5	160.00–177.50	$171.13	$628	+10.23
415–445	426	5	154.00–165.00	$159.72	$680	+5.72
450–495	476	10	151.00–163.00	$154.82	$737	-5.27
495	495	1	140.00	$140.00	$693	-20.09
500–545	522	13	136.00–156.00	$148.17	$773	+3.17
575 fancy	575	1	155.00	$155.00	$891	—
565–595	577	15	134.00–149.00	$143.26	$827	+1.81
600–640	617	11	130.00–145.00	$137.37	$848	-0.34
650	650	1	142.00	$142.00	$923	+7.00
710	710	1	121.00	$121.00	$859	-1.51
775	775	1	123.00	$123.00	$953	+2.86
830–845	838	2	105.00–109.00	$106.98	$896	—
900	900	1	106.00	$106.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	154.00	$154.00	$608	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	140.00–152.00	$146.53	$330	-5.97
280	280	2	131.00–137.50	$134.25	$376	-7.55
300–340	320	12	130.00–144.00	$137.03	$438	+3.96
350–390	375	21	130.00–145.00	$137.18	$514	-0.46
400–430 fancy	415	2	140.00–141.00	$140.48	$583	+1.99
400–440	421	18	125.00–138.00	$131.78	$555	+1.82
433 value added	433	6	142.00	$142.00	$615	—
450–493	472	19	129.00–139.00	$132.67	$626	+7.93
485 fancy	485	1	152.50	$152.50	$740	+20.50
500–545	523	23	114.00–129.00	$123.77	$647	+2.05
545	545	1	105.00	$105.00	$572	-4.00
560–588	574	11	113.00–123.00	$117.90	$677	+0.20
605–645	626	11	105.00–113.00	$108.38	$678	-0.60
650–695	665	5	106.00–115.00	$111.40	$741	+3.40
700–740	712	4	96.00–113.50	$106.12	$756	—
780	780	1	99.00	$99.00	$772	—
900–940	920	2	88.00–94.00	$91.07	$838	—
1043	1043	6	83.00	$83.00	$866	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–340	315	4	125.00–127.50	$126.16	$397	—
428–430	429	3	120.00	$120.00	$515	+3.00
455–490	477	3	118.00–120.00	$119.36	$569	—
525	525	1	109.00	$109.00	$572	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	121.00	$121.00	$502	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	175.00–177.50	$176.28	$423	+13.86
260–270	265	4	170.00–175.00	$171.27	$454	+18.72
300–325 fancy	315	3	180.00–182.50	$180.86	$570	+5.86
300–345	323	6	164.00–177.50	$172.76	$558	+13.71
355 fancy	355	1	185.00	$185.00	$657	—
355–390	371	14	162.50–175.00	$169.03	$627	+8.34
400–445 fancy	423	2	165.00–172.50	$168.55	$713	—
405–445	427	14	145.00–162.50	$153.32	$655	-4.68
450–465 fancy	458	2	163.00–166.00	$164.52	$754	—
450–495	467	22	145.00–159.00	$151.66	$708	-3.70
500–535	513	14	135.00–150.00	$143.82	$738	-0.89
505–540 fancy	518	3	153.00–156.00	$154.33	$799	+2.33
550–565 fancy	559	6	150.00–154.00	$152.50	$852	—
555–595	568	22	131.00–148.00	$138.01	$784	-3.74
600–640	616	12	124.00–136.00	$131.47	$810	+3.71
655–690	672	14	117.00–133.00	$124.73	$838	-5.27
700–720	710	3	115.00–120.00	$117.02	$831	+0.46
763	763	4	99.00	$99.00	$755	—
813–845	824	3	99.00–107.00	$104.26	$859	—
870–890	880	2	100.00–101.00	$100.49	$884	—
915–920	918	2	91.00–99.00	$94.99	$872	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	142.50	$142.50	$449	+7.70
405–440	423	2	130.00–140.00	$135.21	$572	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	152.50	$152.50	$518	+7.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1145	998	80-85%	3	78.00–89.00	$81.54	$814	—
980–1485	1213	80-85%	28	61.00–70.00	$65.62	$796	+4.18
1230–1300	1258	80-85%	3	63.00–71.00	$67.38	$848	—
1140–1400	1287	80-85%	6	71.00–75.00	$72.53	$933	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1850	1478	75-80%	14	58.00–67.00	$62.44	$923	—
1300–1665	1533	75-80%	4	64.00–68.00	$66.64	$1,022	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	85-90%	1	89.00	$89.00	$708	—
870–1355	1095	85-90%	11	53.00–64.00	$59.31	$649	—
1105	1105	85-90%	1	63.00	$63.00	$696	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1630	1530	2	92.00–101.00	$96.79	$1,481	+3.77
1530	1530	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,209	-14.02
1635–2170	1864	4	86.00–93.00	$89.93	$1,676	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1300	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	710.00–925.00	$817.50
900–1450	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.50
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1050–1400	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	750.00–950.00	$875.00
1200–1500	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–775.00	$750.00
1400–1500	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	725.00–925.00	$808.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	855.00	$855.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
800	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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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	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,275.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,175.00–1,390.00	$1,280.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—

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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.