Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 24, 2021

861 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.55/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 522 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.80/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 426 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.55/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 470 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	861	1,084	898
Feeder cattle	672	861	652
Slaughter cattle	130	181	197
Replacement cattle	59	42	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, with lower-quality offerings noted, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs, 3.00 lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. sharply lower. Feeder heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 lower and feeder bulls 7.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 8.00 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
350–385	376	6	156.00–171.00	$164.12	$617	-0.86
405–445	431	15	150.00–159.00	$155.38	$670	-2.40
450–490	470	20	148.00–161.00	$154.55	$726	-5.21
510 thin fleshed	510	1	135.00	$135.00	$688	—
500–540	532	18	139.00–149.00	$144.90	$771	-10.24
560 fancy	560	1	148.00	$148.00	$829	—
550–590	569	8	134.00–142.00	$137.56	$783	-11.62
615 thin fleshed	615	1	125.00	$125.00	$769	—
600–645	622	5	130.00–136.00	$132.77	$826	-9.58
660–695	682	8	120.00–127.00	$123.76	$844	—
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	-3.28
770–787	784	8	112.00–125.50	$122.41	$960	-1.57
815	815	1	122.00	$122.00	$994	+1.33
900–907	906	15	118.00–118.25	$118.20	$1,071	+4.20
990	990	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,158	+2.00
1090	1090	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,144	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	131.00–142.50	$136.79	$538	—
410	410	1	140.00	$140.00	$574	—
460–470	463	3	137.00–144.00	$141.63	$656	—
500–520	510	2	130.00–132.00	$130.98	$668	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	2	145.00	$145.00	$650	+14.00
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	—
645	645	1	111.00	$111.00	$716	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	318	6	130.00–144.00	$138.27	$440	-5.30
355–390	374	15	130.00–142.50	$134.06	$501	-6.09
400–445	426	26	130.00–139.00	$134.80	$574	-2.23
450–495	467	19	130.00–140.00	$135.52	$633	+2.38
500–545	522	40	125.00–134.00	$129.55	$676	-0.02
555–595	572	14	121.00–131.00	$125.41	$717	-1.09
600–645	616	11	113.00–123.00	$116.46	$717	-5.33
653–690	670	4	109.00–117.00	$114.69	$768	+2.72
700–725	713	2	109.00–114.00	$111.46	$795	+4.83

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	485	2	110.00–119.00	$114.59	$556	—

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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	260	2	163.00	$163.00	$424	-8.68
300–345	328	5	150.00–165.00	$157.06	$515	-7.51
360–385 fancy	373	2	175.00–177.50	$176.29	$658	—
360–395	380	9	154.00–170.00	$159.99	$608	-3.88
410 fancy	410	1	158.00	$158.00	$648	—
405–435	421	10	144.00–155.00	$150.57	$634	-9.87
450–485	471	10	142.50–152.00	$148.06	$697	-3.74
500–505 fancy	503	2	147.00–149.00	$148.00	$744	-9.24
500–545	525	13	130.00–145.00	$136.28	$715	-10.92
550–590	566	17	130.00–140.00	$134.78	$763	-7.34
600–645	624	14	118.00–127.00	$122.31	$763	-9.33
655	655	1	101.00	$101.00	$662	-24.78
650–685	669	4	116.00–119.00	$117.25	$784	-8.53
700–735	724	6	110.00–114.00	$112.49	$814	-5.81
750	750	1	106.00	$106.00	$795	-5.23
765	765	1	110.00	$110.00	$842	-1.23
800–830	812	3	100.00–107.00	$102.39	$831	-6.82

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	370	5	141.00–150.00	$146.06	$540	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	443	2	135.00–140.00	$137.49	$609	—
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	—
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	—
680	680	1	111.00	$111.00	$755	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1260	1135	80-85%	2	60.00–62.00	$61.11	$694	-3.08
970–1355	1183	80-85%	20	59.00–68.00	$65.23	$772	+0.06
1055–1530	1218	80-85%	6	69.00–75.00	$71.55	$871	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1450	1260	75-80%	3	61.00–65.00	$62.84	$792	—
1055–1720	1340	75-80%	21	56.00–66.00	$61.20	$820	-9.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–960	919	85-90%	5	55.00–57.00	$55.60	$511	-12.90
875–980	928	85-90%	2	63.00–68.00	$65.36	$607	-3.14
910–1170	1005	85-90%	11	56.00–60.00	$58.67	$590	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–2160	1697	11	77.00–87.00	$82.39	$1,398	-18.27
1720–1820	1770	2	90.00–91.00	$90.49	$1,602	+0.71
1675–2025	1841	7	80.00–90.00	$83.71	$1,541	—
2235	2235	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,564	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1100	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,050.00	$950.00
1200–1300	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,106.25
1100–1400	1267	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	775.00–1,150.00	$968.33
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1250–1450	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–950.00	$887.50

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$725.00
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–925.00	$862.50

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,260.00	$1,260.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,495.00	$1,495.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,235.00	$1,178.33	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,160.00–1,280.00	$1,220.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,195.00	$1,195.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,235.00	$1,136.67	—

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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.