Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 15, 2021

812 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.86/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 471 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.20/cwt +7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 424 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.42/cwt +7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 473 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	812	648	900
Feeder cattle	593	478	762
Slaughter cattle	151	127	100
Replacement cattle	68	43	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, on a heavier test, feeder classes gauging 3.00 to 4.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows remaining mostly steady overall and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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
298	298	3	171.00	$171.00	$510	+1.00
420–433	425	5	155.00–164.00	$157.17	$668	+1.60
450–490	465	6	147.00–161.00	$154.41	$718	-0.59
505–535	514	12	143.00–156.00	$149.66	$769	+7.33
555–597	592	16	132.00–143.00	$136.27	$807	-1.23
600–630	618	3	128.00–139.00	$132.23	$817	+7.23
665	665	1	124.00	$124.00	$825	+0.78
800	800	1	109.00	$109.00	$872	—
870	870	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,027	—
975	975	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,160	+14.00
1015	1015	2	103.00–117.00	$110.00	$1,116	—
1160	1160	1	86.00	$86.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	123.00	$123.00	$763	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	140.00	$140.00	$420	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	4	155.00–160.00	$157.43	$364	+7.76
255–295	273	6	140.00–152.50	$146.61	$400	+6.00
300–345	324	8	130.00–140.00	$135.01	$437	+1.63
350–395	375	15	130.00–140.00	$135.12	$507	+4.38
400–445	424	25	130.00–139.00	$135.20	$573	+25.20
450–498	471	31	123.00–134.00	$129.86	$612	-0.19
500–540	518	24	120.00–127.00	$124.84	$647	+1.79
550–588	568	19	119.00–125.00	$121.54	$690	+1.85
605–645	625	7	113.00–121.00	$117.59	$735	+6.86
695	695	1	113.00	$113.00	$785	+4.84
715–730	723	2	106.00–111.00	$108.53	$785	+2.48
750–780	765	2	108.00–110.00	$108.98	$834	+9.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	157.50–165.00	$161.11	$443	-0.24
300–345	320	9	160.00–170.00	$165.77	$530	+3.16
350–390	371	7	155.00–169.00	$161.02	$597	-5.51
400–445	419	18	149.00–160.00	$155.75	$653	+5.60
425–445 fancy	434	4	162.00–167.00	$164.48	$714	—
455 fancy	455	1	158.00	$158.00	$719	+3.68
450–495	474	23	143.00–155.00	$150.09	$711	+9.20
505–535 fancy	518	3	145.00–148.00	$146.32	$758	—
505–545	523	17	130.00–142.00	$137.43	$719	+4.85
550–590	572	13	127.00–140.00	$135.19	$773	+5.09
605–640	626	13	124.00–135.00	$128.65	$805	+3.45
660–695	676	5	119.00–128.00	$121.56	$822	+1.49
705–745	721	5	110.00–116.00	$113.97	$822	+2.97
775	775	1	104.00	$104.00	$806	-6.25
835	835	1	99.00	$99.00	$827	-1.00
850–895	868	6	93.00–102.00	$98.13	$852	+0.13
930–945	937	3	85.00–88.00	$86.67	$812	—
985	985	2	85.00–87.00	$86.00	$847	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	142.50–152.50	$147.72	$418	—
360	360	1	147.50	$147.50	$531	±0.00
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	127.00	$127.00	$546	—
520	520	1	126.00	$126.00	$655	+1.00
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1300	1133	80-85%	26	65.00–75.00	$70.53	$799	—
1040–1495	1286	80-85%	10	76.00–83.00	$77.90	$1,002	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1645	1398	75-80%	24	64.00–74.00	$68.90	$963	—
1440–1725	1557	75-80%	3	75.00–76.00	$75.31	$1,173	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1050	885	85-90%	7	75.00–87.00	$81.15	$718	+3.60
895–1255	1039	85-90%	16	59.00–67.00	$63.56	$660	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–2005	1663	4	98.00–108.00	$101.85	$1,694	—
1310–2385	1804	14	85.00–96.00	$91.01	$1,642	—
2460	2460	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,943	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	680.00	$680.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1250–1300	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	870.00–1,010.00	$940.00
1100–1600	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,420.00	$1,160.00
1200–1500	1386	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	950.00–1,100.00	$1,028.57
1450	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–850	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–775.00	$725.00
800	800	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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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)	Open	12	1,275.00–1,520.00	$1,433.75	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,375.00–1,490.00	$1,438.33	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,295.83	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,475.00	$1,350.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,099	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	2	100.00	$100.00	$625	—
735	735	1	92.00	$92.00	$676	—
1073	1073	2	79.00	$79.00	$848	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	104.00	$104.00	$515	—

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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.