Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 5, 2021

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.54/cwt +15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 426 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.35/cwt +7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 570 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $135.83/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 524 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 909 429 931
Feeder cattle 677 316 836
Slaughter cattle 201 92 80
Replacement cattle 31 21 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week, however, a higher undertone was noted for feeder classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 182.50 $182.50 $438 —
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 —
365 365 2 150.00 $150.00 $548 —
355–390 373 2 165.00–167.50 $166.19 $620 —
400 fancy 400 1 173.00 $173.00 $692 —
445 445 1 149.00 $149.00 $663 —
465 465 2 136.00 $136.00 $632 -5.08
455–485 469 8 146.00–154.00 $151.08 $709 +10.00
510–545 527 13 141.00–152.00 $146.95 $774 +10.70
550–592 573 21 139.50–150.00 $144.12 $826 +7.74
600–640 621 11 134.00–145.00 $139.99 $869 +4.99
650–690 675 11 129.00–139.00 $135.70 $916 +2.70
705–745 723 6 120.00–135.00 $127.84 $924 —
750–790 765 3 120.00–125.00 $123.04 $941 —
815 815 1 122.00 $122.00 $994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 335 3 130.00–133.00 $131.88 $442 —
350–395 373 16 130.00–140.00 $134.98 $503 +10.63
418 fancy 418 4 143.00 $143.00 $598 —
400–449 427 28 130.00–138.00 $134.48 $574 +14.28
450–495 470 26 129.00–135.00 $131.15 $616 +7.41
495 495 1 118.00 $118.00 $584 -5.74
510 fancy 510 1 132.00 $132.00 $673 —
505–545 528 24 118.00–129.00 $124.25 $656 +4.25
550–595 570 30 115.00–127.00 $119.35 $680 +6.13
605–645 625 10 112.00–119.00 $116.28 $727 +1.77
650–695 668 8 113.00–116.00 $114.61 $766 +7.12
710–745 728 6 100.00–111.00 $107.80 $785 +4.80
800–835 812 3 98.00–101.00 $99.64 $809 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1075 1063 2 94.00–97.00 $95.48 $1,015 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 238 3 175.00–182.50 $179.93 $428 —
260–295 273 3 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $471 —
305–345 325 11 161.00–175.00 $169.02 $549 +22.84
360 fancy 360 1 177.50 $177.50 $639 —
350–397 375 15 152.00–166.00 $158.82 $596 +13.17
405–440 fancy 420 4 162.00–170.00 $165.07 $693 +7.10
400–440 423 14 147.00–160.00 $154.35 $653 +15.22
450–495 471 17 140.00–155.00 $145.46 $685 +8.72
450–495 fancy 473 2 158.00–167.00 $162.71 $770 —
480–495 thin fleshed 490 3 136.00–137.00 $136.33 $668 —
513 fancy 513 2 148.00 $148.00 $759 +1.00
500–545 525 27 130.00–143.00 $134.93 $708 +3.42
550–595 569 15 130.00–140.00 $136.62 $777 +3.77
585 thin fleshed 585 1 128.00 $128.00 $749 —
600–635 616 10 125.00–135.00 $129.72 $799 -4.28
630 fancy 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 —
665 fancy 665 1 134.00 $134.00 $891 —
650–685 667 9 119.00–130.00 $122.87 $820 —
710–730 723 3 116.00–120.00 $117.31 $848 —
755–770 765 3 105.00–114.00 $110.98 $849 —
805–835 824 10 104.00–111.00 $107.70 $887 —
887 887 3 95.00 $95.00 $843 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1430 1162 80-85% 40 66.00–76.00 $71.24 $828 —
1140–1465 1309 80-85% 8 77.00–81.00 $79.20 $1,037 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1885 1397 75-80% 36 65.00–75.00 $71.00 $992 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1230 1072 85-90% 20 62.00–72.00 $68.04 $729 —
1090–1145 1110 85-90% 3 74.00–75.00 $74.33 $825 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1280 1180 2 87.00–89.00 $88.08 $1,039 —
1460–1610 1535 2 82.00–86.00 $83.90 $1,288 —
1350–2255 1695 20 90.00–100.00 $94.71 $1,605 —
1775–2120 1913 5 103.00–110.00 $105.17 $2,012 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1300 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–730.00 $690.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00

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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)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,285.00 $1,217.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 890.00 $890.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,330.00 $1,330.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.