Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 12, 2021

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.29/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 529 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $135.15/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 522 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.79/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 473 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 675 909 954
Feeder cattle 498 677 762
Slaughter cattle 160 201 158
Replacement cattle 17 31 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers remaining mostly steady overall, feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 160.00–167.50 $163.95 $607 -2.24
420–435 427 3 164.00–166.00 $165.34 $706 +16.34
428 428 2 147.00 $147.00 $629 -2.00
450–495 478 6 154.00–158.00 $156.49 $748 +5.41
455–487 479 4 130.00–138.00 $136.10 $652 -14.98
515–548 525 16 141.00–155.00 $150.25 $789 +3.30
555–580 564 4 138.00–146.00 $142.19 $802 -1.93
602 value added 602 6 143.00 $143.00 $861 —
625 625 1 137.00 $137.00 $856 -2.99
660 660 1 138.00 $138.00 $911 +2.30
705 value added 705 3 129.00 $129.00 $909 —
765–790 778 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $938 -2.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 —
635 635 1 122.00 $122.00 $775 —
650 650 1 124.00 $124.00 $806 —
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 137.50–140.00 $138.75 $368 —
300–340 325 4 132.00–135.00 $133.38 $433 +1.50
320–330 325 2 126.00–130.00 $128.03 $416 -3.85
355 355 1 125.00 $125.00 $444 -9.98
360–395 373 3 131.00–134.00 $132.62 $495 -2.36
403–443 419 12 130.00–136.00 $133.88 $561 -0.60
455–490 472 17 130.00–137.50 $134.29 $634 +3.14
483 483 2 120.00 $120.00 $580 +2.00
520 fancy 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 +3.00
500–548 529 25 123.00–133.00 $128.02 $677 +3.77
565 fancy 565 1 127.00 $127.00 $718 —
550–598 580 12 114.00–124.00 $118.38 $687 -0.97
605–640 622 13 110.00–119.00 $115.44 $718 -0.84
653–690 669 7 111.00–117.00 $114.10 $763 -0.51
710–725 719 5 103.00–112.00 $107.37 $772 -0.43
755 755 2 104.00–106.00 $105.00 $793 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 155.00–170.00 $162.39 $536 -6.63
365 fancy 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 -7.50
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 -13.82
355–395 382 3 151.00–159.00 $155.31 $593 -3.51
405–430 fancy 418 2 162.50–165.00 $163.79 $685 -1.28
415–425 thin fleshed 420 2 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
405–445 424 5 144.00–157.00 $151.94 $644 -2.41
450 fancy 450 1 157.00 $157.00 $706 -5.71
450–485 464 9 140.00–154.00 $147.20 $683 +1.74
500–545 522 22 130.00–142.00 $135.15 $705 +0.22
550–585 575 12 129.00–136.00 $131.33 $755 -5.29
600–645 618 13 122.00–129.00 $126.52 $782 -3.20
660–695 678 9 119.00–127.00 $122.48 $830 -0.39
700–730 716 9 113.00–123.00 $118.74 $850 +1.43
755–760 758 4 108.00–118.00 $114.00 $864 +3.02
800–825 813 2 109.00 $109.00 $886 +1.30
868–890 874 4 93.00–97.00 $94.02 $822 -0.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 —
430 430 1 126.00 $126.00 $542 —
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 124.00 $124.00 $620 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1025 985 80-85% 3 81.00–82.00 $81.33 $801 —
940–1375 1172 80-85% 27 69.00–77.00 $73.88 $866 +2.64
1135–1415 1261 80-85% 16 78.00–84.00 $80.84 $1,019 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1635 1418 75-80% 24 68.00–77.00 $73.48 $1,042 —
1400–1675 1523 75-80% 3 78.00–81.00 $79.25 $1,207 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–885 852 85-90% 3 75.00–78.00 $76.34 $650 —
955–1000 978 85-90% 2 58.00–59.00 $58.51 $572 —
890–1230 1068 85-90% 12 62.00–72.00 $67.78 $724 -0.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–2210 1665 13 94.00–106.00 $99.45 $1,656 +4.74
1425–2045 1759 6 108.00–114.00 $111.01 $1,953 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.