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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 10, 2021

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.15/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 476 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.79/cwt -14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 472 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.64/cwt +3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 419 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,098 841 985
Feeder cattle 830 606 768
Slaughter cattle 217 212 177
Replacement cattle 51 23 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of July 4th holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 3 147.00–154.00 $150.25 $553 —
405–435 428 4 147.00–152.00 $148.18 $634 -18.35
460–490 478 5 145.00–153.00 $149.77 $716 -9.23
500–545 523 7 141.00–149.00 $145.47 $761 -2.43
560–595 571 4 134.00–144.00 $139.40 $796 -3.62
610–640 621 5 132.00–143.00 $138.16 $858 -5.69
660–690 672 6 126.00–139.00 $136.79 $919 +5.79
705–735 722 7 125.00–135.00 $127.99 $924 +0.02
780–798 792 3 125.00–133.00 $127.63 $1,011 —
940 940 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,128 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 118.00 $118.00 $856 —
887 887 3 110.50 $110.50 $980 —
905 905 1 110.00 $110.00 $996 —
1010–1025 1020 3 96.50–104.00 $98.98 $1,010 —
1055 1055 3 98.50 $98.50 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 131.00 $131.00 $642 -13.75
530 530 1 137.00 $137.00 $726 —
565 565 1 126.00 $126.00 $712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 267 3 127.50–139.00 $134.92 $360 -3.48
300–345 321 4 130.00–140.00 $133.17 $427 +0.15
350–390 373 12 130.00–142.00 $134.32 $501 -3.06
400–445 419 28 130.00–145.00 $138.64 $581 +3.80
455 fancy 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 —
450–495 477 29 128.00–137.00 $132.91 $634 -1.74
505 fancy 505 1 137.00 $137.00 $692 —
500–549 525 20 124.00–135.00 $129.02 $677 +1.07
550–598 569 17 123.00–131.00 $126.47 $720 +6.70
595 fancy 595 1 134.00 $134.00 $797 —
600 fancy 600 1 133.00 $133.00 $798 —
603–645 626 15 119.00–126.00 $122.85 $769 +8.85
650–680 670 7 109.00–118.00 $115.56 $774 +0.91
700–735 717 7 104.00–113.00 $107.40 $770 -5.75
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —
755–785 775 4 105.00–106.00 $105.51 $818 —
775 775 15 119.00 $119.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 126.00 $126.00 $470 —
430 430 1 126.00 $126.00 $542 +1.51
450–455 453 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $564 —
585 585 1 116.00 $116.00 $679 —
610–615 612 3 112.00–114.00 $113.00 $692 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 3 159.00–160.00 $159.68 $524 -12.30
350 fancy 350 1 163.00 $163.00 $570 -11.05
355–390 367 9 141.00–156.00 $149.89 $550 -7.40
400–445 422 14 136.00–146.00 $140.21 $592 -14.30
425 fancy 425 1 151.00 $151.00 $642 -15.66
463–470 fancy 464 5 150.00–152.50 $151.99 $705 -12.21
450–498 474 24 130.00–146.00 $137.25 $651 -11.15
500 fancy 500 1 143.00 $143.00 $715 -13.50
500–545 521 15 126.00–141.00 $134.03 $698 -1.31
550–595 571 22 125.00–137.00 $130.69 $746 -6.80
620 fancy 620 1 134.00 $134.00 $831 -6.00
600–645 621 19 119.00–132.00 $126.22 $784 -1.55
650–685 658 10 118.00–127.00 $123.16 $810 -4.00
685 fancy 685 1 131.00 $131.00 $897 —
710–740 718 7 109.00–120.00 $115.38 $828 -3.63
750–785 766 4 100.00–107.00 $104.22 $798 +0.22
800–830 813 4 94.00–102.00 $96.99 $789 +6.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 142.50 $142.50 $470 —
378–390 384 5 135.00–136.00 $135.20 $519 -2.30
400–445 421 4 130.00–132.00 $130.51 $549 -3.39
495 495 4 123.00 $123.00 $609 -15.00
515 515 1 122.50 $122.50 $631 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 114.00 $114.00 $633 —
640 640 1 105.00 $105.00 $672 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1730 1411 75-80% 7 63.00–67.00 $64.57 $911 —
1200–1935 1455 75-80% 45 68.00–78.00 $72.48 $1,055 —
1375–1830 1568 75-80% 4 79.00–83.00 $80.43 $1,261 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1550 1166 80-85% 31 68.00–78.00 $74.54 $869 -0.31
1115–1415 1236 80-85% 8 79.00–84.00 $81.50 $1,007 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1195 997 85-90% 26 60.00–70.00 $64.62 $644 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,766 —
1370–2030 1757 23 89.00–101.00 $93.59 $1,644 —
2290 2290 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,946 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1350 1217 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,175.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1150–1600 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 875.00–1,100.00 $1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 855.00 $855.00

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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 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 7 93.00 $93.00 $604 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 488 2 90.00–100.00 $95.08 $464 —

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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.