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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 17, 2021

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $135.41/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 532 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $134.25/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 580 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.99/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 475 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 860 1,098 868
Feeder cattle 617 830 720
Slaughter cattle 189 217 121
Replacement cattle 54 51 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 higher with feeder bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher and feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 151.00–155.00 $153.00 $627 +4.82
450–490 468 8 145.00–159.00 $151.80 $710 +2.03
505–545 520 6 142.00–148.00 $144.00 $749 -1.47
540 540 1 138.00 $138.00 $745 -7.47
560–595 573 6 137.00–148.00 $141.52 $811 +2.12
605–645 617 12 135.00–146.00 $140.70 $868 +2.54
650–660 657 5 133.00–143.00 $138.21 $908 +1.42
700 700 2 134.00–142.00 $138.00 $966 +10.01
1005 1005 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 152.50 $152.50 $595 —
465 465 1 138.00 $138.00 $642 +7.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 128.00 $128.00 $640 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 285 3 129.00–131.00 $129.99 $370 -4.93
300–320 310 2 128.00–133.00 $130.42 $404 -2.75
350–395 379 11 130.00–135.00 $132.12 $501 -2.20
405–448 426 20 130.00–143.00 $135.33 $577 -3.31
450–495 474 19 126.00–136.00 $130.93 $621 -1.98
475 fancy 475 3 142.00 $142.00 $674 +2.00
495 495 1 122.00 $122.00 $604 -10.91
500–548 523 16 118.00–131.00 $123.96 $648 -5.06
550–590 576 20 117.00–125.50 $121.80 $702 -4.67
600–638 618 13 115.00–126.00 $119.64 $739 -3.21
650–675 664 5 114.00–125.00 $119.20 $791 +3.64
690 690 1 112.00 $112.00 $773 -3.56
700–748 723 10 106.00–114.00 $110.00 $795 +2.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488–495 490 3 121.00 $121.00 $593 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 3 150.00–165.00 $154.91 $508 -4.77
350–395 377 10 144.00–158.00 $151.12 $570 +1.23
400–445 432 18 138.00–154.00 $148.09 $640 +7.88
440 fancy 440 1 156.00 $156.00 $686 +5.00
450–495 465 17 139.00–153.00 $147.49 $686 +10.24
525 525 1 128.00 $128.00 $672 -6.03
505–545 532 28 130.00–140.00 $135.67 $722 +1.64
550–598 580 24 130.00–141.00 $134.25 $779 +3.56
600–635 617 12 126.00–136.00 $130.80 $807 +4.58
685–695 690 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $894 +6.34
715–740 725 4 116.00–127.00 $119.76 $868 +4.38
735 fancy 735 2 131.00 $131.00 $963 —
750 750 1 122.00 $122.00 $915 +17.78
815–845 830 2 119.00 $119.00 $988 +22.01
885 885 1 99.00 $99.00 $876 —
950–975 960 3 86.00–96.00 $90.38 $868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1380 1189 80-85% 34 64.00–74.00 $69.59 $827 -4.95
1050–1345 1222 80-85% 6 75.00–77.00 $75.89 $927 -5.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1790 1414 75-80% 22 67.00–75.00 $71.00 $1,004 +6.43
1385–1850 1625 75-80% 4 77.00–78.00 $77.50 $1,259 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–825 822 85-90% 3 71.00–76.00 $73.01 $600 —
860–1270 1017 85-90% 19 61.00–68.00 $63.75 $648 —
1050 1050 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $746 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1960 1681 11 87.00–95.00 $90.73 $1,525 —
1560–2070 1815 4 99.00–104.00 $100.90 $1,831 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1000–1150 1067 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–875.00 $861.67
1100–1200 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 685.00–800.00 $742.50

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Heifer 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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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.