Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 24, 2021

861 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.76/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 519 lb · 38 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.45/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 424 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $134.54/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 578 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 861 860 950
Feeder cattle 712 617 793
Slaughter cattle 130 189 126
Replacement cattle 19 54 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher with feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall. Slaughter classes mostly steady to 2.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 150.00–156.00 $153.10 $579 —
410–445 430 5 149.00–164.00 $154.24 $663 +1.24
450–490 467 6 144.00–156.00 $146.75 $685 -5.05
523–547 537 5 146.00–155.00 $151.50 $814 +13.50
565 fancy 565 1 162.00 $162.00 $915 —
553–595 575 8 147.00–158.00 $153.76 $884 +12.24
619 fancy 619 5 154.00 $154.00 $953 —
615–645 632 9 134.00–145.00 $141.40 $894 +0.70
650–695 673 4 135.00–138.00 $136.97 $922 -1.24
705–740 718 3 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $955 -5.01
755–760 758 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $1,012 —
815 815 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,117 —
870 870 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,079 —
1130 1130 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,243 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 -3.00
520 520 1 137.00 $137.00 $712 —
600–610 605 2 122.00–131.00 $126.46 $765 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–340 322 7 127.00–131.00 $129.41 $417 -1.01
350–395 374 10 126.00–138.00 $132.63 $496 +0.51
405–440 424 29 125.00–138.00 $131.45 $557 -3.88
455–488 468 18 125.00–136.00 $128.15 $600 -2.78
500–545 519 38 117.00–129.00 $123.76 $642 -0.20
550–590 567 15 114.00–126.00 $120.90 $686 -0.90
600–645 622 13 113.00–122.00 $117.66 $732 -1.98
650–670 660 10 113.00–119.00 $117.55 $776 -1.65
710–745 722 7 111.00–118.00 $113.02 $816 +3.02
750 750 3 111.00–116.00 $112.67 $845 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 311 4 158.00–175.00 $167.98 $522 +13.07
340 fancy 340 1 180.00 $180.00 $612 —
355 fancy 355 1 169.00 $169.00 $600 —
360–395 382 10 150.00–157.50 $153.41 $586 +2.29
400–420 fancy 412 3 168.00–170.00 $168.68 $695 +12.68
415–448 434 12 143.00–159.00 $152.01 $660 +3.92
455–499 481 18 135.00–141.00 $137.71 $662 -9.78
500–545 522 12 130.00–139.00 $133.82 $699 +5.82
550–598 578 18 129.00–141.00 $133.79 $773 -0.46
580 fancy 580 1 148.00 $148.00 $858 —
605–625 614 5 120.00–129.00 $124.43 $764 -6.37
650–685 658 8 117.50–130.00 $122.71 $807 -6.79
700–745 717 5 110.00–124.00 $115.12 $825 -4.64
725 fancy 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 -1.00
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 -12.00
805–830 818 2 111.00–118.00 $114.45 $936 -4.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1335 1150 80-85% 23 68.00–76.00 $72.26 $831 —
990–1365 1173 80-85% 6 78.00–85.00 $80.27 $942 +10.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1560 1391 75-80% 17 67.00–74.00 $71.60 $996 —
1220–1620 1420 75-80% 2 78.00–81.00 $79.29 $1,126 +8.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1215 991 85-90% 14 61.00–68.00 $64.01 $634 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1895 1728 3 99.00–105.00 $102.46 $1,771 —
1355–2080 1788 11 87.00–96.00 $91.06 $1,628 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1400 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 885.00–1,190.00 $1,037.50
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
706–720 709 5 97.00–100.00 $99.39 $705 —
783 783 6 102.00 $102.00 $799 —
850 850 2 99.00 $99.00 $842 —
1123 1123 2 83.50 $83.50 $938 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 108.00 $108.00 $616 —
740 740 1 85.00 $85.00 $629 —

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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.