Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 14, 2021

851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.16/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 425 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $135.29/cwt -3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 518 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.56/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 472 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 851 1,170 740
Feeder cattle 608 852 621
Slaughter cattle 228 235 102
Replacement cattle 15 83 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall, and slaughter bulls holding mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–340 339 4 160.00–178.00 $173.48 $588 —
355–395 377 6 163.00–174.00 $168.80 $636 -8.20
420–445 432 5 159.00–170.00 $163.39 $706 +2.44
455–485 478 5 158.00–168.00 $161.11 $770 +7.59
505–540 529 9 138.00–152.00 $148.07 $783 +12.11
553–560 555 6 140.00–152.00 $148.65 $825 +2.70
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 -10.95
610–640 628 9 134.00–145.00 $137.90 $866 +2.90
650–690 667 11 133.00–144.00 $136.70 $912 -4.05
705–735 715 3 122.00–135.00 $130.73 $935 +4.73
765–795 778 4 122.00–130.00 $124.79 $971 -8.49
845 845 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,006 -15.28
900 900 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 144.00 $144.00 $696 +0.35
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 128.00 $128.00 $691 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 333 5 125.00–135.00 $130.40 $434 -3.32
355–390 370 9 127.50–134.00 $131.26 $486 -0.70
408–445 425 22 125.00–136.00 $131.16 $557 +0.36
450–495 472 21 125.00–133.00 $129.56 $612 +0.33
500–545 521 18 121.00–126.00 $123.43 $643 -3.30
543 value added 543 3 128.50 $128.50 $698 —
555–598 578 20 118.00–129.00 $121.27 $701 -1.93
600–635 616 11 112.00–121.00 $116.72 $719 -3.39
670–695 681 4 107.00–112.00 $110.48 $752 -10.76
710–745 728 3 104.00–106.00 $105.33 $767 -9.03
770–780 775 4 99.00–110.00 $104.25 $808 —
800 800 1 102.00 $102.00 $816 —
875 875 1 96.00 $96.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 155.00–162.50 $159.27 $494 -0.13
355–385 368 5 150.00–166.00 $155.70 $573 -0.99
408–440 425 11 140.00–156.00 $147.85 $628 +3.56
455 fancy 455 2 154.00–159.00 $156.50 $712 +2.50
450–494 479 13 135.00–143.00 $139.47 $668 -3.55
500–545 518 20 130.00–142.00 $134.80 $698 -3.95
525 fancy 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 —
555–590 566 7 128.00–132.00 $129.57 $733 -5.06
590 fancy 590 2 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $832 —
600–625 610 11 120.00–132.00 $125.80 $767 -1.69
610–645 fancy 628 2 135.00 $135.00 $848 -2.51
650 fancy 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
650–680 664 5 117.00–121.00 $119.02 $790 -4.03
705–730 723 4 110.00–120.00 $114.96 $831 -5.23
750–790 767 3 117.00–120.00 $118.68 $910 +2.00
830–845 840 3 108.00–115.00 $111.34 $935 -2.01
870–875 873 2 104.00–112.00 $108.01 $943 —
910–943 932 5 99.00–108.00 $102.56 $956 —
950–960 955 2 104.00–108.00 $106.01 $1,012 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 132.50 $132.50 $437 —
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
400–425 413 4 130.00–135.00 $132.76 $548 —
495 495 1 124.00 $124.00 $614 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 124.00 $124.00 $632 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1665 1367 75-80% 40 62.00–70.00 $65.39 $894 -5.30
1370–1600 1491 75-80% 5 72.00–73.00 $72.80 $1,085 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1245 1102 80-85% 6 73.00–75.00 $74.17 $817 —
960–1390 1152 80-85% 32 64.00–71.00 $67.55 $778 -5.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1185 1038 85-90% 30 60.00–69.00 $63.96 $664 -1.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,033 —
1560 1560 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,279 -10.71
1335–2055 1737 13 85.00–99.00 $90.65 $1,575 -12.27

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 97.00 $97.00 $655 —
765 765 2 96.00 $96.00 $734 —
825 825 1 82.00 $82.00 $676 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 94.00 $94.00 $508 —

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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.