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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 25, 2021

987 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.75/cwt -6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 572 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.94/cwt -7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 522 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.65/cwt -7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 473 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 987 661 0
Feeder cattle 730 520 0
Slaughter cattle 160 116 0
Replacement cattle 97 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week, 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
315–345 330 3 164.00–172.50 $168.80 $557 -1.20
355 355 1 152.50 $152.50 $541 —
400–445 430 3 143.00–156.00 $151.17 $650 +1.33
453–485 463 4 141.00–146.00 $144.44 $669 -5.57
500–545 524 8 137.00–144.00 $139.47 $731 -9.67
570–595 586 8 131.00–143.00 $136.72 $801 -9.12
600–630 621 9 131.00–139.00 $136.16 $846 -6.85
630 630 1 122.00 $122.00 $769 -21.01
650–690 664 10 127.00–135.00 $131.06 $870 -10.92
700–745 721 7 122.00–129.00 $125.87 $908 -7.13
755–790 780 10 110.00–119.00 $114.36 $892 -20.14
800–830 810 3 117.00–119.00 $118.01 $956 —
850–860 855 2 107.00–114.00 $110.52 $945 —
930–945 938 2 104.00–112.00 $107.97 $1,013 —
955 955 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 137.50 $137.50 $591 —
455 455 3 132.00 $132.00 $601 —
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 277 5 134.00–144.00 $139.12 $385 +0.86
305–345 321 5 130.00–136.00 $133.24 $428 -3.57
380 value added 380 1 142.00 $142.00 $540 —
365–398 385 11 125.00–137.00 $131.02 $504 -4.64
415 fancy, value added 415 1 139.00 $139.00 $577 —
415 value added 415 1 139.00 $139.00 $577 —
400–445 427 14 125.00–135.00 $130.24 $556 -3.14
455 value added 455 2 135.00–139.00 $137.00 $623 —
450–490 474 25 120.00–132.00 $124.74 $591 -7.81
500–545 522 29 114.00–124.00 $117.94 $616 -5.79
550–595 572 30 114.00–124.00 $117.75 $674 -7.28
605–645 622 15 109.00–118.00 $114.19 $710 -7.16
650–685 666 9 108.00–120.00 $116.01 $773 -5.09
700 fancy 700 1 122.00 $122.00 $854 —
705–745 723 4 106.00–112.00 $108.30 $783 -8.86
753 value added 753 2 114.00 $114.00 $858 —
760–795 778 3 104.00–112.00 $107.01 $833 -11.49
805–835 818 4 98.00–110.00 $104.45 $854 —
860 860 1 97.00 $97.00 $834 -21.00
1000 1000 2 82.00–89.00 $85.50 $855 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 327 10 155.00–169.00 $161.13 $527 -14.26
355 fancy 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 —
355–390 377 5 155.00–165.00 $160.58 $605 -5.56
400–435 422 14 147.00–160.00 $152.56 $644 +1.36
450–490 472 8 132.00–146.00 $139.65 $659 -10.53
500–540 520 12 123.00–135.00 $127.54 $663 -8.13
550 fancy 550 1 137.00 $137.00 $754 —
550–595 579 15 122.00–135.00 $129.35 $749 -4.42
600–645 619 14 115.00–130.00 $122.29 $757 -4.86
625–635 fancy 630 2 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $838 —
650 fancy 650 1 133.00 $133.00 $864 —
665–698 685 11 116.00–127.00 $119.99 $822 -2.97
700–740 719 7 115.00–122.00 $117.67 $846 +0.37
750–790 774 7 104.00–113.00 $107.57 $833 -11.43
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 142.00 $142.00 $469 —
380 380 1 145.00 $145.00 $551 —
443–445 444 3 124.00–137.50 $128.51 $571 —
495 495 1 124.00 $124.00 $614 —
550–560 555 2 118.00 $118.00 $655 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1080 975 80-85% 2 69.00 $69.00 $673 —
895–1490 1190 80-85% 25 60.00–67.00 $62.86 $748 -6.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1420 1410 75-80% 2 69.00 $69.00 $973 —
1185–1715 1439 75-80% 24 59.00–66.00 $61.04 $878 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1290 1074 85-90% 17 56.00–63.00 $57.82 $621 -4.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 1 76.00 $76.00 $840 —
1515–2145 1765 10 80.00–88.00 $83.60 $1,476 —
1845 1845 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,660 —
2335 2335 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,751 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 530.00 $530.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1200 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 775.00–975.00 $878.00
850–1200 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 875.00–1,075.00 $941.67
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
900–1400 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 755.00–1,100.00 $961.18
1000–1300 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 975.00–1,250.00 $1,093.00
1050–1400 1217 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–830.00 $771.67
1000–1400 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 875.00–1,400.00 $1,074.58
1000–1450 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–860.00 $828.33
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1000 917 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–875.00 $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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,300.00 $1,112.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.