Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 30, 2021

479 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $122.44/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 626 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $130.98/cwt +5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 522 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $145.54/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 432 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 479 1,111 438
Feeder cattle 364 836 319
Slaughter cattle 104 214 100
Replacement cattle 11 61 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, on a lighter test, feeder heifers and bulls measuring 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 148.00–153.00 $150.53 $587 -5.46
415–445 430 2 150.00 $150.00 $645 +1.10
453 453 2 157.00 $157.00 $711 —
500–535 513 4 148.00–154.00 $151.03 $775 +9.14
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 -11.89
570–586 583 5 141.00–142.00 $141.20 $823 +21.20
630 630 1 128.00 $128.00 $806 +5.00
711 711 4 123.00 $123.00 $875 -1.58
785 785 1 123.00 $123.00 $966 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 319 7 125.00–136.00 $130.52 $416 +5.72
364–395 370 10 127.00–137.00 $133.59 $494 +8.10
425–440 433 4 124.00–135.00 $131.80 $571 +2.08
452–495 468 10 120.00–133.00 $126.67 $593 +12.64
500–543 522 6 113.00–119.00 $116.28 $607 +0.04
550–590 571 7 111.00–121.00 $114.88 $656 +10.88
605–635 619 4 110.00–119.00 $113.76 $704 +7.76
650–690 677 9 112.00–117.00 $113.90 $771 +8.90
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 -5.00
710–745 728 2 107.00–109.00 $108.02 $786 +1.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 146.00–148.00 $147.00 $500 -5.54
360–380 370 6 148.00–161.00 $154.91 $573 +6.41
415–445 432 13 140.00–150.00 $145.54 $629 +4.93
455–493 472 9 132.50–145.00 $136.77 $646 +2.32
490 fancy 490 1 154.00 $154.00 $755 —
515 fancy 515 1 143.00 $143.00 $736 +5.00
500–540 522 13 121.00–138.00 $130.06 $679 +5.41
550–575 557 9 123.00–135.00 $129.68 $722 +5.53
605–645 626 15 118.00–128.00 $122.44 $766 +4.47
660–690 680 3 119.00–125.00 $120.94 $822 +2.27
700–710 705 3 113.00–117.00 $115.66 $815 +0.69
765 765 1 114.00 $114.00 $872 -4.00
805 805 1 108.00 $108.00 $869 +9.50
857 857 3 100.00 $100.00 $857 —
905–930 918 2 93.00–94.00 $93.51 $858 —
969 969 5 98.00 $98.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 124.00 $124.00 $552 -7.71
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 —
575 575 1 116.00 $116.00 $667 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $881 —
1045–1950 1442 75-80% 22 55.00–64.00 $59.52 $858 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1170 1046 85-90% 9 50.00–59.00 $53.47 $559 +0.34
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $721 —
1100–1290 1186 80-85% 8 55.00–64.00 $59.66 $708 -1.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1180 1099 4 65.00–73.00 $69.36 $762 —
1660 1660 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,461 —
1375–2110 1808 8 76.00–84.00 $78.69 $1,423 -17.74

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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)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00 —

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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.