Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 13, 2021

1,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.34/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 522 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.85/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 626 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.25/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $496/hd at 423 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,066 1,163 982
Feeder cattle 871 920 800
Slaughter cattle 148 197 157
Replacement cattle 47 46 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder bulls and steers measuring 4.00 to 6.00 lower overall with feeder heifers 1.00 lower, with lower-quality offerings and decreased demand noted. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 lower overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 -11.22
450–465 458 6 152.00–157.00 $155.83 $714 +7.86
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 -14.66
510 fancy 510 1 158.00 $158.00 $806 -1.63
500–535 518 2 132.50–137.00 $134.83 $698 +0.17
560–590 578 5 131.00–140.00 $137.18 $793 -9.40
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 -21.58
606–645 618 11 127.00–139.00 $134.55 $832 -8.05
650–685 680 17 128.00–140.00 $130.58 $888 +2.15
700–745 723 3 119.00–134.00 $127.18 $920 -3.82
785 785 1 121.00 $121.00 $950 -7.67
785 value added 785 1 125.00 $125.00 $981 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 322 3 118.00–119.00 $118.66 $382 -6.85
365–390 369 6 116.00–121.00 $116.88 $431 -0.30
405–445 423 24 110.00–122.00 $117.25 $496 +1.17
455–495 476 23 110.00–119.00 $114.56 $545 -0.84
500–548 522 34 109.00–120.00 $114.29 $597 -2.26
525 value added 525 5 122.50 $122.50 $643 —
550–585 573 11 107.00–117.00 $112.37 $644 -1.26
592 value added 592 3 123.50 $123.50 $731 —
605–648 625 13 105.00–117.00 $110.35 $690 -2.17
623–633 value added 627 17 119.25–120.50 $120.06 $753 —
650–695 672 16 110.00–115.00 $112.62 $757 +0.11
700–740 716 7 104.00–113.00 $109.46 $784 -0.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 337 5 135.00–143.00 $136.49 $460 -3.22
365 fancy 365 1 152.00 $152.00 $555 —
355–380 366 10 130.00–140.00 $136.46 $499 -7.97
400–435 413 5 129.00–137.00 $131.82 $544 -4.27
430 fancy 430 1 144.00 $144.00 $619 -3.01
450–465 459 12 120.00–135.00 $131.84 $605 -0.96
515 fancy 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 —
505–545 528 13 121.00–135.00 $128.02 $676 -2.99
550–595 568 19 120.00–134.00 $125.74 $714 -1.63
600–645 623 15 110.00–121.00 $115.42 $719 -9.23
650–695 670 8 107.00–118.00 $112.95 $757 -4.27
705–740 724 15 100.00–111.00 $106.09 $768 -5.11
750–785 774 4 90.00–101.00 $94.93 $735 -14.77
815–825 820 2 90.00–100.00 $95.03 $779 -9.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–595 573 3 114.00–118.00 $116.30 $666 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 130.00 $130.00 $442 +5.00
505 505 1 106.00 $106.00 $535 -13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1805 1366 75-80% 38 50.00–62.00 $54.91 $750 -10.35
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1300 1174 80-85% 11 53.00–62.00 $56.99 $669 -2.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–985 908 85-90% 2 61.00–64.00 $62.37 $566 —
945–1120 1036 85-90% 5 50.00–56.00 $53.04 $549 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,152 —
1165–1885 1592 9 74.00–83.00 $77.89 $1,240 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1100–1200 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–780.00 $748.75
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–750.00 $700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 565.00 $565.00

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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 2 925.00–1,050.00 $987.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573–590 579 3 87.00–89.00 $88.32 $511 —
678 678 2 80.00 $80.00 $542 —
965 965 1 80.00 $80.00 $772 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 2 86.00 $86.00 $654 —
885 885 1 85.00 $85.00 $752 —
1120 1120 1 74.00 $74.00 $829 —

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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.