Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 4, 2021

1,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.30/cwt +10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 426 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.99/cwt +14.86 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 473 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.73/cwt +13.48 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 531 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,066 582 761
Feeder cattle 807 426 548
Slaughter cattle 209 113 178
Replacement cattle 50 43 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, 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
295 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 —
335 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 —
365 fancy 365 1 185.00 $185.00 $675 —
368–370 369 3 164.00–176.00 $168.01 $620 +11.01
415–445 434 5 142.00–150.00 $144.64 $628 -7.36
460–480 468 5 141.00–154.00 $146.42 $685 -2.95
530 530 1 135.00 $135.00 $716 +0.18
505–545 532 10 140.00–155.00 $146.86 $781 +12.04
570 fancy 570 1 158.00 $158.00 $901 —
565–595 577 11 139.00–150.00 $145.46 $839 —
600–640 622 19 133.00–148.00 $142.15 $884 +6.76
655–690 668 5 138.00–141.00 $138.62 $926 +5.49
708–735 721 5 131.00–139.00 $135.56 $977 +13.56
755–780 765 8 125.00–142.00 $134.34 $1,028 —
835 835 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 —
1015 1015 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,188 —
1170 1170 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,381 —
1274 1274 14 124.00 $124.00 $1,580 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 328 10 125.00–140.00 $130.91 $429 —
360–395 381 16 129.00–140.00 $133.14 $507 +11.41
400–449 426 44 127.00–139.50 $134.30 $572 +10.80
450–496 473 43 126.00–137.00 $131.20 $621 +15.07
480 480 1 122.00 $122.00 $586 +5.87
505–545 530 35 120.00–132.00 $126.20 $669 +12.95
543 value added 543 2 136.00 $136.00 $738 —
550–593 570 23 118.00–129.00 $123.25 $703 +9.31
585 585 1 114.00 $114.00 $667 +0.06
600–635 621 8 114.00–123.00 $116.77 $725 +1.54
655–680 667 7 114.00–119.00 $116.56 $777 +0.90
683 683 2 111.00 $111.00 $758 -4.66
700 700 1 104.00 $104.00 $728 -2.00
700–745 720 4 110.00–115.00 $111.80 $805 +5.80
750–790 769 8 99.00–113.00 $105.95 $815 -0.05
820–845 833 2 99.00–105.00 $101.95 $849 —
973 value added 973 2 97.00 $97.00 $944 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 177.50 $177.50 $524 —
305–345 328 4 170.00–182.00 $175.43 $575 +34.60
360–385 371 4 162.50–185.00 $176.84 $656 +26.42
400–435 414 12 140.00–150.00 $145.34 $602 +1.49
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 -8.85
455–495 484 18 132.00–145.00 $139.50 $675 +1.33
505 fancy 505 2 148.00 $148.00 $747 -1.00
500–545 523 21 130.00–144.00 $137.24 $718 +8.56
550–595 567 17 128.00–136.00 $132.27 $750 +11.25
585 fancy 585 1 142.00 $142.00 $831 —
585 585 1 119.00 $119.00 $696 -2.02
600–645 620 19 119.00–133.00 $124.55 $772 +9.24
650–675 660 12 117.00–128.00 $120.01 $792 +5.56
700–725 713 3 113.00–119.00 $115.98 $827 +9.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 157.50–160.00 $158.75 $500 —
375 375 1 147.50 $147.50 $553 —
400–421 417 5 130.00–133.00 $132.42 $552 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1655 1394 75-80% 43 52.00–63.00 $56.26 $784 —
1390–1470 1430 75-80% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.49 $937 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1515 1221 80-85% 26 52.00–62.00 $56.81 $694 —
1100–1340 1228 80-85% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.36 $839 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $612 +9.00
840–1155 1054 85-90% 14 49.00–58.00 $53.58 $565 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1940 1737 12 75.00–82.00 $78.29 $1,360 -7.18
2400 2400 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,680 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 580.00 $580.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1100 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–1,280.00 $1,040.00
1100–1150 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 710.00–865.00 $787.50
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1000–1400 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 730.00–850.00 $801.67
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 520.00–575.00 $547.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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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 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00 —

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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.