Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 8, 2022

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.71/cwt -5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 580 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.93/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 470 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $146.39/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 516 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 400 551
Feeder cattle 207 246 352
Slaughter cattle 114 145 164
Replacement cattle 11 9 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 150.00 $150.00 $802 -6.00
565–583 575 4 138.00–150.00 $144.49 $831 -5.03
720 720 1 133.00 $133.00 $958 +13.00
890 890 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 3 134.00 $134.00 $726 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 125.00 $125.00 $381 -10.00
375–390 379 4 127.00–129.00 $128.49 $487 -0.76
380 380 1 117.00 $117.00 $445 -12.25
400–440 427 8 120.00–130.00 $124.94 $533 -4.88
460–480 469 6 120.00–128.00 $123.86 $581 -11.64
470 fancy 470 6 136.00 $136.00 $639 -8.00
513 513 2 107.50 $107.50 $551 -13.70
510–535 519 8 118.00–128.00 $121.39 $630 +0.19
555 555 1 102.00 $102.00 $566 -22.97
555 555 1 111.00 $111.00 $616 -13.97
570–590 585 11 116.00–124.00 $122.11 $714 -2.86
600–625 614 4 117.00–120.00 $118.23 $726 —
655–665 660 2 114.00–116.00 $115.01 $759 +5.33
720 720 1 104.00 $104.00 $749 -5.56
755 755 1 107.00 $107.00 $808 +1.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,075 —
1330 1330 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,197 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 167.50 $167.50 $561 +7.18
350–375 363 3 150.00–162.50 $155.10 $563 -7.62
445 445 1 147.50 $147.50 $656 -13.41
460–480 fancy 470 2 166.00–171.00 $168.45 $792 +10.96
455–490 471 4 147.00–161.00 $154.93 $730 +13.41
500–535 514 7 134.00–149.00 $143.41 $737 +8.02
515–525 fancy 520 3 151.00–156.00 $153.33 $797 —
565 fancy 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
550–585 574 4 125.00–131.00 $128.47 $737 -4.57
625 625 1 116.00 $116.00 $725 -8.03
610–640 627 3 118.00–131.00 $126.45 $793 +2.42
650–695 673 3 118.00–127.00 $121.56 $818 +8.56
735 735 2 115.00–119.00 $117.00 $860 —
820 820 1 109.00 $109.00 $894 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 +5.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1490 1413 75-80% 3 71.00–74.00 $71.97 $1,017 —
1145–1690 1453 75-80% 26 58.00–68.00 $63.13 $917 -10.84
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1460 1192 80-85% 17 59.00–68.00 $64.96 $774 -11.12
1090–1330 1215 80-85% 5 71.00–78.00 $74.34 $903 +8.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1280 1051 85-90% 10 53.00–62.00 $55.82 $587 -11.18
1405 1405 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $913 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1220 1188 2 76.00–80.00 $77.95 $926 —
1390–2310 1722 5 82.00–97.00 $88.51 $1,524 +4.26
1545–1825 1725 3 99.00–102.00 $99.90 $1,723 +15.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–880.00 $877.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 96.00–105.00 $100.62 $382 —
460–480 470 2 90.00–92.00 $91.02 $428 —
530 530 1 88.00 $88.00 $466 —
590 590 1 94.00 $94.00 $555 —
620 620 1 94.00 $94.00 $583 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 80.00 $80.00 $408 —

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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.