Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 22, 2022

434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.40/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 479 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.07/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 613 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.75/cwt +11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $520/hd at 375 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	434	596	805
Feeder cattle	268	424	587
Slaughter cattle	148	154	151
Replacement cattle	18	18	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers holding mostly steady overall with feeder bulls 2.00 higher; and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	187.50	$187.50	$591	+1.50
365	365	1	181.00	$181.00	$661	—
420–440	430	2	185.00–189.00	$187.05	$804	+21.09
450–495	468	9	169.00–186.00	$178.93	$837	+8.96
500–533	518	4	169.00–175.00	$171.19	$887	+4.69
550–590	564	5	151.00–159.00	$156.18	$881	-1.15
600–640	615	3	155.00–157.00	$156.31	$961	+28.31
650–675	661	4	139.00–148.00	$143.28	$947	-2.72
745	745	1	131.00	$131.00	$976	—
750–755	753	3	128.00–129.00	$128.67	$969	—
855 value added	855	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,163	—
1020–1030	1025	2	108.00–111.00	$109.51	$1,122	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	137.50	$137.50	$351	—
300–315	308	2	135.00	$135.00	$416	—
360–395	375	11	129.00–143.00	$138.75	$520	+11.17
400–435	418	8	129.00–142.00	$134.91	$564	-2.04
453–495	479	12	132.00–139.00	$135.40	$649	+0.94
505	505	1	120.00	$120.00	$606	+10.00
530–545	537	5	126.00–136.00	$129.80	$697	+0.59
560–580 value added	568	3	131.00–135.00	$132.84	$755	—
550–595	576	8	117.00–129.00	$123.49	$711	+0.60
600–635	613	12	116.00–129.00	$124.07	$761	+4.20
653–690	666	6	116.00–122.00	$119.50	$796	-2.51
696 value added	696	4	127.00	$127.00	$884	—
700–740	720	3	109.00–118.00	$112.00	$806	+3.99
790	790	1	110.00	$110.00	$869	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,139	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 fancy	325	1	194.00	$194.00	$630	—
325–345	335	2	170.00	$170.00	$570	-10.86
355–395	384	4	174.00–189.00	$182.82	$702	+8.16
415–445	430	4	160.00–172.00	$166.62	$716	+0.92
445 fancy	445	1	178.00	$178.00	$792	—
465–485	477	6	161.00–169.00	$163.71	$781	+5.76
523–535	527	6	140.00–150.00	$147.16	$776	-5.09
574–595	582	9	144.00–151.00	$146.11	$850	+1.73
630–645	637	3	135.00–143.00	$138.03	$879	+4.08
680	680	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$881	-1.31
735	735	1	117.00	$117.00	$860	-4.00
750–795	780	3	99.00–106.00	$102.98	$803	—
805–840	817	3	100.00–105.00	$101.99	$833	—
875–895	885	2	98.00–99.00	$98.49	$872	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	2	146.00–147.50	$146.74	$613	—
665	665	1	118.00	$118.00	$785	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1555	1220	80-85%	27	67.00–79.00	$72.50	$884	+4.61
1090–1495	1280	80-85%	15	80.00–90.00	$84.74	$1,085	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	75-80%	1	63.00	$63.00	$781	—
1300–1620	1427	75-80%	5	77.00–80.00	$78.17	$1,115	—
1205–1760	1443	75-80%	27	65.00–76.00	$70.15	$1,012	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1325	1078	85-90%	10	63.00–71.00	$66.93	$722	—
1170	1170	85-90%	1	78.00	$78.00	$913	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–2065	1681	6	91.00–105.00	$99.02	$1,665	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1000–1400	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,150.00	$1,005.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	1	72.00	$72.00	$986	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1685	1685	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,247	—

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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.