Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 29, 2022

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.42/cwt +8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 618 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.22/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 472 lb · 15 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.79/cwt +19.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 711 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 434 832
Feeder cattle 270 268 620
Slaughter cattle 82 148 180
Replacement cattle 11 18 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady with feeder heifers 5.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–333 325 3 177.50–183.00 $179.25 $583 -8.25
375–395 385 2 180.00–181.00 $180.49 $695 -0.51
410 410 1 184.00 $184.00 $754 -3.05
485–495 490 2 165.00–176.00 $170.56 $836 -8.37
500–518 510 6 160.00–170.00 $164.43 $839 -6.76
555–590 583 7 152.00–155.00 $154.59 $901 -1.59
603 603 7 161.50 $161.50 $974 +5.19
709–714 711 15 149.00–152.00 $150.79 $1,072 +19.79
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 +1.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–545 543 2 148.00–149.00 $148.50 $806 —
585–595 590 2 141.00–144.00 $142.51 $841 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 157.50–160.00 $158.76 $457 +21.26
320–335 330 8 140.00–150.00 $146.40 $483 +11.40
380–390 387 3 145.00–150.00 $146.64 $567 +7.89
408 value added 408 4 146.00 $146.00 $596 —
400–435 424 5 130.00–140.00 $134.83 $572 -0.08
450–498 472 15 130.00–144.00 $137.22 $648 +1.82
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 ±0.00
510–545 538 11 127.00–138.00 $134.14 $722 +4.34
560 560 1 117.00 $117.00 $655 -6.49
550–595 566 9 124.00–136.00 $129.03 $730 +5.54
610–635 618 17 126.00–134.00 $132.42 $818 +8.35
663–690 674 6 119.00–128.00 $122.64 $827 +3.14
705–725 715 2 117.00 $117.00 $837 +5.00
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 130.00–136.00 $133.00 $366 —
310–320 315 2 125.00–135.00 $129.92 $409 —
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 —
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 307 3 170.00–180.00 $176.52 $542 +6.52
330 fancy 330 1 191.00 $191.00 $630 -3.00
360–370 367 3 177.50–185.00 $181.66 $667 -1.16
415 fancy 415 1 181.00 $181.00 $751 +3.00
400–445 423 5 160.00–175.00 $169.73 $718 +3.11
450–465 fancy 458 2 166.00–168.00 $167.02 $765 —
480–495 490 5 142.50–151.00 $145.28 $712 -18.43
515–530 523 3 154.00–157.00 $155.65 $814 +8.49
550–575 562 3 134.00–138.00 $135.67 $762 -10.44
603–625 616 5 144.00–154.00 $148.67 $916 +10.64
650–695 673 4 133.00–148.00 $140.33 $944 +10.83
735 735 1 123.00 $123.00 $904 +6.00
780–785 783 2 107.00–117.00 $112.02 $877 +9.04
800 800 1 106.00 $106.00 $848 +4.01
860 860 1 103.00 $103.00 $886 +4.51
955 955 1 95.00 $95.00 $907 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 145.00 $145.00 $515 —
510–530 520 2 144.00–148.00 $146.04 $759 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 150.00 $150.00 $608 +3.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1375 1191 80-85% 11 69.00–80.00 $74.62 $889 —
1155–1590 1304 80-85% 8 82.00–85.00 $83.15 $1,084 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1585 1447 75-80% 3 83.00–84.00 $83.69 $1,211 +13.54
1345–1700 1458 75-80% 12 69.00–80.00 $75.09 $1,095 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1250 1028 85-90% 8 60.00–73.00 $65.85 $677 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2180 1752 10 89.00–103.00 $95.64 $1,676 —
1765 1765 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,942 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,095.00 $1,095.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,065.00 $1,065.00 —

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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.