Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 5, 2022

444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.67/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 518 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.66/cwt -8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 429 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 444 363 737
Feeder cattle 267 270 579
Slaughter cattle 165 82 138
Replacement cattle 12 11 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 lower overall with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 201.00 $201.00 $573 —
360 360 1 177.50 $177.50 $639 -2.99
405–440 421 4 168.00–185.00 $175.45 $739 -8.55
465 fancy 465 1 182.00 $182.00 $846 —
455–490 470 4 155.00–171.00 $160.68 $755 -9.88
515 fancy 515 1 177.00 $177.00 $912 —
500–545 532 8 157.00–168.00 $161.99 $862 -2.44
570–590 580 2 156.00–157.00 $156.51 $908 +1.92
640 640 1 151.00 $151.00 $966 —
715 value added 715 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 —
800 800 1 124.00 $124.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 131.00 $131.00 $806 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 229 6 135.00–142.50 $138.70 $318 —
303 value added 303 3 158.00 $158.00 $479 —
305–340 328 4 134.00–145.00 $142.18 $466 -4.22
360–395 381 6 129.00–136.00 $132.74 $506 -13.90
405–445 429 9 125.00–137.00 $130.73 $561 -4.10
430 fancy 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 —
455–495 482 9 128.00–137.00 $133.18 $642 -4.04
500–545 518 18 122.00–134.00 $128.67 $667 +8.67
565–575 572 4 123.00–132.00 $125.51 $718 -3.52
608–648 629 7 118.00–127.00 $124.87 $785 -7.55
650 650 1 112.00 $112.00 $728 -10.64
665–670 668 4 115.00–120.00 $117.75 $787 -4.89
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 190.00 $190.00 $437 —
315–325 322 3 195.00–197.50 $195.84 $631 +19.32
350–395 373 8 172.00–187.50 $177.69 $663 -3.97
400 fancy 400 1 177.50 $177.50 $710 -3.50
405–440 419 5 155.00–171.00 $162.55 $681 -7.18
450–485 465 4 150.00–169.00 $159.47 $742 +14.19
470 fancy 470 1 172.00 $172.00 $808 +4.98
510–545 527 5 153.00–162.00 $158.37 $835 +2.72
550–582 569 8 144.00–157.00 $149.67 $852 +14.00
615–630 623 4 139.00–144.00 $141.26 $880 -7.41
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 +2.00
755–780 768 2 104.00–111.00 $107.56 $826 -4.46
820–840 828 3 104.00–105.00 $104.33 $864 -1.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1540 1207 80-85% 32 70.00–85.00 $76.90 $928 —
1110–1480 1239 80-85% 10 86.00–92.00 $89.76 $1,112 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1725 1428 75-80% 24 71.00–83.00 $76.44 $1,092 -7.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–955 928 85-90% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.51 $701 —
840–1375 1088 85-90% 18 66.00–74.00 $69.75 $759 —
1050–1380 1215 85-90% 2 76.00–77.00 $76.43 $929 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1240 1123 3 82.00–87.00 $84.77 $952 —
1230–1940 1447 7 96.00–106.00 $99.69 $1,443 —
1510–1530 1520 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $1,664 —
2400 2400 1 88.00 $88.00 $2,112 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300–1500 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 910.00–1,100.00 $1,005.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.