Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 26, 2022

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.54/cwt -22.16 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 568 lb · 10 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.20/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 466 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.09/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 529 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 633 737
Feeder cattle 266 443 615
Slaughter cattle 32 154 104
Replacement cattle 8 36 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sharply lower with feeder heifers 2.00 lower overall. Slaughter bulls holding steady with no comparisons available for slaughter cows due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 2 167.00–177.00 $172.03 $736 -18.79
468–469 469 6 158.00–170.00 $161.99 $760 -16.81
510–535 522 5 150.00–157.00 $153.25 $800 -21.57
590 590 2 151.00–154.00 $152.50 $900 -21.44
610–620 616 5 153.00–156.00 $153.80 $947 -7.75
650–665 655 3 144.00–151.00 $148.63 $974 -14.37
703–720 713 8 127.00–130.00 $128.49 $916 -20.08
775 775 2 127.00 $127.00 $984 —
840–843 842 3 121.00–125.00 $122.33 $1,030 -5.67
885 885 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,035 —
905 905 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,068 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 9 135.00–145.00 $139.10 $519 -7.86
410–438 429 9 135.00–146.00 $140.21 $602 -5.81
455–485 466 10 138.00–148.00 $145.20 $677 +0.85
505–545 529 10 128.00–139.00 $133.09 $704 -1.36
555–580 564 6 130.00–139.00 $135.97 $767 +2.34
570–595 value added 583 2 144.00–145.00 $144.51 $842 —
605 value added 605 1 139.00 $139.00 $841 —
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 -6.02
650–660 655 4 135.00–138.00 $136.76 $896 —
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 120.00–127.50 $123.60 $457 —
405 405 1 124.00 $124.00 $502 —

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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 -3.28
310 310 2 172.50–185.00 $178.75 $554 -8.99
365–390 380 3 159.00–172.50 $167.09 $635 -28.93
405–445 421 6 150.00–167.50 $157.23 $662 -20.70
450–485 473 7 145.00–156.00 $150.08 $710 -25.30
500–515 508 5 140.00–152.00 $146.51 $744 -19.96
545 545 1 134.00 $134.00 $730 -32.47
550 fancy 550 1 154.00 $154.00 $847 -18.83
560–575 570 9 135.50–145.00 $140.15 $799 -18.22
610 610 1 134.00 $134.00 $817 -26.32
655–673 667 3 126.00–128.00 $127.35 $849 -13.66
700–745 728 4 113.00–126.00 $119.91 $873 -9.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–388 380 5 145.00–150.00 $148.57 $565 —
423 423 2 140.00 $140.00 $592 —
537 537 3 129.00 $129.00 $693 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 145.00–150.00 $146.63 $494 —
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 —
505–540 528 3 120.00–130.00 $124.55 $658 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1495 1227 80-85% 6 67.00–78.00 $72.82 $894 —
1250–1775 1480 80-85% 5 80.00–88.00 $83.43 $1,235 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 1 86.00 $86.00 $624 —
1000–1140 1073 85-90% 3 65.00–75.00 $70.79 $760 +6.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1790 1558 75-80% 3 72.00–77.00 $73.58 $1,146 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–2130 1781 5 90.00–104.00 $96.59 $1,720 -13.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 2 127.50 $127.50 $323 -2.50
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1 90.00 $90.00 $675 —

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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.