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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 12, 2022

101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 101 949 1,115
Feeder cattle 64 724 873
Slaughter cattle 32 194 194
Replacement cattle 5 31 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available for feeder and slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts. Limited offerings noted due to inclement weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–610 608 2 136.00–152.00 $143.97 $875 -23.26
680 680 1 131.00 $131.00 $891 -20.63
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,049 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
280 280 2 139.00 $139.00 $389 -7.79
415 415 3 129.00–135.00 $131.33 $545 -16.63
525 525 1 126.00 $126.00 $662 -13.82
595 595 2 124.00 $124.00 $738 -10.13
800 800 1 108.00 $108.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 123.00 $123.00 $517 —
525 525 1 117.00 $117.00 $614 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 152.50 $152.50 $557 -31.69
425 425 1 154.00 $154.00 $654 -21.53
455 455 1 162.00 $162.00 $737 -8.22
515 515 1 136.00 $136.00 $700 -28.60
655 655 1 126.00 $126.00 $825 -10.76
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 -7.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 155.00 $155.00 $465 -4.00
375–380 378 3 145.00–146.00 $145.67 $551 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1270 1025 85-90% 7 66.00–76.00 $71.27 $731 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $886 —
1020–1300 1165 80-85% 3 75.00–81.00 $78.18 $911 +0.05
1360–1515 1438 80-85% 2 96.00–100.00 $98.11 $1,411 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 75-80% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,465 +24.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1535 1475 2 119.00–133.00 $126.28 $1,863 —
1280–1950 1675 3 100.00–109.00 $103.21 $1,729 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00

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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.