Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 26, 2022

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.81/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 477 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.87/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 571 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $169.15/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 475 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 826 617 858
Feeder cattle 578 453 679
Slaughter cattle 169 141 110
Replacement cattle 79 23 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall. Feeder bulls measuring 3.00 to 4.00 higher overall. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, with a higher undertone noted for those weighing up to 600 lbs. and a lower undertone noted for those weighing over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 186.00 $186.00 $735 +4.43
420–445 428 3 172.50–180.00 $175.77 $752 +4.57
450–470 463 3 177.00–194.00 $188.16 $871 +14.67
500–540 512 7 165.00–181.00 $170.28 $872 -5.92
541 value added 541 4 183.50 $183.50 $993 —
550–570 fancy 558 5 184.00–190.00 $187.40 $1,046 —
550–595 565 8 159.00–180.00 $168.17 $950 +6.12
600 600 1 156.00 $156.00 $936 -8.98
660 660 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,036 -9.00
710–748 735 3 130.00–138.00 $132.57 $974 -22.04
765 765 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,010 -4.00
830 value added 830 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–505 503 2 153.00–154.00 $153.50 $772 —
555 555 1 149.00 $149.00 $827 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 142.50 $142.50 $285 —
290 290 1 143.00 $143.00 $415 —
300–310 306 4 153.00–157.50 $155.13 $475 +16.67
329 329 4 127.50 $127.50 $419 -10.96
350–395 381 7 140.00–156.00 $148.31 $565 +10.67
400–445 431 16 145.00–157.00 $150.60 $649 +14.12
450 fancy 450 1 153.00 $153.00 $688 —
455–495 478 26 138.00–150.00 $143.46 $686 +1.88
500–538 522 15 130.00–144.00 $137.24 $716 -0.06
550–595 571 22 129.00–140.00 $134.87 $770 +3.02
600–635 616 7 126.00–134.00 $128.56 $792 -0.81
658–680 668 5 123.00–132.00 $128.15 $856 +2.92
710 710 1 117.00 $117.00 $831 +4.60
755 755 5 116.50 $116.50 $880 —
805–815 810 2 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $919 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 127.00 $127.00 $343 —
310–340 325 2 135.00–136.00 $135.48 $440 +10.48
355 355 1 135.00 $135.00 $479 —
435 435 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $598 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 220.00 $220.00 $627 —
330–345 338 3 170.00–180.00 $174.09 $588 -14.84
345 fancy 345 1 202.00 $202.00 $697 -7.19
350–385 368 10 175.00–193.00 $186.29 $686 -2.96
405–445 421 8 165.00–182.00 $175.12 $737 +4.78
455–495 475 18 157.00–174.00 $169.15 $803 +7.16
505–545 530 6 150.00–169.00 $160.91 $853 +9.09
505–548 fancy 542 7 176.00–183.00 $176.93 $959 +8.58
565 fancy 565 1 176.00 $176.00 $994 +9.33
555–590 574 6 153.00–166.00 $160.16 $919 +12.80
615–625 620 4 155.00–167.00 $159.25 $987 +3.59
650–660 656 5 146.00–155.00 $152.81 $1,002 +0.21
705 705 1 128.00 $128.00 $902 +6.51
760–775 765 3 121.00–127.00 $124.97 $956 +4.97
813–835 819 4 102.00–106.00 $104.98 $860 —
910 910 1 102.00 $102.00 $928 -18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 172.00 $172.00 $647 —
420 420 1 152.50 $152.50 $640 —
460 460 1 151.00 $151.00 $695 —
528 528 2 139.00 $139.00 $734 +1.50
570 570 1 144.00 $144.00 $821 +14.00
608 608 2 136.00 $136.00 $827 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 165.00 $165.00 $404 —
265 265 1 154.00 $154.00 $408 —
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 -7.50
690 690 1 124.00 $124.00 $856 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1385 1144 80-85% 27 77.00–89.00 $83.11 $951 +1.91
1165–1380 1283 80-85% 4 91.00–92.00 $91.23 $1,170 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1805 1401 75-80% 24 77.00–88.00 $81.58 $1,143 +16.39
1390–1455 1423 75-80% 2 91.00–93.00 $91.98 $1,309 +26.79
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–800 790 85-90% 2 91.00–92.00 $91.51 $723 —
875–1090 988 85-90% 17 67.00–75.00 $71.56 $707 —
945–1190 1011 85-90% 4 79.00–86.00 $82.30 $832 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–2115 1695 13 99.00–115.00 $106.24 $1,801 —
1690–1895 1815 4 118.00–122.00 $119.71 $2,173 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–800 775 (<2 yrs)Open 2 720.00–770.00 $745.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1200–1700 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,075.00–1,525.00 $1,318.75
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1250–1600 1425 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,155.00–1,200.00 $1,177.50
1600 1600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,620.00 $1,620.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,025.00
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,350.00–1,650.00 $1,547.14 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,575.00–1,820.00 $1,697.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,325.00–1,625.00 $1,505.56 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,290.00–1,650.00 $1,476.67 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,212.50 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,295.00–1,310.00 $1,302.50 —
— — (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,212.50 —
— — (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.