Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 30, 2022

781 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.61/cwt -2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 470 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.97/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 422 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $172.83/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 427 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 781 793 854
Feeder cattle 620 589 639
Slaughter cattle 141 140 149
Replacement cattle 20 64 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls holding mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 185.00 $185.00 $620 -9.67
380–395 388 2 176.00–177.00 $176.51 $685 -11.22
405–435 426 8 169.00–187.00 $182.84 $779 +4.56
490–493 492 3 170.00–174.00 $172.67 $850 +0.18
500–535 518 4 160.00–174.00 $167.52 $868 +3.10
533 fancy 533 2 181.00 $181.00 $965 -2.63
555–565 fancy 558 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,038 +5.00
555–580 568 2 157.00–171.00 $164.15 $932 -2.59
635 value added 635 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 -4.00
645 645 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,026 -1.65
670 670 1 148.00 $148.00 $992 -7.00
688 value added 688 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,108 —
745 value added 745 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,065 —
750 750 1 133.00 $133.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 142.00 $142.00 $831 —

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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 2 144.00–150.00 $147.00 $360 -3.55
265–270 268 2 157.50–165.00 $161.21 $432 +6.88
318–330 fancy 322 3 161.00–163.00 $161.68 $521 -10.96
300–343 331 9 140.00–155.00 $150.62 $499 +1.80
360–395 383 15 140.00–155.00 $146.18 $560 -5.61
355–398 fancy 389 5 158.00–160.00 $159.64 $621 -0.36
410 fancy 410 2 156.00–158.00 $157.00 $644 -1.59
400–445 423 28 139.00–154.00 $149.47 $632 +0.69
450–495 470 32 143.00–155.00 $148.61 $698 -1.93
500–545 524 18 137.00–149.00 $142.40 $746 +0.41
552–593 572 15 133.00–142.00 $136.83 $783 +2.22
600–630 608 10 130.00–137.00 $134.21 $816 +6.32
665–685 679 4 120.00–135.00 $127.47 $866 +2.77
700–728 716 6 115.00–125.00 $121.21 $868 +5.77
765–785 777 3 112.00–114.00 $113.33 $881 —
823 823 2 111.00 $111.00 $914 —

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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 1 187.50 $187.50 $534 -6.18
305–335 321 6 175.00–187.50 $181.72 $583 -18.59
365 fancy 365 1 192.50 $192.50 $703 -4.37
350–390 371 11 172.50–187.50 $180.67 $670 +0.05
405–445 427 23 168.00–181.00 $172.83 $738 -1.41
453–495 471 18 158.00–171.00 $162.62 $766 +0.37
500–545 522 18 147.00–162.50 $155.26 $810 -0.53
500–533 fancy 524 5 165.00–169.00 $165.79 $869 -5.43
555–595 577 10 148.00–158.00 $155.72 $899 +3.72
593–595 594 3 132.00–134.00 $133.33 $792 -18.67
600–645 621 19 137.00–151.00 $144.68 $898 +10.15
605–640 fancy 623 2 154.00–158.00 $155.94 $972 +2.01
653–655 fancy 654 3 145.00–148.00 $147.00 $961 -3.00
660–695 674 7 131.00–141.00 $135.57 $914 -1.64
700–730 718 6 125.00–134.00 $129.12 $927 -2.37
750–795 764 7 117.00–126.00 $122.40 $935 +1.40
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 170.00 $170.00 $544 —
370–373 372 4 130.00–163.00 $154.80 $576 —
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 —
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–468 467 3 148.00–150.00 $148.66 $694 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1385 1140 80-85% 18 73.00–84.00 $78.78 $898 +0.24
1055–1465 1278 80-85% 6 85.00–96.00 $88.20 $1,127 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1610 1379 75-80% 23 73.00–83.00 $78.29 $1,080 -5.04
1495 1495 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,286 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1350 1062 85-90% 17 65.00–75.00 $70.44 $748 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1975 1619 8 102.00–111.00 $107.27 $1,737 —
1680–1800 1745 3 116.00–120.00 $118.62 $2,070 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 855.00 $855.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,090.00 $995.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,285.00 $1,280.00 —

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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.