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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 14, 2022

576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.13/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 425 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.19/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 475 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.00/cwt -6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 525 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 576 781 812
Feeder cattle 448 620 593
Slaughter cattle 112 141 151
Replacement cattle 16 20 68

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 170.00–180.00 $175.18 $736 -7.66
505–535 522 3 163.00–178.00 $172.82 $902 +5.30
580 580 1 168.00 $168.00 $974 +3.85
605 605 1 155.00 $155.00 $938 —
655 value added 655 1 152.00 $152.00 $996 -9.00
650–680 665 2 144.00–149.00 $146.44 $974 -1.56
700 700 1 126.00 $126.00 $882 —
725–740 733 2 140.00–143.00 $141.48 $1,037 —
795 value added 795 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,065 —
815 value added 815 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,100 —
970 970 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,067 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 328 8 150.00–164.00 $153.55 $504 +2.93
365 fancy 365 1 171.00 $171.00 $624 +11.36
350–395 376 11 148.00–164.00 $155.85 $586 +9.67
410–420 fancy 415 3 157.00–161.00 $159.02 $660 +2.02
400–445 427 19 135.00–155.00 $145.25 $620 -4.22
450–495 475 22 135.00–155.00 $144.19 $685 -4.42
520 fancy 520 1 147.00 $147.00 $764 —
500–545 525 18 130.00–145.00 $135.39 $711 -7.01
550–590 569 10 131.00–144.00 $138.38 $787 +1.55
607–630 616 9 132.00–140.00 $134.57 $829 +0.36
625–635 628 3 124.00–126.00 $125.33 $787 -8.88
655–675 663 3 126.00–135.00 $131.00 $869 +3.53
705–730 718 3 118.00–126.00 $123.33 $886 +2.12
725 fancy 725 2 136.00 $136.00 $986 —
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 -3.33
790 fancy 790 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,019 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 192.50 $192.50 $452 —
255 255 1 190.00 $190.00 $484 +2.50
305–345 330 6 170.00–190.00 $181.84 $600 +0.12
350–395 377 14 175.00–191.00 $180.55 $681 -0.12
400–440 414 12 170.00–189.00 $180.31 $746 +7.48
455–490 469 10 160.00–175.00 $167.36 $785 +4.74
515 fancy 515 1 170.00 $170.00 $876 +4.21
510–545 523 12 150.00–158.00 $153.83 $805 -1.43
550 fancy 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 —
555–595 568 13 136.00–149.00 $143.58 $816 -12.14
600–645 615 10 134.00–147.00 $142.18 $874 -2.50
655–695 667 5 133.00–148.00 $142.19 $948 +6.62
700 700 1 128.00 $128.00 $896 -1.12
750–795 767 5 123.00–138.00 $129.93 $997 +7.53
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 150.00 $150.00 $510 -20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1240 1032 85-90% 19 67.00–77.00 $73.03 $754 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1315 1172 80-85% 15 77.00–88.00 $82.98 $973 —
1120–1495 1296 80-85% 4 83.00–91.00 $88.03 $1,141 -0.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1590 1379 75-80% 16 75.00–88.00 $81.27 $1,121 +2.98
1390 1390 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,307 +15.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–2155 1709 11 103.00–115.00 $110.10 $1,882 —
2455 2455 1 91.00 $91.00 $2,234 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1300 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 880.00–1,100.00 $986.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —

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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.