Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 11, 2022

379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $144.07/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 566 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $160.65/cwt -5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 428 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.59/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 624 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 379 512 675
Feeder cattle 289 407 498
Slaughter cattle 77 93 160
Replacement cattle 13 12 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower, with feeder bulls 2.00 higher overall, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 lower with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 191.00 $191.00 $611 —
455 455 1 165.00 $165.00 $751 +10.50
530–545 538 2 160.00–161.00 $160.51 $864 +0.16
560–590 575 3 156.00–160.00 $157.98 $908 -3.27
605–645 632 4 139.00–156.00 $146.93 $929 -5.99
660–690 675 2 134.00–146.00 $139.87 $944 +5.20
733 733 3 128.00 $128.00 $938 -3.37
775 775 1 128.00 $128.00 $992 -4.87
830 830 2 132.00–134.00 $133.00 $1,104 —
880 880 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,188 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 132.00 $132.00 $403 —
360–395 375 3 130.00–146.00 $136.93 $513 -21.07
400–443 424 10 139.00–155.00 $144.22 $611 -2.73
475–485 480 3 144.00–145.00 $144.33 $693 -5.29
500–540 518 8 130.00–143.00 $136.39 $707 -8.15
550–585 568 6 129.00–138.00 $135.47 $769 -1.51
595 595 1 126.00 $126.00 $750 -10.98
600–645 624 15 123.00–137.00 $130.59 $815 +4.24
655–675 668 3 123.00–128.00 $125.98 $842 +5.02
700–735 718 2 112.00–114.00 $113.02 $811 +1.02
755–775 763 3 105.00–114.00 $108.98 $832 —
815–835 825 2 103.00–109.00 $106.04 $875 —
910 910 1 100.00 $100.00 $910 —
1005 1005 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 124.00 $124.00 $456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 372 7 166.00–181.00 $172.63 $642 +10.20
400–445 428 16 155.00–170.00 $160.65 $688 -5.83
460–495 474 10 150.00–165.00 $154.79 $734 -0.53
510–535 523 2 147.00–155.00 $150.90 $789 -0.08
555 fancy 555 1 159.00 $159.00 $882 —
555–585 565 16 138.00–149.00 $143.83 $813 +4.83
585 585 1 133.00 $133.00 $778 -6.00
620 fancy 620 1 153.00 $153.00 $949 -4.00
600–640 621 7 136.00–147.00 $141.71 $880 -1.77
665–695 685 3 127.00–133.00 $129.62 $888 -0.61
725 725 1 122.00 $122.00 $884 -12.07
750–795 778 3 110.00–113.00 $111.30 $866 -17.27
1000 1000 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,010 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 141.00 $141.00 $754 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1660 1360 75-80% 24 75.00–86.00 $78.85 $1,072 -15.15
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1400 1178 80-85% 16 75.00–86.00 $79.37 $935 -5.52
1310 1310 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,179 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $708 —
890–1135 1013 85-90% 2 70.00–75.00 $72.80 $737 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,295 —
1425–2070 1790 5 102.00–110.00 $104.96 $1,879 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 995.00 $995.00

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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.