Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 25, 2022

603 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Volunteer Stockyards report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.25/cwt -7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 477 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $146.63/cwt -5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 524 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.35/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 524 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 603 397 0
Feeder cattle 402 268 0
Slaughter cattle 193 122 0
Replacement cattle 8 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts from last week, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–483 482 3 148.00–155.00 $150.32 $725 -13.71
500–537 526 7 141.00–156.00 $145.26 $764 -19.37
520–545 fancy 533 2 162.00–165.00 $163.46 $871 -10.54
563–573 570 6 151.00–153.00 $152.34 $868 -0.26
615 fancy 615 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 —
615–620 618 4 155.00–162.00 $160.01 $989 +15.59
660–670 665 3 149.00–160.00 $155.31 $1,033 +5.31

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 327 5 135.00–142.50 $139.04 $455 -1.65
360–395 376 5 130.00–144.00 $134.76 $507 -13.97
400–445 416 11 140.00–146.00 $142.44 $593 -8.81
450–498 477 17 135.00–146.00 $139.25 $664 -7.27
500–540 523 14 131.00–143.00 $136.66 $715 -2.96
545 fancy 545 1 147.00 $147.00 $801 —
560–590 574 9 131.00–142.00 $135.54 $778 -0.66
610 fancy 610 1 138.00 $138.00 $842 —
610–640 632 9 124.00–134.00 $131.14 $829 +0.35
660 660 1 139.00 $139.00 $917 +6.49
750–780 765 3 122.00–135.00 $126.93 $971 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 155.00 $155.00 $496 —
350–395 377 3 160.00–165.00 $161.70 $610 +1.34
400–445 426 5 150.00–165.00 $155.59 $663 -8.88
440 fancy 440 1 180.00 $180.00 $792 —
450–465 fancy 458 2 170.00–171.00 $170.49 $781 —
450–498 474 11 147.00–165.00 $154.03 $730 -7.75
505–540 522 12 135.00–153.00 $142.95 $746 -5.28
525–540 fancy 533 3 159.00–165.00 $161.35 $860 —
560 fancy 560 1 153.00 $153.00 $857 —
558–585 569 6 136.00–148.00 $141.94 $808 +1.37
605–640 620 5 129.00–143.00 $133.50 $828 -4.41
615–630 fancy 623 2 148.00–154.00 $150.96 $940 —
650 fancy 650 1 149.00 $149.00 $968 —
650–690 671 4 130.00–142.00 $135.44 $909 +2.81
762–785 766 6 117.00–122.00 $119.83 $918 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 140.00–147.50 $143.70 $546 —
415 415 2 136.00–145.00 $140.50 $583 -4.50
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 4 140.00 $140.00 $608 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1100 1075 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,237.50 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1780 1382 75-80% 62 87.00–101.00 $93.06 $1,286 —
1290–1575 1413 75-80% 6 105.00–111.00 $107.84 $1,524 +15.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1415 1187 80-85% 22 89.00–102.00 $93.80 $1,113 —
1205–1390 1269 80-85% 4 105.00–116.00 $110.69 $1,405 +1.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 89.00 $89.00 $832 —
885–1220 1068 85-90% 14 75.00–87.00 $79.94 $854 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1975 1789 7 109.00–121.00 $114.89 $2,055 —
1990 1990 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,448 —
2345 2345 1 106.00 $106.00 $2,486 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1370 1298 2 102.00–109.00 $105.30 $1,367 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 107.00 $107.00 $578 —

↑ Back to top

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.