Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 9, 2022

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.24/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 418 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.10/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 520 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $147.30/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 573 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 603 1,098
Feeder cattle 362 402 830
Slaughter cattle 130 193 217
Replacement cattle 16 8 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of July 4th holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 153.00 $153.00 $650 —
470–498 489 3 159.00–162.00 $161.04 $787 +10.72
500–545 524 4 157.00–162.00 $160.02 $839 +14.76
560–580 567 3 150.00–158.00 $152.73 $866 +0.39
615–645 630 2 150.00–155.00 $152.44 $960 -7.57
645 645 1 145.00 $145.00 $935 -15.01
650–690 674 4 145.00–149.00 $146.47 $987 -8.84
692 692 6 133.00 $133.00 $920 -22.31
705–735 718 3 137.00–147.00 $143.40 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 148.00 $148.00 $733 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 135.00–140.00 $137.63 $385 —
310–338 328 6 135.00–143.00 $137.69 $452 -1.35
360–390 373 9 135.00–149.00 $140.84 $525 +6.08
400–440 417 15 134.00–149.00 $141.66 $591 -0.78
425 fancy 425 1 151.00 $151.00 $642 —
455–495 474 9 135.00–144.00 $138.09 $655 -1.16
500–540 520 14 135.00–145.00 $140.46 $730 +3.80
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -16.66
550–595 572 13 130.00–140.00 $135.61 $776 +0.07
605–630 613 8 126.00–132.00 $129.01 $791 -2.13
660 value added 660 2 129.00 $129.00 $851 —
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 —
763 763 3 120.00 $120.00 $916 -6.93
810–835 823 2 115.00–123.00 $118.94 $979 —
895 895 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,065 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 375 6 150.00–155.00 $151.54 $568 -10.16
405–445 422 11 140.00–151.00 $141.84 $599 -13.75
453–495 469 9 140.00–151.00 $144.83 $679 -9.20
485 fancy 485 1 156.00 $156.00 $757 -14.49
500–545 534 9 140.00–152.00 $146.31 $781 +3.36
550–595 573 13 140.00–153.00 $147.30 $844 +5.36
600 fancy 600 1 155.00 $155.00 $930 +4.04
600–640 620 12 138.00–151.00 $146.26 $907 +12.76
655–670 663 4 130.00–145.00 $137.32 $910 +1.88
710–730 719 4 122.00–133.00 $127.24 $915 —
750–790 770 2 116.00–119.00 $117.54 $905 -2.29
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 —
870–895 883 2 112.00–117.00 $114.46 $1,011 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 3 130.00–134.00 $131.66 $698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1840 1357 75-80% 28 76.00–90.00 $82.15 $1,115 -10.91
1580 1580 75-80% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,627 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1435 1198 80-85% 23 77.00–90.00 $84.76 $1,015 -9.04
1250 1250 80-85% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,225 -12.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1160 1021 85-90% 9 74.00–80.00 $77.19 $788 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1845 1749 7 106.00–119.00 $111.65 $1,953 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1250–1300 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00–890.00 $830.00

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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.