Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 16, 2022

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.79/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 425 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.17/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 527 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.00/cwt +3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 529 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 508 860
Feeder cattle 383 362 617
Slaughter cattle 132 130 189
Replacement cattle 10 16 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 2.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 to 11.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 —
435 435 1 158.00 $158.00 $687 +5.00
450–490 473 4 153.00–160.00 $156.50 $740 -4.54
570–585 578 2 163.00–165.00 $164.01 $948 +11.28
605–635 617 5 150.00–162.00 $155.41 $959 +2.97
660 660 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,030 +9.53
710–715 713 3 145.00–148.00 $147.00 $1,048 +3.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 142.50 $142.50 $677 -5.50
520 520 1 144.00 $144.00 $749 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 312 3 140.00–145.00 $141.98 $443 +4.29
370–390 378 6 145.00–151.00 $148.03 $560 +7.19
400–445 425 22 140.00–153.00 $145.79 $620 +4.13
450–495 473 13 141.00–151.00 $146.16 $691 +8.07
500–545 527 18 134.00–150.00 $141.17 $744 +0.71
550–595 567 14 135.00–149.00 $142.78 $810 +7.17
600–645 629 7 131.00–140.00 $135.01 $849 +6.00
635 fancy 635 1 143.00 $143.00 $908 —
655–695 676 4 131.00–134.00 $132.23 $894 —
700–710 705 2 123.00–125.00 $123.99 $874 -6.01
750–758 755 3 116.00–127.00 $123.36 $931 +3.36
805–825 815 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $941 -3.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 3 150.00–153.00 $151.07 $488 —
365–395 383 5 148.00–159.00 $153.15 $587 +1.61
405–430 419 6 140.00–153.00 $145.97 $612 +4.13
440 fancy 440 2 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
452–495 467 12 141.00–155.00 $146.66 $685 +1.83
500–545 529 17 144.00–153.00 $150.00 $794 +3.69
555–595 574 16 144.00–154.00 $148.81 $854 +1.51
595 595 1 138.00 $138.00 $821 -9.30
600–640 622 8 142.00–149.00 $145.24 $903 -1.02
650–695 669 8 125.00–139.00 $131.92 $883 -5.40
750 750 2 117.00–126.00 $121.50 $911 +3.96
830–845 835 3 102.00–110.00 $107.30 $896 -6.70

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1375 1330 75-80% 2 84.00 $84.00 $1,117 —
1130–1630 1433 75-80% 31 70.00–79.00 $73.70 $1,056 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1420 1144 80-85% 10 71.00–79.00 $74.15 $848 —
1075–1335 1243 80-85% 3 81.00–86.00 $82.77 $1,029 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1160 1022 85-90% 11 64.00–75.00 $68.67 $702 -8.52
1200 1200 85-90% 1 83.00 $83.00 $996 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,717 —
1325–2080 1784 10 90.00–100.00 $95.59 $1,705 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
1400–1600 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 830.00–950.00 $890.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 119.00 $119.00 $440 —

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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.