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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 13, 2022

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $168.47/cwt +12.41 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 528 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.56/cwt +7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 467 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $179.05/cwt +6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 484 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 454 374 851
Feeder cattle 320 297 608
Slaughter cattle 123 77 228
Replacement cattle 11 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sharply higher overall, with slaughter classes 1.00 to 5.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 192.00–200.00 $196.00 $755 +14.32
405–435 425 6 180.00–190.00 $185.13 $787 +15.41
455 fancy 455 1 202.00 $202.00 $919 —
475 475 2 177.00–178.00 $177.50 $843 +6.29
505–545 524 4 186.00–197.00 $189.84 $995 +21.27
574 574 10 188.00 $188.00 $1,079 +30.00
615–635 620 4 178.00–180.00 $178.99 $1,110 +19.62
700 700 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,113 +5.32
780 780 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,217 +10.69
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 165.00 $165.00 $701 +10.00
500 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 156.00–158.00 $156.97 $526 +19.97
380 value added 380 1 182.50 $182.50 $694 —
385–398 395 6 155.00–157.00 $156.34 $618 +23.92
400–445 422 15 152.00–166.00 $157.44 $664 +8.19
450–495 467 19 152.00–161.00 $157.56 $736 +7.27
500–548 527 15 151.00–162.00 $157.94 $832 +13.79
555–595 575 7 150.00–159.00 $154.57 $889 +15.98
600–635 615 6 148.00–159.00 $152.97 $941 +16.42
655 fancy 655 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 —
670–690 680 2 141.00 $141.00 $959 +11.01
710–735 723 2 138.00–140.00 $138.98 $1,005 —
775 775 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 +21.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 175.00 $175.00 $551 +4.65
350–390 363 4 172.50–186.00 $178.61 $648 +7.49
385 fancy 385 1 192.00 $192.00 $739 —
400–420 fancy 407 3 192.00 $192.00 $781 —
400–440 420 3 175.00–183.00 $178.94 $752 +8.37
455–495 484 17 170.00–185.00 $179.05 $867 +18.09
510–525 fancy 518 3 178.00–181.00 $179.68 $931 +12.61
500–548 530 16 162.00–174.00 $166.37 $882 +13.31
550 fancy 550 1 179.00 $179.00 $984 —
555–590 567 10 160.00–175.00 $168.35 $955 +20.09
605–645 625 10 164.00–176.00 $170.12 $1,063 +17.18
670–690 678 3 134.00–141.00 $137.30 $931 -6.08
700–740 723 8 134.00–143.00 $137.01 $991 -0.99
765–790 780 3 126.00–138.00 $131.95 $1,029 —
800 800 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1515 1389 75-80% 5 100.00–104.00 $101.35 $1,408 —
1210–1805 1425 75-80% 22 87.00–99.00 $92.84 $1,323 -10.16
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1295 1182 80-85% 7 101.00–108.00 $105.36 $1,245 —
1040–1370 1189 80-85% 12 87.00–98.00 $91.84 $1,092 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1165 1053 85-90% 14 78.00–87.00 $82.73 $871 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1955 1587 8 109.00–121.00 $116.71 $1,852 —
1640–2000 1820 2 127.00–134.00 $130.85 $2,381 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1050–1300 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,012.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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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 1,885.00 $1,885.00 —

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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.