Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 17, 2022

801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.18/cwt -4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 474 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.64/cwt -3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 571 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $154.53/cwt -14.37 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 570 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 801 579 0
Feeder cattle 566 473 0
Slaughter cattle 228 99 0
Replacement cattle 7 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply lower overall due, in part, to decreased demand and buyer activity. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows mostly steady overall, with boning cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 175.00 $175.00 $525 —
355–395 375 2 175.00–185.00 $179.73 $674 -12.80
410–445 429 5 170.00–181.00 $175.93 $755 -19.07
470–495 489 5 171.00–184.00 $175.52 $858 -23.68
500–505 503 2 168.00–172.00 $170.01 $855 -16.58
555–595 570 8 165.00–175.00 $172.62 $984 +2.57
607–645 615 5 158.00–167.00 $161.56 $994 -11.06
620 fancy 620 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,116 -7.00
670–690 682 3 150.00–157.00 $153.69 $1,048 -10.30
715–735 723 3 142.00–158.00 $148.63 $1,075 -11.03
870 870 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,209 -12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 166.00 $166.00 $656 —
410 410 1 157.50 $157.50 $646 —
485 485 1 157.50 $157.50 $764 —
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 9 150.00 $150.00 $388 —
354–390 369 10 135.00–149.00 $140.42 $518 -26.47
405 405 1 137.50 $137.50 $557 -22.01
413–415 fancy 414 3 153.00–156.00 $155.00 $642 —
400–445 422 9 140.00–150.00 $144.93 $612 -14.58
455 fancy 455 2 155.00 $155.00 $705 —
455–495 475 30 140.00–153.00 $147.72 $702 -7.31
500–545 519 22 139.00–151.00 $146.89 $762 -6.71
550–595 571 30 138.00–150.00 $143.64 $820 -3.68
600–645 626 20 130.00–143.00 $136.63 $855 -11.14
630 630 1 124.00 $124.00 $781 -23.77
645 value added 645 5 147.00 $147.00 $948 —
650–685 665 7 130.00–139.00 $132.18 $879 -17.68
673 fancy 673 2 144.00 $144.00 $969 —
700–745 723 3 124.00–130.00 $127.27 $920 -21.23
760 760 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,026 -7.96
820–825 823 2 118.00–121.00 $119.50 $983 -21.20
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 133.00–135.00 $133.96 $560 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 182.50 $182.50 $538 -34.06
305–340 327 5 165.00–177.50 $170.02 $556 -46.98
340 fancy 340 1 195.00 $195.00 $663 —
362–398 383 14 167.00–185.00 $176.53 $676 -27.04
400–445 418 8 165.00–180.00 $172.03 $719 -32.61
450–495 471 12 155.00–170.00 $160.87 $758 -19.35
455–478 fancy 473 5 172.50–174.00 $173.71 $822 -37.19
505–540 521 11 146.00–160.00 $150.99 $787 -23.01
530–545 fancy 538 3 166.00–169.00 $168.00 $904 —
555–595 569 20 144.00–159.00 $149.90 $853 -10.82
560–580 fancy 572 7 162.00–170.00 $167.74 $959 -5.82
600–623 fancy 609 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,011 —
600–635 617 14 142.00–160.00 $149.89 $925 -0.11
660–695 674 8 140.00–150.00 $146.24 $986 +8.76
700–725 713 5 127.00–139.00 $134.04 $956 +6.10
715 fancy 715 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,030 -1.00
765 fancy 765 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,040 —
750–795 770 3 114.00–120.00 $117.06 $901 -9.93
850–885 868 2 110.00–113.00 $111.53 $968 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 145.00–152.50 $148.73 $577 —
410–425 418 2 150.00–152.50 $151.27 $632 —
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 —
580 580 1 142.00 $142.00 $824 —
630–645 638 2 134.00–140.00 $137.04 $874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 3 157.00 $157.00 $361 —
315 315 1 162.50 $162.50 $512 —
400 400 1 157.50 $157.50 $630 —
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1470 1151 80-85% 38 75.00–86.00 $81.05 $933 -3.39
1245–1370 1286 80-85% 4 88.00–89.00 $88.24 $1,135 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1730 1388 75-80% 37 78.00–89.00 $82.96 $1,151 +0.51
1430–1500 1465 75-80% 2 91.00–93.00 $91.98 $1,348 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1345 1050 85-90% 29 72.00–80.00 $75.46 $792 —
1010–1190 1110 85-90% 4 82.00–85.00 $83.74 $930 +7.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1920 1589 10 107.00–116.00 $111.43 $1,771 —
1735–1890 1813 2 122.00–134.00 $128.26 $2,325 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.