Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 24, 2022

704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.04/cwt -7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 511 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $168.64/cwt -3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 419 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $151.07/cwt -3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 513 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 704 801 987
Feeder cattle 573 566 730
Slaughter cattle 126 228 160
Replacement cattle 5 7 97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers holding mostly steady, with feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 500 lbs. 8.00 lower, and feeder bulls measuring 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 188.00 $188.00 $743 +8.27
445 445 1 175.00 $175.00 $779 -0.93
460–480 470 2 170.00–172.00 $170.98 $804 -4.54
485 fancy 485 1 192.50 $192.50 $934 —
505–535 515 7 165.00–175.00 $169.28 $872 -0.73
515 fancy 515 1 185.00 $185.00 $953 —
600–605 603 2 150.00 $150.00 $904 -11.56
615–645 620 7 155.00–160.00 $157.45 $976 -4.11
650–670 660 5 152.00–160.00 $156.39 $1,032 +2.70
700–740 722 3 149.00–155.00 $151.94 $1,097 +3.31
750 750 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 —
760 760 1 129.00 $129.00 $980 —
825–840 833 2 136.00–138.00 $137.01 $1,141 —
910 910 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 165.00 $165.00 $610 -1.00
545 545 3 155.00 $155.00 $845 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 —
590 590 1 134.00 $134.00 $791 —
630 630 1 142.50 $142.50 $898 +2.50

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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 4 145.00–152.50 $148.66 $416 -1.34
315–348 337 6 140.00–153.00 $143.88 $485 —
365–390 373 6 140.00–153.00 $145.94 $544 +5.52
400–445 423 18 140.00–150.00 $145.91 $617 +0.98
453–485 474 18 140.00–151.00 $146.97 $697 -0.75
502–540 510 27 134.00–142.00 $138.12 $704 -8.77
500–528 value added 521 4 145.00–146.00 $145.24 $757 —
550–590 568 13 133.00–141.00 $135.30 $769 -8.34
610–635 625 6 120.00–130.00 $125.16 $782 -11.47
650–692 674 11 123.00–135.00 $126.76 $854 -5.42
680–695 fancy 685 3 140.00–145.00 $141.65 $970 -2.35
725–735 730 2 117.00–119.00 $118.01 $861 -9.26
775 775 1 122.00 $122.00 $946 -13.00
860 860 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,049 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 137.50 $137.50 $371 —
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 124.00 $124.00 $415 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 172.50 $172.50 $345 —
280–290 288 4 160.00–171.00 $162.77 $469 -19.73
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 -0.02
370–393 386 7 160.00–175.00 $166.63 $643 -9.90
400–445 418 19 160.00–177.50 $167.88 $702 -4.15
440 fancy 440 1 183.00 $183.00 $805 —
450–465 fancy 457 3 182.00–185.00 $183.18 $837 +9.47
455–490 469 11 160.00–174.00 $168.20 $789 +7.33
500–515 fancy 508 6 158.00–170.00 $165.08 $839 -2.92
505–530 516 12 140.00–150.00 $144.07 $743 -6.92
555–595 575 15 130.00–146.00 $137.88 $793 -12.02
605 fancy 605 1 156.00 $156.00 $944 -10.00
605–641 627 13 136.00–150.00 $146.26 $917 -3.63
650–695 660 12 137.00–150.00 $143.61 $948 -2.63
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 -14.04
700–735 714 5 130.00–141.00 $136.78 $977 +2.74
750 750 1 118.00 $118.00 $885 +0.94
755–790 773 8 124.00–135.00 $127.72 $987 +10.66
800–830 813 4 114.00–128.00 $121.43 $987 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 150.00–160.00 $154.81 $500 —
355–365 360 3 140.00–150.00 $146.62 $528 -2.11
430 430 2 147.50–156.00 $151.75 $653 +0.48
475–485 481 5 146.00–150.00 $149.21 $718 -0.79
535 535 1 134.00 $134.00 $717 —
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 -17.04
660 660 1 116.00 $116.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 131.00 $131.00 $714 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1720 1405 75-80% 30 74.00–86.00 $79.54 $1,118 —
1465 1465 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,362 +1.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–970 968 85-90% 2 80.00–83.00 $81.50 $789 —
960–1225 1111 85-90% 12 67.00–78.00 $70.63 $785 -13.11
1050–1195 1135 85-90% 3 62.00–64.00 $62.70 $712 -21.04
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1445 1163 80-85% 7 74.00–85.00 $80.04 $931 -1.01
1235–1440 1325 80-85% 3 87.00–92.00 $88.92 $1,178 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,978 —
1400–2195 1801 15 107.00–119.00 $112.71 $2,030 -15.55

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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 1,240.00 $1,240.00

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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.