Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 15, 2022

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.31/cwt -6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 530 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $144.35/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 518 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.28/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 472 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 542 857 655
Feeder cattle 434 665 520
Slaughter cattle 98 161 118
Replacement cattle 10 31 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls unevenly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 155.00 $155.00 $581 -5.00
410 value added 410 1 170.00 $170.00 $697 —
455–490 479 5 158.00–165.00 $160.23 $768 +0.43
500–545 526 10 151.00–167.00 $159.86 $841 +17.08
555 555 1 159.00 $159.00 $882 —
588 588 5 140.00 $140.00 $823 —
620 620 1 129.00 $129.00 $800 -9.68
671 671 8 130.00 $130.00 $872 -12.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 1 111.00 $111.00 $999 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 145.00 $145.00 $471 +7.59
365–385 382 9 140.00–155.00 $147.48 $563 +5.24
400–428 413 9 136.00–149.00 $140.65 $581 -1.07
455–495 472 17 132.00–147.00 $139.77 $660 -0.40
475 fancy 475 1 149.00 $149.00 $708 ±0.00
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 -20.52
508–545 530 27 120.00–135.00 $126.91 $673 -3.61
550–585 564 16 120.00–129.00 $125.64 $709 -6.79
570 570 1 118.00 $118.00 $673 -14.43
605 fancy 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774 —
605–640 622 14 114.00–124.00 $119.17 $741 +9.17
638 value added 638 2 129.00 $129.00 $823 —
650–655 653 2 121.00–124.00 $122.49 $800 +8.57
730 730 1 107.00 $107.00 $781 -8.80
793 793 2 109.00 $109.00 $864 -4.08
800–815 805 3 105.00–109.00 $106.35 $856 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 170.00–175.00 $172.43 $578 +12.07
355 fancy 355 1 185.00 $185.00 $657 —
375–395 388 3 154.00–165.00 $159.58 $619 -1.59
410–430 421 5 155.00–160.00 $157.17 $662 +0.27
425–440 fancy 433 2 170.00–175.00 $172.54 $747 -0.05
455–490 474 7 150.00–162.50 $156.06 $740 +3.78
490–495 fancy 493 2 169.00–171.00 $170.01 $838 +3.51
500–520 fancy 513 6 150.00–158.00 $156.04 $800 +5.04
505–535 521 12 135.00–142.00 $138.50 $722 +4.45
555–595 572 10 121.00–135.00 $128.56 $735 +3.69
600–635 618 10 109.00–121.00 $113.98 $704 -3.23
645 645 1 105.00 $105.00 $677 -12.21
650–670 658 3 113.00–115.00 $113.99 $750 -0.34
700–745 718 3 96.00–105.00 $99.11 $712 -4.35
775 775 2 94.00–106.00 $100.00 $775 -5.22
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 —
970 970 1 90.00 $90.00 $873 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 167.50 $167.50 $553 —
530–545 538 2 123.00–125.00 $124.01 $667 +0.84
575–580 578 4 114.00–117.00 $114.75 $663 +0.75
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 383 4 130.00–145.00 $137.30 $526 —
455 455 1 127.50 $127.50 $580 +1.50
535 535 1 119.00 $119.00 $637 -1.16
590 590 1 118.00 $118.00 $696 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,025 —
1155–1380 1268 75-80% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.46 $792 -2.54
1085–1735 1414 75-80% 21 65.00–78.00 $68.99 $976 -4.32
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1410 1134 80-85% 11 64.00–75.00 $70.13 $795 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $620 —
955–1105 1008 85-90% 9 61.00–71.00 $64.27 $648 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1890 1545 11 91.00–107.00 $96.94 $1,498 —
1895 1895 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,179 —

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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 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 2 100.00 $100.00 $578 —
680 680 1 93.00 $93.00 $632 —
795 795 1 94.00 $94.00 $747 —

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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.