Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 5, 2022

923 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $172.07/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 428 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.59/cwt -7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 471 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.17/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 523 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	923	791	1,163
Feeder cattle	669	654	920
Slaughter cattle	213	127	197
Replacement cattle	41	10	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers unevenly steady, with feeder bulls 5.00 lower overall, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Offerings of feeder cattle were moderate with notable poor quality in the bulk of the offerings, with the remainder mostly good and a few fancy. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls holding mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	2	180.00	$180.00	$617	—
410–445	439	8	170.00–177.00	$175.41	$770	-17.90
450 fancy	450	1	187.50	$187.50	$844	—
450–495	469	4	165.00–177.50	$169.64	$796	-22.09
505–535	518	4	160.00–167.50	$163.16	$845	-12.41
550–598	568	12	150.00–166.00	$159.16	$904	+12.16
620–643	635	3	152.00–152.50	$152.16	$966	+3.07
660–675	668	2	140.00–149.00	$144.45	$965	-4.55
730	730	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,037	—
783	783	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,159	+12.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541	541	5	140.00	$140.00	$757	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	130.00–137.50	$133.86	$345	—
300–320	313	5	136.00–140.00	$137.11	$429	-0.19
370 fancy	370	1	148.00	$148.00	$548	-6.90
360–395	380	9	133.00–145.00	$139.51	$530	+9.33
430 fancy	430	1	147.50	$147.50	$634	—
430–445	438	13	130.00–144.00	$134.02	$587	-8.73
450–490	471	21	130.00–142.00	$134.59	$634	-7.27
500–545	523	18	130.00–139.00	$132.17	$691	-1.34
550–595	576	8	128.00–134.00	$131.12	$755	-5.03
610–637	625	9	131.00–136.50	$133.85	$837	+1.67
653–695	667	6	120.00–129.00	$126.43	$843	-2.84
715–735	723	5	126.00–130.00	$127.59	$922	+13.37
775	775	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,000	+11.47
870–885	878	2	111.00–118.00	$114.53	$1,006	—
905–940	927	3	112.00–115.00	$113.35	$1,051	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	170.00	$170.00	$391	—
350–395	374	7	165.00–177.50	$175.07	$655	+2.29
400–445 fancy	421	5	180.00–186.00	$182.54	$768	-4.22
403–442	430	17	164.00–177.50	$168.99	$727	+2.84
450–495	475	12	150.00–160.00	$155.25	$737	-12.04
500–540	514	11	145.00–162.50	$156.82	$806	+7.33
555–585	566	15	128.00–141.00	$133.65	$756	-2.79
620–640	634	8	131.00–142.00	$137.14	$869	+4.08
650–695	671	6	115.00–129.00	$121.69	$817	-16.15
700–735	718	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$797	-7.82
715–725	720	4	118.00–132.00	$124.28	$895	+5.44
750–775	763	2	114.00–122.00	$118.07	$901	+3.65

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223	223	4	157.50	$157.50	$351	—
270	270	1	162.50	$162.50	$439	—
490	490	1	145.00	$145.00	$710	—
520–540	529	6	127.50–139.00	$132.02	$698	—
725	725	1	109.00	$109.00	$790	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1460	1373	75-80%	3	61.00–62.00	$61.66	$847	-6.37
1105–1880	1386	75-80%	33	64.00–75.00	$68.09	$944	+0.06

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1155	1113	80-85%	4	60.00–62.00	$61.00	$679	-6.46
955–1315	1168	80-85%	21	63.00–73.00	$68.05	$795	—
1075–1280	1187	80-85%	3	75.00–80.00	$77.10	$915	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1225	1045	85-90%	17	56.00–68.00	$61.36	$641	+3.41
1105	1105	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$774	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1425	1313	3	83.00–86.00	$84.40	$1,108	—
1260–1955	1581	15	89.00–104.00	$95.73	$1,513	—
1315–2075	1725	4	105.00–107.00	$106.41	$1,836	—
2315	2315	1	87.00	$87.00	$2,014	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1050	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–1,050.00	$937.50
900–1150	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$900.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1050–1300	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–975.00	$900.00
1150–1350	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–740.00	$720.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–875.00	$837.50	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	5	90.00	$90.00	$842	—

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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.