Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 19, 2022

642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $130.58/cwt -6.90 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 582 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.45/cwt +7.18 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 527 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.96/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 428 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 642 352 582
Feeder cattle 466 279 426
Slaughter cattle 151 65 113
Replacement cattle 25 8 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls unevenly steady, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 152.00 $152.00 $638 -5.00
460–475 468 2 184.00 $184.00 $861 +25.77
490 490 1 160.00 $160.00 $784 +1.77
505–545 525 2 145.00–150.00 $147.60 $775 -15.66
534 value added 534 4 166.00 $166.00 $886 —
560–595 581 5 144.00–149.00 $145.77 $847 -3.32
610 610 1 143.00 $143.00 $872 +0.44
650–680 666 4 129.00–140.00 $132.78 $884 -4.24
860 860 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,058 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 3 140.00–152.50 $146.48 $400 —
300–330 308 5 130.00–142.50 $137.31 $423 —
350–390 380 8 130.00–140.00 $136.37 $518 —
400–445 426 15 130.00–142.00 $134.99 $575 -0.10
435 fancy 435 2 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $635 —
445 445 1 112.50 $112.50 $501 -22.59
450–485 465 12 128.00–135.00 $131.85 $613 +3.85
470 fancy 470 2 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
510–545 526 19 131.00–142.00 $137.82 $725 +3.53
530 value added 530 8 150.00 $150.00 $795 —
530 530 1 114.00 $114.00 $604 -20.29
575 fancy 575 1 143.00 $143.00 $822 —
555–595 578 13 125.00–139.00 $132.85 $768 +3.36
580 580 1 113.00 $113.00 $655 -16.49
600 600 2 112.00–120.00 $116.00 $696 -11.44
600–638 620 10 128.00–137.00 $132.97 $824 +5.53
650–655 653 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $777 —
710–725 718 2 110.00–120.00 $114.95 $825 -5.05
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 192.50 $192.50 $558 —
355–390 374 5 167.50–175.00 $171.18 $640 +11.14
425–445 436 5 158.00–170.00 $163.47 $713 +6.57
460 fancy 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 -2.00
450–495 479 12 152.00–166.00 $159.60 $764 -1.82
520 fancy 520 1 157.50 $157.50 $819 —
513–545 528 12 129.00–147.00 $134.97 $713 -19.58
560 fancy 560 1 144.00 $144.00 $806 —
555–598 582 27 124.00–136.00 $130.55 $760 -6.93
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 -19.48
600–635 609 9 126.00–135.00 $130.03 $792 +5.77
653–685 660 6 117.00–130.00 $124.35 $821 +0.55
705–735 717 3 110.00–114.00 $111.37 $799 -8.63
798 798 2 110.00 $110.00 $878 -6.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 157.50 $157.50 $536 —
415–425 420 2 142.50–152.50 $147.44 $619 +7.44
450–470 460 2 141.00–149.00 $145.09 $667 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 147.50 $147.50 $627 —
475–495 483 3 130.00–137.00 $134.04 $647 -0.96
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1615 1385 75-80% 7 83.00–88.00 $84.85 $1,175 +12.26
1170–1690 1425 75-80% 38 68.00–80.00 $74.41 $1,060 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1170 1101 80-85% 4 63.00–66.00 $64.44 $709 —
930–1470 1159 80-85% 18 68.00–79.00 $74.10 $859 -7.59
1120–1555 1296 80-85% 7 82.00–90.00 $85.92 $1,114 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1075 975 85-90% 2 56.00–57.00 $56.45 $550 —
890–1250 1071 85-90% 12 61.00–71.00 $65.49 $701 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1780 1573 4 86.00–89.00 $87.78 $1,381 —
1225–2000 1655 6 93.00–105.00 $99.17 $1,641 —
1660–1695 1678 2 112.00–118.00 $115.03 $1,930 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1050–1400 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00–925.00 $917.50

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Bred Heifers

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) 1 885.00 $885.00

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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 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 97.00 $97.00 $718 —

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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.