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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 3, 2022

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.63/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 475 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.95/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 518 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.69/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 622 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 497 642 1,066
Feeder cattle 363 466 807
Slaughter cattle 113 151 209
Replacement cattle 21 25 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 185.00–195.00 $189.77 $509 —
370 value added 370 1 187.00 $187.00 $692 —
365–390 375 5 177.50–185.00 $179.99 $675 —
405–440 421 12 169.00–182.50 $175.00 $737 +23.00
450–488 469 8 168.00–179.00 $173.55 $814 -10.45
515 fancy 515 1 169.00 $169.00 $870 —
500–545 525 5 148.00–163.00 $154.44 $811 +6.84
550–598 569 11 144.00–160.00 $155.03 $882 +9.26
600–630 617 3 134.00–150.00 $140.12 $865 -2.88
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 -23.00
650 fancy 650 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,020 —
665 value added 665 2 150.00–158.00 $154.00 $1,024 —
670 670 2 134.00 $134.00 $898 +1.22
775 775 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 167.50 $167.50 $662 —
428 428 2 157.50 $157.50 $674 —
450–465 458 2 157.50–159.00 $158.24 $725 —
510–520 515 4 140.00–143.00 $141.24 $727 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 fancy 315 1 157.00 $157.00 $495 —
305–345 321 4 134.00–140.00 $137.53 $441 +0.22
350–395 366 10 131.00–143.00 $139.98 $512 +3.61
415–440 426 8 135.00–143.00 $139.61 $595 +4.62
450–498 475 26 130.00–144.00 $136.20 $647 +4.35
477 fancy 477 3 150.00 $150.00 $716 +10.00
500–545 517 21 132.00–141.00 $135.65 $701 -2.17
520 fancy 520 1 146.00 $146.00 $759 —
525 value added 525 4 148.00 $148.00 $777 -2.00
565–580 573 2 132.00–136.00 $134.03 $768 +1.18
600–635 620 13 125.00–136.00 $128.10 $794 -4.87
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 -12.97
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 -17.97
655 value added 655 4 142.00 $142.00 $930 —
660–698 687 6 118.00–124.00 $121.38 $834 +2.38
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 +6.05
800 800 1 108.00 $108.00 $864 —
983 983 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,042 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 167.50–173.00 $170.40 $550 —
405–445 426 4 160.00–175.00 $168.83 $719 +5.36
453–497 474 10 155.00–170.00 $163.27 $774 +3.67
505–533 523 5 142.00–157.00 $146.67 $767 +11.70
570–590 580 2 137.00–140.00 $138.53 $803 +7.98
590 590 1 126.00 $126.00 $743 +8.00
607–610 608 4 139.00–147.00 $141.01 $857 +10.98
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 -0.03
668–680 671 7 136.00–148.00 $138.31 $928 +13.96
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 +3.63
760 760 1 124.00 $124.00 $942 —
760–785 773 2 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $916 +8.49
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 +2.50
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 +5.96

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1290 1230 75-80% 2 62.00–64.00 $63.05 $776 —
1130–1915 1508 75-80% 29 68.00–79.00 $74.07 $1,117 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,256 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1420 1150 80-85% 17 68.00–79.00 $73.33 $843 -0.77
1175–1330 1218 80-85% 5 81.00–88.00 $83.91 $1,022 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1315 1091 85-90% 9 59.00–70.00 $64.17 $700 -1.32
880–1325 1103 85-90% 2 72.00–74.00 $72.80 $803 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,156 —
1740 1740 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,931 —
1460–2065 1798 6 97.00–105.00 $101.91 $1,832 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,012.50
1000–1050 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,200.00 $1,187.50
1100–1200 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,175.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–595 579 4 101.00–103.00 $102.01 $591 —
610 610 1 100.00 $100.00 $610 —
965 965 1 93.00 $93.00 $897 —
1265 1265 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,101 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 90.00 $90.00 $562 —
670 670 1 81.00 $81.00 $543 —

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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.