Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 10, 2022

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Volunteer Stockyards report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.30/cwt -2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 479 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.08/cwt -6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 562 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.33/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 420 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 497 527
Feeder cattle 380 363 409
Slaughter cattle 98 113 106
Replacement cattle 5 21 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. 8.00 higher and those weighing over 600 lbs. 8.00 lower. No comparisons for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 162.50–180.00 $170.96 $646 -9.03
435 435 1 180.00 $180.00 $783 +5.00
460–475 470 3 178.00–181.00 $180.02 $846 +6.47
500 500 1 163.00 $163.00 $815 +8.56
560–595 575 3 148.00–153.00 $150.95 $868 -4.08
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 -15.12
620–625 623 2 130.00–135.00 $132.49 $825 -7.63
675–690 680 3 127.00–140.00 $135.60 $922 +1.60
720–735 728 2 120.00–128.00 $124.04 $903 —
915–940 928 2 116.00–119.00 $117.52 $1,091 —
950–965 958 2 110.00–124.00 $117.05 $1,121 —
1000–1015 1005 3 108.00–120.00 $115.63 $1,162 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 5 130.00–136.00 $132.63 $497 -7.35
400–435 420 12 136.00–150.00 $142.33 $598 +2.72
455–493 479 16 129.00–141.00 $135.30 $648 -0.90
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 -15.65
500–540 518 9 125.00–136.00 $129.61 $671 -6.04
515–520 518 2 120.00 $120.00 $622 -15.65
550–583 562 13 124.00–132.00 $128.41 $722 -5.62
550–575 563 2 117.00–120.00 $118.47 $667 -15.56
610–645 626 10 119.00–125.00 $120.80 $756 -7.30
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 -7.38
745 745 2 107.00–111.00 $109.00 $812 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 127.00 $127.00 $546 —
485 485 2 121.00 $121.00 $587 —
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 —
755–759 759 8 97.50–100.00 $97.81 $742 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 116.00 $116.00 $394 —
530–535 533 2 113.00–118.00 $115.51 $616 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 376 4 172.50–192.50 $180.38 $678 —
408–445 426 8 160.00–176.00 $165.65 $706 -3.18
450–495 476 9 164.00–183.00 $175.45 $835 +12.18
500–535 516 5 155.00–160.00 $157.97 $815 +11.30
510–530 fancy 520 2 176.00–179.00 $177.53 $923 —
554–560 555 5 149.00–156.00 $154.59 $858 +16.06
560 560 1 144.00 $144.00 $806 +5.47
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -10.00
625 625 1 129.00 $129.00 $806 -1.00
610–633 629 7 133.00–138.00 $134.12 $844 +4.12
655–670 663 2 130.00–133.00 $131.52 $872 -6.79
730–745 739 5 110.00–122.00 $116.39 $860 +1.39
750–760 755 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $838 -12.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 6 143.00 $143.00 $551 —
410–430 420 2 132.50–151.00 $141.53 $594 —
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 —
580 580 1 129.00 $129.00 $748 —
640 640 1 126.00 $126.00 $806 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 147.50 $147.50 $531 —
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 ±0.00
455–495 478 4 147.50–158.00 $153.54 $734 +13.54
560–585 573 2 120.00–126.00 $122.93 $704 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1620 1407 75-80% 20 66.00–76.00 $69.40 $976 —
1250–1545 1416 75-80% 4 61.00–64.00 $62.96 $892 —
1745–1775 1760 75-80% 2 78.00–81.00 $79.49 $1,399 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1125 1038 85-90% 4 50.00–52.00 $51.02 $530 —
885–1210 1048 85-90% 2 70.00 $70.00 $734 —
930–1245 1063 85-90% 14 55.00–68.00 $61.31 $652 -2.86
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1355 1114 80-85% 9 64.00–75.00 $68.79 $766 —
1155 1155 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $924 +6.67

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1810 1517 5 89.00–100.00 $96.47 $1,463 —
1285–2020 1653 2 82.00–84.00 $82.78 $1,368 —
1995–2010 2003 2 102.00–106.00 $103.99 $2,083 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 895.00 $895.00

↑ Back to top

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.