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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 14, 2023

138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 138 633 596
Feeder cattle 95 415 424
Slaughter cattle 40 187 154
Replacement cattle 3 31 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 lower, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to no receipts this week. Also, no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited receipts this week caused by inclement weather. Decreased demand was also noted due to inclement weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 173.00 $173.00 $692 -3.52
435 fancy 435 1 211.00 $211.00 $918 —
550 550 1 177.00 $177.00 $974 +18.78
650–695 673 2 155.00–165.00 $160.17 $1,078 +11.79
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 142.50 $142.50 $342 —
365–395 385 3 144.00–149.00 $147.42 $568 -12.53
400–415 408 2 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $608 -2.70
470–485 478 2 136.00–140.00 $137.97 $659 -13.56
500–510 505 2 148.00–152.00 $149.98 $757 +1.29
575 575 1 147.00 $147.00 $845 +0.28
725 725 1 113.00 $113.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 4 125.00 $125.00 $719 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1400 1320 2 83.00 $83.00 $1,096 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 132.50 $132.50 $384 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 —
308–340 319 3 180.00–190.00 $186.44 $595 -12.56
370–380 377 3 180.00–182.50 $181.68 $685 -17.15
405–445 425 2 177.50 $177.50 $754 -5.62
450–475 463 2 167.50–178.00 $172.89 $800 -5.11
510 510 1 172.00 $172.00 $877 +20.69
565 565 2 168.00 $168.00 $949 +10.65
602 602 3 163.00 $163.00 $981 +28.44
670–675 673 2 124.00–126.00 $125.00 $841 +0.61
705 705 1 121.00 $121.00 $853 +0.24
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 +2.50
420 420 1 157.50 $157.50 $662 —
460 460 1 158.00 $158.00 $727 -5.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 127.00 $127.00 $718 -7.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $787 —
1165 1165 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,002 —
1035–1440 1231 80-85% 8 72.00–80.00 $76.26 $939 -13.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $928 -21.00
1350–1850 1518 75-80% 4 70.00–81.00 $75.69 $1,149 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1075 1005 85-90% 2 78.00–79.00 $78.53 $789 +16.15
1125–1225 1175 85-90% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.52 $746 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 117.00 $117.00 $679 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 100.00 $100.00 $635 —

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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.