Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 21, 2023

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.96/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 526 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $171.91/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 525 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.83/cwt +15.86 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 473 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	662	138	434
Feeder cattle	478	95	268
Slaughter cattle	130	40	148
Replacement cattle	54	3	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to limited comparable receipts from last week caused by inclement weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	190.00	$190.00	$484	—
365–380	373	2	197.00–200.00	$198.47	$740	—
415 value added	415	2	209.00	$209.00	$867	—
420–445	433	4	184.00–194.00	$189.46	$820	+16.46
450–495	473	6	194.00–204.00	$198.96	$941	—
505–523	513	8	191.00–201.00	$193.62	$993	—
550–580	563	4	180.00–186.00	$183.03	$1,030	+6.03
603 value added	603	5	186.00	$186.00	$1,122	—
630	630	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,008	—
701–745	708	11	144.00–152.00	$150.32	$1,064	—
880	880	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,162	—
915–940	928	2	119.00–134.00	$126.40	$1,173	—
975	975	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,238	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	184.00	$184.00	$929	—
603	603	2	164.00	$164.00	$989	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	140.00–155.00	$147.29	$395	—
315–330	323	3	140.00–152.00	$144.08	$465	—
325 fancy	325	1	157.00	$157.00	$510	—
355–395	373	4	143.00–150.00	$145.34	$542	-2.08
400–435 value added	413	3	164.00–165.00	$164.68	$680	—
405–435	423	10	146.00–158.00	$151.95	$643	+2.97
420–445	428	3	140.00–141.00	$140.65	$602	-8.33
453–495	472	14	145.00–159.00	$151.80	$716	+13.83
475–483 value added	480	3	163.00–164.00	$163.33	$784	—
505–530 fancy	520	3	163.00–164.00	$163.68	$851	—
500–545	525	21	140.00–155.00	$148.22	$778	-1.76
525	525	1	135.00	$135.00	$709	-14.98
515–540 value added	532	5	157.00–159.00	$158.01	$841	—
550 value added	550	1	156.00	$156.00	$858	—
565	565	1	133.00	$133.00	$751	-14.00
550–595	568	13	141.00–154.00	$147.16	$836	+0.16
620–640	633	4	125.00–130.00	$126.26	$799	—
646	646	4	120.00	$120.00	$775	—
648 value added	648	2	146.00	$146.00	$946	—
660–685 fancy	668	3	135.00–139.00	$137.63	$919	—
650–690	678	5	118.00–129.00	$124.07	$841	—
725	725	1	116.00	$116.00	$841	+3.00
820–840	830	2	115.00–119.00	$117.02	$971	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	135.00	$135.00	$385	—
345	345	1	135.00	$135.00	$466	—
415–425	420	2	136.00–139.00	$137.48	$577	—
470	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	—
525–535	530	2	131.00–136.00	$133.48	$707	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	3	127.50–132.00	$129.54	$477	—
480	480	2	140.00	$140.00	$672	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	195.00–197.50	$196.27	$540	+16.27
310 fancy	310	1	207.50	$207.50	$643	—
315–345	328	4	177.00–195.00	$182.24	$598	-4.20
355–385	373	3	177.50–182.00	$179.03	$668	-2.65
420–435	428	2	160.00–167.50	$163.82	$701	-13.68
430–445 value added	438	2	180.00–186.00	$182.95	$801	—
450–495	472	10	175.00–193.00	$185.32	$875	+12.43
465–485	475	2	170.00	$170.00	$808	-2.89
505–545 fancy	523	10	180.00–189.00	$185.05	$968	—
500–545	527	11	154.00–170.00	$159.96	$843	-12.04
555–590	567	9	157.00–168.00	$160.67	$911	-7.33
600–640	621	4	159.00–166.00	$161.98	$1,006	-1.02
650–665	660	3	140.00–156.00	$145.59	$961	+20.59
700–725	711	10	128.00–140.00	$136.51	$971	+15.51
750–775	763	2	124.00–136.00	$130.10	$993	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	165.00	$165.00	$578	—
555–575	565	2	132.50–148.00	$140.39	$793	—
675	675	1	131.00	$131.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1600	1600	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1190	1158	80-85%	2	68.00	$68.00	$787	-18.00
1025–1485	1184	80-85%	26	71.00–81.00	$76.64	$907	-9.36
1160–1465	1286	80-85%	4	83.00–87.00	$84.43	$1,086	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1755	1480	75-80%	6	82.00–89.00	$84.03	$1,244	—
1230–1990	1488	75-80%	18	71.00–81.00	$75.75	$1,127	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1180	1069	85-90%	4	59.00–60.00	$59.53	$636	—
900–1295	1081	85-90%	17	63.00–71.00	$66.98	$724	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1980	1743	4	112.00–115.00	$113.90	$1,985	—
1675–1945	1832	6	96.00–107.00	$101.75	$1,864	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–875	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	675.00–770.00	$732.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1400–1500	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00
1450	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–800	767	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–825.00	$775.00
700–800	775	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	750.00–825.00	$781.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,425.00	$1,262.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,350.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.