Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 25, 2023

687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.71/cwt +12.71 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 431 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $232.04/cwt +11.44 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 368 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.52/cwt +13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 370 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 687 382 826
Feeder cattle 465 261 578
Slaughter cattle 142 99 169
Replacement cattle 80 22 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sharply higher overall, with feeder bulls 2.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Let it be noted that today's replacement offerings included receipts from a herd dispersal with fancy offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 381 5 212.00–230.00 $220.80 $841 +0.80
410 value added 410 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,013 —
410–435 428 5 212.00–224.00 $220.01 $942 +5.71
450–495 477 9 209.00–223.00 $216.30 $1,032 +2.30
500–545 514 8 210.00–221.00 $216.46 $1,113 +8.32
553–580 560 5 210.00–218.00 $211.79 $1,186 —
605–630 619 4 203.00–210.00 $207.72 $1,286 +3.32
665 fancy 665 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,377 —
655–680 668 2 189.00–191.00 $189.98 $1,269 -1.02
720–740 730 2 180.00–186.00 $183.04 $1,336 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 332 6 210.00–227.50 $219.39 $728 +12.50
355 value added 355 1 229.00 $229.00 $813 —
350–395 371 18 200.00–221.00 $214.77 $797 +15.04
420 value added 420 3 222.00 $222.00 $932 —
400–446 432 22 190.00–209.00 $202.35 $874 +10.35
463–490 473 10 180.00–200.00 $193.13 $914 +7.08
505–540 522 11 180.00–198.00 $191.03 $997 +12.62
545 545 1 170.00 $170.00 $926 -8.41
570 fancy 570 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,134 —
560–585 574 4 170.00–191.00 $176.90 $1,015 +7.96
611 value added 611 4 189.50 $189.50 $1,158 —
600–640 620 3 164.00–173.00 $169.24 $1,049 +10.22
650–660 655 2 162.00–170.00 $166.03 $1,087 —
655 fancy 655 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 190.00 $190.00 $750 —
435–440 438 2 170.00–187.50 $178.70 $783 +6.26
525–545 533 3 155.00–170.00 $164.38 $876 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 185.00 $185.00 $592 —
385 385 1 180.00 $180.00 $693 —
475 475 1 173.00 $173.00 $822 —
520 520 1 171.00 $171.00 $889 —
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 277 7 202.50–222.50 $215.24 $596 —
305 fancy 305 1 240.00 $240.00 $732 +5.00
300–340 327 3 215.00–220.00 $218.47 $714 +0.97
353–380 value added 363 4 240.00–246.00 $242.92 $882 —
350–395 369 15 214.00–232.50 $229.14 $846 +8.54
405–445 424 11 205.00–221.00 $212.99 $903 +0.90
458 value added 458 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,081 —
455–495 471 15 200.00–220.00 $209.62 $987 +3.84
500–545 518 11 190.00–211.00 $203.72 $1,055 +1.09
560 fancy 560 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,243 —
560–590 572 11 190.00–209.00 $199.70 $1,142 +10.06
610 value added 610 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,275 —
615–620 618 2 195.00–203.00 $199.02 $1,230 +11.80
665 665 2 172.00–186.00 $179.00 $1,190 -3.00
730–745 738 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,210 -17.32
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 180.00 $180.00 $666 -10.13
520 520 1 172.00 $172.00 $894 -8.00
605 605 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,225.00–2,700.00 $2,462.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1365 1193 80-85% 4 83.00–85.00 $83.70 $999 —
910–1785 1195 80-85% 26 88.00–99.00 $93.11 $1,113 —
1110–1390 1214 80-85% 8 102.00–112.00 $105.36 $1,279 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1485 1380 75-80% 5 103.00–107.00 $104.88 $1,447 —
1080–1685 1418 75-80% 13 89.00–100.00 $95.34 $1,352 -2.68
1185–1665 1442 75-80% 3 75.00–88.00 $83.18 $1,199 -14.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1125 958 85-90% 4 70.00–76.00 $71.93 $689 —
910–1275 1041 85-90% 11 78.00–89.00 $82.66 $860 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,455 —
1500–1725 1613 2 108.00–111.00 $109.60 $1,768 -14.23
1200–2285 1787 13 118.00–133.00 $122.43 $2,188 —
1630–2240 1930 5 136.00–142.00 $138.75 $2,678 —
2530 2530 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,935 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,425.00 $1,274.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,285.00–1,875.00 $1,589.17
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,175.00–1,600.00 $1,361.25
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,450.00 $1,400.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,325.00–1,425.00 $1,375.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,300.00 $1,237.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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)Open 1 2,720.00 $2,720.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,950.00–2,195.00 $2,011.25 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,250.00–2,000.00 $1,566.67 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,525.00–2,325.00 $2,047.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,925.00–1,950.00 $1,937.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 167.50 $167.50 $461 —
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 —

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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.