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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 17, 2023

863 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $213.24/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 527 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.32/cwt -9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 524 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.46/cwt -6.65 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 472 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 863 934 397
Feeder cattle 631 728 268
Slaughter cattle 193 190 122
Replacement cattle 39 16 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle measuring 5.00 to 7.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows 7.00 lower overall, and slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 315 4 220.00–237.50 $230.57 $726 -35.43
355–385 369 4 215.00–227.00 $221.81 $818 -16.60
400–445 423 9 215.00–230.00 $225.09 $952 -1.55
465–485 475 2 217.00–219.00 $217.98 $1,035 -7.54
480 value added 480 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,104 -9.00
518–530 value added 525 7 230.00–236.00 $233.46 $1,226 —
530–535 533 2 220.00–223.00 $221.49 $1,181 -6.89
550–585 566 7 210.00–226.00 $218.98 $1,239 -4.92
615 615 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,261 -11.93
665–680 675 3 209.00–210.00 $209.33 $1,413 +1.33
760 760 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,474 -6.00
850–895 873 2 177.00–187.00 $181.87 $1,588 -5.13
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 200.00 $200.00 $810 —
488 value added 488 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,039 —
600 600 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,146 —
690 690 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,373 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 267 5 212.50–220.00 $217.59 $581 —
305–340 319 7 210.00–217.50 $213.81 $682 -5.29
355–395 373 8 205.00–213.00 $207.74 $775 +0.34
398 value added 398 2 222.00 $222.00 $884 —
400–445 423 17 200.00–220.00 $208.36 $881 -5.50
450–495 472 22 195.00–212.00 $201.70 $952 -8.88
472 value added 472 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,048 -2.00
500–548 524 36 188.00–212.00 $201.32 $1,055 -9.18
560 value added 560 7 206.50 $206.50 $1,156 —
550–595 570 14 189.00–205.00 $195.92 $1,117 -16.99
600–640 619 7 181.00–198.00 $188.34 $1,166 -13.79
650 650 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,124 -20.04
655–688 677 9 177.00–189.00 $183.23 $1,240 -9.81
715–735 727 3 168.00–179.00 $172.36 $1,253 -17.07
760 760 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 —
375 375 1 194.00 $194.00 $728 —
440–445 443 2 197.00–197.50 $197.25 $874 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 271 4 212.50–227.50 $221.35 $600 —
300–340 326 9 212.50–230.00 $219.74 $716 -19.44
350–385 371 11 217.00–232.50 $222.13 $824 -10.18
400–440 422 20 209.00–229.00 $216.56 $914 -9.57
455–496 483 21 205.00–220.00 $213.48 $1,031 -6.93
505–545 527 36 204.00–220.00 $213.24 $1,124 +3.71
550–595 578 14 199.00–215.00 $204.65 $1,183 -1.63
603–615 value added 605 7 211.00–220.00 $212.31 $1,284 -4.69
605–645 621 6 190.00–205.00 $198.39 $1,232 +0.26
650–685 673 7 184.00–207.00 $192.85 $1,298 -7.75
700–715 705 3 183.00–190.00 $185.65 $1,309 +1.72
760 760 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,398 ±0.00
840 840 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,428 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 387 3 200.00–215.00 $209.56 $811 +4.53
455 455 1 190.00 $190.00 $864 —
535 535 1 163.00 $163.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 200.00 $200.00 $850 —
615–630 623 2 180.00–182.50 $181.27 $1,129 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1440 1113 80-85% 6 86.00–90.00 $87.95 $979 -5.05
930–1510 1190 80-85% 42 92.00–109.00 $100.51 $1,196 -7.17
1010–1530 1216 80-85% 7 110.00–116.00 $113.13 $1,376 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,040 +6.03
840–1355 1050 85-90% 3 77.00–79.00 $77.61 $815 —
800–1490 1080 85-90% 35 82.00–98.00 $89.75 $969 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1690 1329 75-80% 6 87.00–94.00 $91.49 $1,216 —
1200–1935 1499 75-80% 31 96.00–111.00 $103.66 $1,554 —
1435–1745 1590 75-80% 2 115.00–117.00 $116.10 $1,846 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,157 +7.14
1220–2240 1763 9 122.00–131.00 $126.97 $2,238 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,025.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1200–1500 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–1,730.00 $1,195.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1150–1600 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,295.00–1,525.00 $1,410.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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) 3 1,600.00–1,750.00 $1,700.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,525.00 $1,383.33 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,775.00 $1,762.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,850.00 $1,775.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00–1,600.00 $1,562.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 153.00 $153.00 $574 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
893 893 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,259 —

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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.