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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 4, 2023

592 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $185.60/cwt -15.86 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 474 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $221.22/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 425 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $191.68/cwt -15.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 625 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 592 491 923
Feeder cattle 417 352 669
Slaughter cattle 158 130 213
Replacement cattle 17 9 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Market trends not available this week due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 250.00 $250.00 $650 —
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 —
405–415 410 2 217.50–227.50 $222.44 $912 +4.94
455–465 460 2 222.50–242.50 $232.61 $1,070 +5.37
510 510 2 200.00–225.00 $212.50 $1,084 -16.13
565–580 572 3 197.00–220.00 $206.34 $1,180 -22.16
610–645 632 5 195.00–205.00 $199.38 $1,260 -10.97
630–645 value added 638 2 215.00–220.00 $217.47 $1,387 -9.53
675 value added 675 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 —
655–694 687 7 202.00–206.00 $205.45 $1,411 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 212.50 $212.50 $892 —
460 460 1 190.00 $190.00 $874 —
570 570 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,040 —
715 715 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,323 —
765 765 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,377 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 227.50 $227.50 $592 —
310–340 329 4 190.00–209.00 $195.74 $644 -34.26
343 343 2 163.00 $163.00 $559 -67.00
360–380 370 2 180.00 $180.00 $666 -20.00
360–399 388 9 192.50–209.00 $203.08 $788 -7.62
400–430 413 8 187.50–207.00 $197.07 $814 -9.20
420 420 1 172.50 $172.50 $724 -33.77
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 -36.27
455–470 463 2 170.00–172.50 $171.27 $793 +6.27
450–480 468 3 160.00–167.50 $163.34 $764 -44.19
458–490 476 20 182.50–203.00 $190.37 $906 -17.16
500–535 521 8 175.00–190.00 $182.50 $951 -16.87
535 535 1 163.00 $163.00 $872 -36.37
540 fancy 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 —
552 value added 552 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,159 -10.50
550–565 558 2 170.00–187.00 $178.61 $997 +3.61
555–585 571 5 157.00–165.00 $160.98 $919 -34.70
575 575 1 165.00 $165.00 $949 -30.68
606–640 value added 623 10 197.00–207.00 $202.14 $1,259 -17.61
600–640 630 5 170.00–174.00 $170.76 $1,076 -16.27
685 685 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,130 -7.70
703–730 711 5 161.00–170.00 $163.22 $1,160 -8.78
720 fancy 720 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,339 —
795 value added 795 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,399 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 -33.00
600 600 2 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 172.50 $172.50 $612 —
430 430 1 178.00 $178.00 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 217.50 $217.50 $631 —
300–325 313 2 220.00 $220.00 $689 -31.82
350–370 359 4 210.00–227.50 $220.02 $790 -31.61
400–445 425 15 210.00–236.00 $221.22 $940 -3.00
450–495 472 13 210.00–235.00 $218.95 $1,033 -4.85
500–540 521 10 192.50–214.00 $203.37 $1,060 -15.56
515–540 528 2 176.00–185.00 $180.39 $952 -38.54
560–595 578 8 178.00–205.00 $189.27 $1,094 -5.23
575–595 585 2 152.50–162.50 $157.41 $921 -37.09
590 590 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,003 -24.50
615 fancy 615 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,168 -10.00
610–645 629 6 164.00–180.00 $171.23 $1,077 +16.23
650 fancy 650 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,112 —
650–680 663 6 145.00–156.00 $150.87 $1,000 -7.74
757–765 761 6 143.00–150.00 $146.52 $1,115 +0.37
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 383 3 190.00–200.00 $195.02 $747 —
415 415 1 192.50 $192.50 $799 -12.50
470–480 475 2 182.50–200.00 $191.34 $909 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 197.50 $197.50 $820 —
470 470 1 186.00 $186.00 $874 —
555–570 563 2 155.00–165.00 $159.93 $900 —
605 605 1 155.00 $155.00 $938 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1435 1140 80-85% 39 80.00–93.00 $86.65 $988 —
1035–1370 1210 80-85% 3 96.00–99.00 $97.70 $1,182 +10.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1505 1258 75-80% 4 76.00–82.00 $78.49 $987 —
1065–1845 1397 75-80% 35 84.00–99.00 $90.28 $1,261 +5.97
1335–1710 1527 75-80% 3 101.00–105.00 $102.63 $1,567 -2.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1225 1000 85-90% 18 77.00–90.00 $83.26 $833 -6.54
1015–1160 1088 85-90% 2 92.00–95.00 $93.60 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1250 1138 2 102.00–105.00 $103.65 $1,180 —
1065–2225 1670 11 108.00–119.00 $113.93 $1,903 —
1890–2060 1975 2 128.00–129.00 $128.48 $2,537 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1200–1300 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–925.00 $900.00
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00

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Bred Heifers

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) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600 600 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —

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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.