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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 27, 2024

570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.57/cwt -8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 518 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.31/cwt +13.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 667 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $214.02/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 474 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 570 619 506
Feeder cattle 404 478 338
Slaughter cattle 151 121 152
Replacement cattle 15 20 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available as sale for last week was cancelled 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
340–345 343 2 267.50–280.00 $273.80 $939 —
350–390 379 5 262.50–285.00 $274.01 $1,038 —
405–430 416 5 260.00–272.50 $265.63 $1,105 +8.19
475–495 485 4 267.50–274.00 $269.74 $1,308 +17.24
505 value added 505 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,515 +36.52
510–540 525 9 252.50–271.00 $265.21 $1,392 +28.86
570–585 value added 578 2 267.50–275.00 $271.30 $1,568 +15.88
560–592 580 6 240.00–255.00 $250.55 $1,453 +24.82
608–635 617 3 239.00–242.50 $240.20 $1,482 +23.13
653 value added 653 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,714 +40.08
665–680 673 2 210.00–222.50 $216.32 $1,456 +8.82
715 715 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,544 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 252.50 $252.50 $821 —
400 400 1 249.00 $249.00 $996 —
575 575 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,366 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 value added 315 1 242.50 $242.50 $764 —
305–335 320 2 210.00–227.50 $218.34 $699 -2.21
350–380 358 6 207.50–215.00 $211.65 $758 +1.01
400–445 422 10 205.00–229.00 $216.60 $914 +2.11
430–445 value added 438 2 232.50–242.50 $237.59 $1,041 +1.59
450 value added 450 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,035 -12.50
450–495 476 12 207.00–225.00 $212.69 $1,012 +3.63
508–530 value added 517 6 225.00–230.00 $227.34 $1,175 -10.70
500–540 519 12 205.00–214.00 $209.68 $1,088 -0.01
566 value added 566 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,279 —
550–595 580 6 205.00–212.00 $209.83 $1,217 +8.05
610 610 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,135 -8.22
650–674 value added 666 13 209.00–220.00 $212.18 $1,413 +7.18
680 680 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,265 -1.52
704–727 value added 711 7 191.00–198.00 $195.95 $1,393 +3.95
735 735 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,305 -9.48
893 893 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 200.00 $200.00 $620 —
388 value added 388 2 202.50 $202.50 $786 —
395 395 1 182.50 $182.50 $721 —
410–430 420 2 185.00–200.00 $192.68 $809 —
475 475 1 203.00 $203.00 $964 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 252.50–255.00 $254.11 $788 —
355–385 368 6 247.50–272.50 $258.65 $952 +14.52
380–390 fancy 385 2 282.50–283.00 $282.75 $1,089 +10.25
400–445 418 5 245.00–265.00 $250.87 $1,049 +34.20
430–435 fancy 433 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,191 +4.66
465 fancy 465 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,293 +31.76
465–495 484 6 237.50–267.50 $255.68 $1,237 +30.00
500–540 520 11 230.00–259.00 $246.77 $1,283 +19.72
550–580 564 5 230.00–250.00 $240.35 $1,356 +19.63
600–645 623 2 203.00–212.50 $207.58 $1,293 +6.63
638 value added 638 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,557 —
655 655 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,310 +1.97
660 value added 660 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,511 —
705–710 708 2 180.00–186.00 $182.99 $1,296 -0.81
745 value added 745 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 —
750 750 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,388 -11.03
865 865 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,514 —
950 950 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 436 5 232.50–238.00 $234.04 $1,020 +23.38
480 480 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,080 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,012 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–875 873 80-85% 2 114.00–117.00 $115.50 $1,008 —
880–1345 1197 80-85% 6 88.00–98.00 $92.73 $1,110 -12.29
930–1575 1213 80-85% 35 101.00–117.00 $109.57 $1,329 +24.57
1135–1520 1312 80-85% 8 118.00–130.00 $123.69 $1,623 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1580 1353 75-80% 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,691 —
1415–1535 1475 75-80% 2 96.00–99.00 $97.44 $1,437 —
1155–1935 1512 75-80% 25 103.00–122.00 $113.27 $1,713 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1380 1191 85-90% 5 91.00–107.00 $97.35 $1,159 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,815 —
1320–2275 1626 9 124.00–135.00 $130.65 $2,124 —
1800 1800 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,502 +5.44

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 985.00 $985.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 965.00 $965.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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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.