Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 24, 2024

366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $258.86/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 520 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.40/cwt -12.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 511 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 366 543 568
Feeder cattle 272 411 414
Slaughter cattle 83 125 132
Replacement cattle 11 7 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to light receipts this week, but a lower undertone for heifers and higher undertone for bulls was noted. Also an increased demand by farmer-feeders was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 303.50 $303.50 $1,366 +13.85
510–545 528 2 280.00–285.00 $282.42 $1,491 -2.88
575 575 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,639 +35.00
610–630 620 4 252.50–270.00 $262.62 $1,628 +4.83
736 736 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 1 282.50 $282.50 $918 +14.45
315–340 328 2 247.50–272.50 $260.48 $854 +4.57
370–395 fancy 383 2 279.00–280.00 $279.52 $1,071 +10.52
390–395 393 2 251.00–270.00 $260.44 $1,024 +9.84
395 395 1 240.00 $240.00 $948 -10.60
405–440 426 4 217.50–230.00 $222.60 $948 +5.10
455–475 fancy 465 2 252.50–264.00 $258.37 $1,201 —
455–490 475 7 220.00–235.00 $227.88 $1,082 -12.52
500–525 509 6 215.00–227.50 $220.72 $1,123 -2.90
500–525 511 4 200.00–205.00 $201.27 $1,028 -22.35
525 value added 525 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,260 —
550 value added 550 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,358 —
550–590 561 4 215.00–222.00 $219.30 $1,230 +9.65
600–640 617 3 208.00–212.50 $210.13 $1,297 -10.00
670–695 679 4 190.00–210.00 $201.80 $1,370 -14.47
695 value added 695 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,508 -15.02
705–745 726 4 190.00–205.00 $196.20 $1,424 —
760 760 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,387 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 232.50 $232.50 $756 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 227.50 $227.50 $876 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 285.00–302.50 $293.83 $787 -5.81
340 340 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 +8.25
350 350 1 272.50 $272.50 $954 -23.29
365–395 383 4 290.00–327.00 $304.57 $1,167 +8.78
405–435 421 9 290.00–307.50 $299.96 $1,263 +6.20
460 460 2 257.00–260.00 $258.50 $1,189 -20.90
460–485 475 6 275.00–290.00 $283.68 $1,347 +4.28
500–540 519 12 242.50–270.00 $257.51 $1,336 +18.34
530 fancy 530 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,458 —
560 560 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,344 -15.71
560 560 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 +9.29
565–595 578 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,329 -0.70
600 600 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 -12.50
600–645 615 8 217.50–238.00 $224.49 $1,381 +1.99
655–680 665 3 210.00–215.00 $212.34 $1,412 -0.65
710 value added 710 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,605 —
713–720 715 6 198.00–213.00 $209.15 $1,495 +19.15
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 275.00 $275.00 $921 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1355 1126 80-85% 19 104.00–117.00 $111.47 $1,255 —
1255–1350 1301 80-85% 4 118.00–128.00 $121.45 $1,580 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1510 1395 75-80% 5 121.00–125.00 $122.87 $1,714 —
1190–1645 1403 75-80% 14 104.00–119.00 $113.20 $1,588 +16.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,106 —
800–1230 1043 85-90% 6 90.00–107.00 $97.91 $1,021 +2.57
1080 1080 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $950 -21.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,746 —
1275–2130 1623 9 126.00–136.00 $131.39 $2,132 +2.95
2105 2105 1 144.00 $144.00 $3,031 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–950 883 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,260.00–1,375.00 $1,320.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.