Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 31, 2024

350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.74/cwt -9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 465 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.41/cwt -15.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 611 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 350 498 452
Feeder cattle 238 351 257
Slaughter cattle 93 139 143
Replacement cattle 19 8 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to market reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 280.00 $280.00 $868 —
501 value added 501 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,283 —
505–520 513 3 235.00–240.00 $237.31 $1,217 -22.87
560–590 572 3 232.50–250.00 $240.71 $1,377 —
600–630 611 4 220.00–230.00 $223.11 $1,363 -4.22
650–685 value added 657 5 225.00–229.00 $228.17 $1,499 —
800–803 value added 802 4 197.00–206.00 $201.49 $1,616 —
815–825 820 2 176.00–189.00 $182.54 $1,497 —
955 value added 955 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,843 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–292 276 5 220.00–270.00 $238.31 $658 -7.90
300–316 311 7 220.00–255.00 $249.84 $777 -23.12
385–395 390 5 210.00–239.00 $222.36 $867 -37.65
433 value added 433 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,061 —
430–435 434 4 210.00–227.50 $221.91 $963 -7.09
450–495 465 13 220.00–230.00 $226.74 $1,054 -9.01
500–540 522 7 222.50–230.00 $227.03 $1,185 -4.51
555–570 560 4 205.00–222.50 $212.03 $1,187 -13.54
595 595 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,116 -38.07
600–630 611 10 187.50–208.00 $201.41 $1,231 -15.32
690 690 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,283 -24.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 3 237.50 $237.50 $504 —
305 305 1 260.00 $260.00 $793 -29.31
350–395 372 5 232.50–267.50 $249.45 $928 -38.68
410–425 418 2 230.00–250.00 $240.18 $1,004 -16.16
470–480 473 5 230.00–252.50 $244.42 $1,156 -12.72
510–535 522 6 225.00–244.00 $235.23 $1,228 -4.04
550–590 566 7 225.00–242.50 $230.84 $1,307 -7.20
605–640 619 5 200.00–222.50 $210.24 $1,301 -12.99
655 655 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,317 -21.25
755 755 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,434 -6.11
800 800 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,440 -14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1685 1353 75-80% 22 125.00–142.00 $132.30 $1,790 +1.87
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1320 1191 80-85% 6 141.00–149.00 $144.37 $1,719 +2.32
960–1455 1199 80-85% 15 125.00–139.00 $131.86 $1,581 -10.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1010 995 85-90% 2 113.00–115.00 $113.98 $1,134 —
955–1175 1036 85-90% 4 120.00–130.00 $123.84 $1,283 -8.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–2020 1686 14 160.00–176.00 $169.81 $2,863 —
1805 1805 1 181.00 $181.00 $3,267 +1.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1200 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,750.00–2,150.00 $1,950.00
1150–1300 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,475.00 $1,462.50
1100–1700 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,400.00–2,100.00 $1,797.50

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 —

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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 2 2,195.00 $2,195.00 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,528 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 85-90% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,585 —
1355–1495 1425 75-80% 2 131.00–135.00 $133.10 $1,897 —

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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.