Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 7, 2024

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.82/cwt +54.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 418 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.53/cwt +54.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,298/hd at 473 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $318.41/cwt +49.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 433 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 370 535
Feeder cattle 289 255 367
Slaughter cattle 81 107 128
Replacement cattle 15 8 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Strong demand and a higher undertone was noted for feeder classes in this week's sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–426 421 10 312.50–340.00 $332.70 $1,401 +35.20
465–493 484 3 318.00–332.50 $322.65 $1,562 +73.50
500–513 507 4 290.00–315.00 $302.34 $1,533 +23.77
570–590 582 3 262.50–282.00 $269.71 $1,570 +12.19
615–644 637 7 260.00–270.00 $263.23 $1,677 +33.23
700–725 713 2 225.00–235.00 $230.09 $1,641 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,195 —
485 485 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 2 250.00–292.50 $272.04 $1,287 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 5 275.00–307.50 $288.69 $924 +46.04
360 value added 360 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,044 —
370 fancy 370 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,101 —
355–395 372 6 255.00–285.00 $274.30 $1,020 +41.80
400–448 418 19 255.00–285.00 $274.82 $1,149 +54.35
450–495 471 15 255.00–280.00 $272.43 $1,283 +48.98
482 value added 482 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,374 —
500–545 520 13 240.00–270.00 $257.36 $1,338 +37.66
570 570 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 +32.32
605–645 628 6 217.50–236.00 $226.96 $1,425 +16.35
690 690 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,497 +57.00
720–725 723 4 213.00–228.00 $221.27 $1,600 +35.27
755 755 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,586 +24.00
840 840 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,588 —
960 960 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 330 8 345.00–380.00 $354.11 $1,169 +59.18
360–393 387 10 312.50–352.50 $322.14 $1,247 +37.14
410–440 431 13 297.50–330.00 $314.17 $1,354 +51.78
445 fancy 445 2 346.00 $346.00 $1,540 +46.00
450–495 468 9 285.00–324.00 $302.62 $1,416 +31.96
483 fancy 483 6 338.00 $338.00 $1,633 —
500 500 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,300 +3.90
500–540 523 14 272.50–293.00 $283.12 $1,481 +27.02
565–575 570 3 245.00–270.00 $261.59 $1,491 +14.15
600–645 619 5 235.00–247.50 $241.16 $1,493 +19.76
650–670 660 3 234.00–237.50 $235.51 $1,554 —
760–775 768 2 197.50–225.00 $211.38 $1,623 +28.43
888 888 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,518 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,072 —
545 545 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,322 —
580 580 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,276 —
770 770 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,386 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1945 1511 75-80% 20 110.00–120.00 $115.31 $1,742 +11.86
1475–1595 1535 75-80% 2 105.00–106.00 $105.48 $1,619 +2.03
1545 1545 75-80% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,885 +18.55
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1490 1244 80-85% 10 110.00–119.00 $116.12 $1,445 —
1240–1445 1316 80-85% 4 120.00–121.00 $120.25 $1,582 +1.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,115 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
1315–1810 1563 2 117.00–124.00 $121.05 $1,892 —
1535–2175 1839 11 130.00–151.00 $139.90 $2,573 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1500 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,625.00–2,225.00 $1,925.00

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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 2 1,725.00–1,850.00 $1,787.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,525.00–2,625.00 $2,575.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —

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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.