Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 21, 2025

319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.83/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,805/hd at 636 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.32/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,589/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.03/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,733/hd at 563 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	319	356	475
Feeder cattle	277	256	363
Slaughter cattle	42	93	112
Replacement cattle	—	7	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter bulls and breaker and boning cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with lean cows 4.00 lower. No market trends available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a significantly lower undertone was noted for steers and bulls. Higher-quality offerings, but decreased demand and buyer participation, was noted for feeder classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	2	465.00	$465.00	$1,153	-10.00
308–343	328	6	400.00–425.00	$407.82	$1,338	-52.18
365–380	373	6	380.00–410.00	$394.70	$1,472	—
420	420	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,554	+21.35
475	475	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,615	-20.84
510–530	522	3	325.00–340.00	$331.73	$1,732	-30.30
580–593	586	9	320.00–327.50	$324.74	$1,903	+4.74
603 value added	603	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,080	—
660	660	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,112	-7.50
730 value added	730	3	296.00	$296.00	$2,161	—
743	743	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,932	-40.00
887 value added	887	3	267.50	$267.50	$2,373	—
960	960	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,400	—
960–985	973	2	242.50–246.00	$244.27	$2,377	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,898	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	405.00–410.00	$407.50	$1,182	—
303–315	310	8	385.00–410.00	$404.34	$1,253	+16.03
358–395	370	10	360.00–380.00	$373.20	$1,381	-3.84
402–445	421	8	340.00–370.00	$354.03	$1,490	-5.53
450–485	468	11	320.00–350.00	$331.80	$1,553	+1.98
480	480	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,512	-14.82
487 value added	487	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,753	—
500–540	513	4	305.00–310.00	$308.76	$1,584	-15.33
508–525 value added	515	4	320.00–330.00	$326.20	$1,680	—
559	559	4	297.50	$297.50	$1,663	-22.50
560–564	564	8	317.50–330.00	$319.05	$1,799	+16.55
555–575	565	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,610	-17.50
628 value added	628	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,978	—
610–646	637	14	275.00–297.50	$279.38	$1,780	-2.34
725	725	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,921	—
785	785	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,962	-5.00
820	820	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,091	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,312	—
500	500	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,500	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,086	—
305–335	323	6	380.00–410.00	$402.72	$1,301	-24.85
360–395	377	7	355.00–395.00	$373.45	$1,408	-15.45
400–440	424	7	345.00–380.00	$363.25	$1,540	+2.02
420–430	425	3	320.00–325.00	$323.31	$1,374	-37.92
455–490	479	5	325.00–340.00	$331.02	$1,586	-8.98
505–535	523	5	315.00–345.00	$331.02	$1,731	+26.12
550–575	566	7	300.00–340.00	$316.47	$1,791	-14.54
610–640	625	4	275.00–290.00	$286.16	$1,789	-2.42
635	635	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,588	-38.58
655–685	665	3	270.00–290.00	$276.57	$1,839	+6.57
710–725	718	2	255.00–260.00	$257.53	$1,849	-2.47
745	745	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,844	-12.50
750–755	753	2	252.00–265.00	$258.48	$1,946	—
815	815	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,874	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,348	-14.52
525	525	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,522	—
595	595	2	245.00–260.00	$252.50	$1,502	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–895	880	85-90%	2	121.00–127.50	$124.19	$1,093	—
925–1175	1016	85-90%	8	130.00–143.00	$136.19	$1,384	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	75-80%	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,112	—
1370–1785	1552	75-80%	9	137.00–156.00	$148.21	$2,300	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1265	1223	80-85%	2	158.00–160.00	$158.97	$1,944	—
1240–1300	1277	80-85%	3	146.00–154.00	$149.73	$1,912	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–2190	1593	4	183.00–206.00	$192.55	$3,067	—
1620	1620	1	214.00	$214.00	$3,467	—

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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.