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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 26, 2025

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.80/cwt -7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 385 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.03/cwt -5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,644/hd at 530 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $332.89/cwt -7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,756/hd at 527 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 272 403 715
Feeder cattle 208 335 543
Slaughter cattle 48 53 140
Replacement cattle 16 15 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,189 +35.00
335–348 342 4 410.00–420.00 $417.55 $1,428 —
350–360 355 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 —
365 thin fleshed 365 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,588 —
440 440 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,672 —
450–495 469 5 340.00–355.00 $351.14 $1,647 —
485 thin fleshed 485 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,843 —
510–520 515 2 335.00–350.00 $342.57 $1,764 -2.43
555 555 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,804 +20.00
560–575 568 2 345.00–352.50 $348.80 $1,981 +43.80
600 value added 600 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,025 +1.50
630–645 638 2 290.00–307.50 $298.85 $1,907 -1.15
660–685 675 3 305.00–324.00 $314.64 $2,124 —
830–835 833 2 270.00–280.00 $275.02 $2,291 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 260.00–350.00 $305.37 $925 —
350 350 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,312 —
405 405 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,418 —
460 460 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,472 —
590 590 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,858 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 333 3 340.00–360.00 $353.20 $1,176 -17.89
360–390 375 4 320.00–330.00 $326.13 $1,223 -34.11
370–395 386 4 335.00–355.00 $341.07 $1,317 -19.17
390 fancy 390 8 372.00 $372.00 $1,451 —
415 value added 415 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,556 —
445 445 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,446 -7.95
470–495 487 6 320.00–335.00 $325.83 $1,587 -0.58
500–535 520 5 308.00–320.00 $314.72 $1,637 +16.01
515–540 530 4 275.00–290.00 $286.18 $1,517 -12.53
548 value added 548 3 334.00 $334.00 $1,830 +1.50
550–570 560 4 290.00–305.00 $299.42 $1,677 -16.43
563 value added 563 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,802 —
620–640 628 3 270.00–280.00 $274.99 $1,727 -5.49
675 675 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,958 +15.00
735 735 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,801 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 288 4 280.00–335.00 $298.91 $861 —
355–395 375 3 260.00–300.00 $279.04 $1,046 —
455–495 475 2 235.00–280.00 $256.55 $1,219 —
520–535 530 4 225.00–303.00 $258.21 $1,369 —
560–585 573 2 265.00–270.00 $267.45 $1,532 —
615–625 620 2 245.00–260.00 $252.56 $1,566 —
655–695 673 4 240.00–260.00 $249.93 $1,682 —
740 740 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,813 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 390.00–395.00 $392.48 $1,425 +18.93
403–415 410 7 370.00–405.00 $389.43 $1,597 +61.11
460–480 468 3 340.00–350.00 $344.93 $1,614 -15.28
515–545 526 7 315.00–330.00 $320.77 $1,687 +3.22
505–548 thin fleshed 530 4 340.00–365.00 $354.11 $1,877 —
550–590 576 8 315.00–335.00 $327.87 $1,889 +5.20
610 thin fleshed 610 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,013 —
605–620 613 2 312.50–317.50 $315.03 $1,931 +32.26
675–695 688 5 275.00–282.50 $279.00 $1,920 +8.59
700–740 715 3 245.00–255.00 $249.91 $1,787 -12.90
765–795 777 3 245.00–260.00 $253.34 $1,968 +15.83
810–820 815 2 225.00–245.00 $234.94 $1,915 —
850 850 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,870 -5.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,251 —
415–440 428 4 295.00–340.00 $327.84 $1,403 +7.84
450–485 469 4 250.00–325.00 $295.72 $1,387 —
525–540 533 4 240.00–310.00 $277.44 $1,479 -29.09
555–595 571 10 255.00–310.00 $277.94 $1,587 —
610–640 632 5 250.00–280.00 $263.85 $1,668 —
685–690 688 2 240.00–260.00 $250.04 $1,720 —
820 820 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1465 1207 80-85% 17 147.00–163.00 $155.86 $1,881 —
1335–1425 1383 80-85% 3 165.00–167.00 $166.01 $2,296 +5.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1515 1065 85-90% 7 120.00–139.00 $129.43 $1,378 -9.22
975–1220 1118 85-90% 4 143.00–155.00 $148.52 $1,660 —
1455 1455 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,328 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1785 1543 75-80% 4 158.00–164.00 $161.69 $2,495 —
2005 2005 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,408 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,896 —
1190–1925 1402 6 180.00–195.00 $188.69 $2,645 —
1685 1685 1 213.00 $213.00 $3,589 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1150 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,625.00 $1,555.99
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.