Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 9, 2025

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $394.08/cwt -28.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 424 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $312.36/cwt +30.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,111/hd at 676 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $339.46/cwt -32.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,761/hd at 519 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 387 291 651
Feeder cattle 296 213 481
Slaughter cattle 81 32 142
Replacement cattle 10 46 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls sharply higher. No market trends available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 497.50 $497.50 $1,716 —
380 380 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,881 —
420–435 430 3 400.00–430.00 $418.20 $1,798 —
475–495 485 2 405.00–420.00 $412.65 $2,001 +33.90
510–545 529 6 352.50–370.00 $360.37 $1,906 -2.94
540 value added 540 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,120 —
593 value added 593 4 371.00 $371.00 $2,200 —
600–630 615 2 300.00–320.00 $310.24 $1,908 -29.76
630 630 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,110 -5.00
665 665 2 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $2,095 -5.00
668–670 value added 669 3 337.50–340.00 $339.17 $2,269 —
705 value added 705 11 337.00 $337.00 $2,376 —
755 755 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,340 +2.25
780 value added 780 2 317.00 $317.00 $2,473 —
815 815 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,543 +37.00
850 850 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,592 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,770 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 309 6 385.00–405.00 $396.75 $1,226 -8.25
360–375 368 2 357.50–365.00 $361.17 $1,329 -41.23
380–390 385 4 375.00–390.00 $381.30 $1,468 +11.30
400–425 411 7 352.50–375.00 $358.93 $1,475 +1.60
450 value added 450 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,609 —
455–485 469 14 325.00–350.00 $339.33 $1,591 -5.48
502–545 521 11 322.50–336.00 $330.22 $1,720 +3.05
510–540 525 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,641 -14.67
550–595 565 8 320.00–335.00 $325.71 $1,840 +21.36
575–595 584 4 295.00–310.00 $305.69 $1,785 +11.96
600–605 value added 603 3 322.50–325.00 $323.33 $1,950 —
615–630 622 3 285.00–295.00 $290.86 $1,809 -7.63
650–665 660 3 280.00–297.50 $287.42 $1,897 +13.60
656–699 value added 679 15 310.25–326.00 $317.35 $2,155 —
747 value added 747 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,316 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,971 +30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,361 —
320–345 333 5 460.00–502.00 $477.37 $1,590 —
380–385 383 4 445.00–470.00 $459.31 $1,759 +11.87
415 thin fleshed 415 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,826 —
400–445 425 15 375.00–420.00 $395.70 $1,682 -27.13
410–440 425 2 352.50–365.00 $358.97 $1,526 -63.86
450–485 469 9 360.00–390.00 $372.48 $1,747 -27.44
495 495 2 340.00–350.00 $345.00 $1,708 -54.92
500–540 517 10 340.00–365.00 $350.57 $1,812 -8.68
514–535 521 7 315.00–328.00 $323.58 $1,686 -35.67
550–595 569 6 312.50–330.00 $321.07 $1,827 -12.20
580 580 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,740 -33.27
585 thin fleshed 585 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,062 +3.19
610–620 617 3 280.00–290.00 $283.30 $1,748 -9.62
610–625 618 4 305.00–320.00 $309.97 $1,916 +17.05
650–665 658 2 291.00–310.00 $300.39 $1,977 -2.53
685 685 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,952 +6.77
710 710 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,952 -6.06
760 760 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,242 +38.02
800 800 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,160 +17.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,505 +4.77
465 465 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,651 +34.60
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,596 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–2190 1575 75-80% 20 161.00–176.00 $169.31 $2,667 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1470 1224 80-85% 14 153.00–165.00 $157.40 $1,927 -5.62
1215–1370 1293 80-85% 2 145.00–146.00 $145.53 $1,882 —
1305–1320 1313 80-85% 3 170.00–175.00 $172.34 $2,263 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–915 873 85-90% 3 134.00–139.00 $137.10 $1,197 +5.00
955–1315 1123 85-90% 9 143.00–151.00 $147.59 $1,657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–2065 1720 3 200.00–222.00 $214.59 $3,691 —
1715–1855 1785 2 231.00–232.00 $231.48 $4,132 —
2335 2335 1 206.00 $206.00 $4,810 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1200–1300 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,650.00 $2,516.67
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.