Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 13, 2025

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.59/cwt -32.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,536/hd at 432 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $358.63/cwt -51.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 470 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $338.90/cwt -11.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,761/hd at 520 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	542	392	566
Feeder cattle	438	289	427
Slaughter cattle	76	83	124
Replacement cattle	28	20	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted for slaughter bulls and a sharply lower undertone noted for feeder classes. Decreased demand for feeder classes was also noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,484	-100.00
375	375	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,631	-100.00
400–442	424	7	395.00–420.00	$405.18	$1,718	-13.53
450–475	460	9	362.50–400.00	$389.10	$1,790	-36.54
505 value added	505	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,995	—
505–545	515	11	360.00–378.00	$373.42	$1,923	-17.66
550–575	564	8	352.50–365.00	$362.52	$2,045	-22.48
602–615 value added	609	7	355.00–370.00	$363.65	$2,215	—
600–640	619	4	322.50–352.50	$335.78	$2,078	-17.13
763	763	2	309.00	$309.00	$2,358	—
830	830	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,656	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655 value added	655	1	312.50	$312.50	$2,047	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 thin fleshed	320	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,360	-82.50
315–345	335	3	350.00–400.00	$372.54	$1,248	-52.46
355	355	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,172	-103.60
355–395	379	14	350.00–395.00	$372.97	$1,414	-60.63
400–446	432	23	340.00–375.00	$355.59	$1,536	-35.52
450–491	471	12	337.50–357.50	$348.91	$1,643	-20.37
480	480	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,548	-23.20
505–545	526	10	320.00–340.00	$327.95	$1,725	-31.51
550–590	570	14	310.00–340.00	$319.98	$1,824	-19.81
570 value added	570	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,966	—
600–615	607	3	300.00–305.00	$302.48	$1,836	+2.48
685–695	690	2	292.50–295.00	$293.74	$2,027	-15.01
770	770	2	294.00	$294.00	$2,264	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	460.00–485.00	$471.90	$991	—
260–290	275	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,238	-135.00
300–340 thin fleshed	320	2	480.00–495.00	$487.03	$1,558	—
320–345	333	6	405.00–465.00	$426.59	$1,421	-108.64
335	335	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,273	-155.23
350–395	369	11	392.50–447.50	$420.18	$1,550	-47.79
380	380	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,444	-87.97
405–440	422	6	385.00–415.00	$399.05	$1,684	-19.20
400–445	423	2	357.50–365.00	$361.45	$1,529	-56.80
450–495	469	17	345.00–380.00	$360.02	$1,688	-43.11
480	480	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,608	-68.13
505–525 thin fleshed	515	2	365.00–370.00	$367.55	$1,893	—
500–540	519	13	325.00–355.00	$340.79	$1,769	-16.72
510–535	525	3	302.50–317.50	$311.60	$1,636	-45.91
550–595	571	12	310.00–350.00	$328.41	$1,875	-34.64
570–585	578	2	295.00–297.50	$296.27	$1,712	-66.78
600–645	614	14	295.00–320.00	$306.95	$1,885	-29.55
650–695	660	8	270.00–290.00	$280.52	$1,851	-29.48
700–730	712	5	255.00–280.00	$264.10	$1,880	-10.90

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,331	—
520	520	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,508	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,693	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	80-85%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,435	—
1040–1360	1178	80-85%	15	143.00–156.00	$148.96	$1,755	—
1290–1425	1358	80-85%	2	160.00	$160.00	$2,173	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1060	951	85-90%	7	112.50–127.50	$121.22	$1,153	—
1000–1190	1050	85-90%	7	132.00–143.00	$137.38	$1,442	+6.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1545	1443	75-80%	7	150.00–157.00	$153.69	$2,218	—
1625	1625	75-80%	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,275	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,158	—
1495	1495	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,542	—
1320–1965	1665	4	181.00–200.00	$189.99	$3,163	-10.84
1815	1815	1	210.00	$210.00	$3,812	-10.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1200–1400	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,400.00
1050–1500	1314	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,600.00–3,200.00	$2,935.71
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1325	1208	85-90%	2	132.00–140.00	$136.39	$1,648	—
1030–1455	1243	85-90%	2	124.00–129.00	$126.07	$1,567	—
1425	1425	80-85%	1	143.00	$143.00	$2,038	—
1540–1640	1595	75-80%	3	136.00–141.00	$138.98	$2,217	—
1340–1805	1647	75-80%	3	146.00–148.00	$147.27	$2,426	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,721	—
1080	1080	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$1,998	—

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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.