Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 11, 2025

366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $325.85/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,873/hd at 575 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $335.30/cwt -9.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 522 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $382.84/cwt -48.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,417/hd at 370 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 366 346 0
Feeder cattle 302 253 0
Slaughter cattle 58 59 0
Replacement cattle 6 34 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with 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
410 410 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,517 -30.00
405–420 413 2 395.00–420.00 $407.73 $1,684 +7.73
455–495 478 3 385.00–410.00 $398.38 $1,904 +3.38
505 505 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,666 -25.00
540–545 543 2 350.00–355.00 $352.49 $1,914 -2.51
585–590 588 2 342.50–347.50 $344.99 $2,029 -12.50
595 595 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,993 -22.49
605–628 623 5 330.00–350.00 $344.04 $2,143 +21.79
665–695 682 3 335.00–342.50 $338.36 $2,308 +8.36
705–715 710 2 302.50–307.50 $305.02 $2,166 -29.98
765 765 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,448 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,331 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 272 5 380.00–435.00 $407.70 $1,109 +72.70
315 315 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,134 -40.00
320 320 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,248 +30.00
375–390 383 2 335.00–340.00 $337.45 $1,292 -14.90
385–395 388 3 350.00–397.50 $378.92 $1,470 +26.57
405–440 421 11 330.00–350.00 $341.44 $1,437 -17.45
455–490 472 5 327.50–345.00 $333.50 $1,574 +11.07
500–545 523 2 320.00–322.50 $321.20 $1,680 -3.00
540 540 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,701 -9.20
555–595 570 3 315.00–337.50 $323.99 $1,847 +0.69
565–580 573 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,748 +2.62
600–640 625 4 290.00–310.00 $304.38 $1,902 +34.38
655 655 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,900 +24.83
720 value added 720 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,333 —
755 755 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,963 -30.00
815 815 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,180 +34.77

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 440.00–480.00 $459.35 $1,424 —
310 thin fleshed 310 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,643 —
350–373 thin fleshed 365 3 415.00–450.00 $426.18 $1,556 —
365–385 372 9 360.00–395.00 $368.40 $1,370 -50.37
420–445 432 9 355.00–385.00 $371.56 $1,605 -25.19
450–495 471 11 345.00–375.00 $354.59 $1,670 +1.64
510–545 522 13 325.00–365.00 $335.30 $1,750 -4.33
550–595 572 12 320.00–360.00 $334.47 $1,913 +19.46
550–598 583 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,749 -15.01
605–610 608 3 275.00–280.00 $278.34 $1,692 +3.18
605–648 632 6 290.00–330.00 $306.87 $1,939 +2.96
650–680 665 8 280.00–320.00 $295.97 $1,968 -12.83
730 730 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,898 -27.12
735 735 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,168 +7.88
765–785 773 3 270.00–285.00 $279.92 $2,164 +16.14
770–775 773 3 240.00–250.00 $246.68 $1,907 -17.10
830 830 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,868 -25.00
900 900 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,025 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,176 —
300–325 313 2 415.00–420.00 $417.60 $1,307 —
410 410 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 +1.94
483 483 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,606 +36.87
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 +29.89
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,190 —
395 395 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,521 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1450 1224 80-85% 11 137.00–150.00 $143.49 $1,756 +8.93
1030–1485 1303 80-85% 3 153.00–156.00 $154.33 $2,011 +10.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1845 1610 75-80% 7 144.00–154.00 $150.85 $2,429 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1115 1077 85-90% 3 130.00–134.00 $131.71 $1,419 +6.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,879 —
1250–2130 1657 11 170.00–186.00 $180.45 $2,990 —
1865 1865 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,984 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1400–1450 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,000.00–3,100.00 $3,050.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00–3,100.00 $2,900.00 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,752 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1460 1376 85-90% 4 130.00–136.00 $131.57 $1,810 —

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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.