Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 22, 2025

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.18/cwt +20.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,411/hd at 414 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 170 487 370
Feeder cattle 118 363 255
Slaughter cattle 42 77 107
Replacement cattle 10 47 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes 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 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,397 —
415 415 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,691 +52.50
455–478 472 4 370.00–382.50 $375.68 $1,773 -6.42
505 505 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,818 +8.74
670 670 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,060 -2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 322 5 335.00–370.00 $356.58 $1,148 —
325 325 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,170 —
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 —
355–370 363 3 350.00–365.00 $358.23 $1,300 +16.76
400–430 410 9 325.00–355.00 $344.37 $1,412 +23.43
445 445 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,391 -8.44
455 thin fleshed 455 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,570 —
453–490 469 5 297.50–320.00 $307.31 $1,441 +6.96
495 495 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,423 +9.97
530 530 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,497 -13.67
545 545 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,417 -36.17
550 550 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,471 -13.65
570 570 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 -31.15
605 605 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,558 —
657 657 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,708 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,432 -12.52
370 370 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,517 +0.83
400 400 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,670 +10.95
455–475 465 2 355.00–375.00 $365.22 $1,698 +17.81
510–530 522 3 340.00–355.00 $346.73 $1,810 +14.67
525 525 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,759 +2.94
560 560 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,859 +2.27
630–645 638 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,754 +5.00
680–690 685 2 240.00–260.00 $249.93 $1,712 -23.53
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,139 —
555 555 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,415 —
575–590 583 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1225 1183 75-80% 2 132.00–134.00 $132.96 $1,573 —
1270–1795 1476 75-80% 14 137.00–156.00 $146.67 $2,165 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1255 1168 80-85% 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,518 —
1115–1310 1215 80-85% 4 136.00–155.00 $143.95 $1,749 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,998 —
2065–2145 2105 2 180.00–183.00 $181.53 $3,821 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1800 1800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,942 —

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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.