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Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 6, 2025

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.32/cwt +18.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,513/hd at 461 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 208 170 385
Feeder cattle 128 118 289
Slaughter cattle 69 42 81
Replacement cattle 11 10 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–535 522 3 340.00–360.00 $349.84 $1,826 -10.16
550–590 567 3 327.50–350.00 $340.54 $1,931 —
615 615 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,999 —
620 620 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,860 —
665 665 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,862 -27.50
758 758 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,933 —
800 800 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–383 374 3 380.00–385.00 $383.42 $1,434 +25.19
405–435 415 3 340.00–362.50 $352.74 $1,464 +8.37
445 445 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,424 +7.50
460 460 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,449 +7.69
458–490 461 14 320.00–330.00 $329.27 $1,518 +21.96
510–540 524 7 307.50–325.00 $315.62 $1,654 +33.12
545 545 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,608 +35.00
550–595 575 3 302.50–312.50 $307.37 $1,767 +57.37
600–615 608 2 280.00–290.00 $284.94 $1,732 +27.44
605–630 618 2 265.00–270.00 $267.45 $1,653 +9.95
680 680 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,853 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,156 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,449 +20.00
350–385 362 3 432.50–457.50 $448.63 $1,624 +38.63
382 382 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,509 -15.00
405–415 410 2 410.00–417.50 $413.70 $1,696 -3.80
465–470 468 4 345.00–370.00 $360.68 $1,688 -4.54
505–520 512 5 320.00–355.00 $342.54 $1,754 -4.19
560 560 3 297.50–330.00 $315.83 $1,769 -16.17
615–645 628 4 282.50–302.50 $288.84 $1,814 +13.84
680 680 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,836 +20.07
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,225 +15.00
495 495 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,474 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1850 1518 75-80% 18 139.00–157.00 $147.90 $2,245 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1490 1196 80-85% 8 139.00–156.00 $145.44 $1,739 +15.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,401 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2175 1751 4 171.00–184.00 $175.47 $3,072 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760 1760 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,834 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 85-90% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,750 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.