Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 3, 2026

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.75/cwt +17.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,799/hd at 513 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $333.93/cwt +68.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,204/hd at 660 lb · 10 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $400.57/cwt +24.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,730/hd at 432 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 232 508
Feeder cattle 220 187 360
Slaughter cattle 110 30 128
Replacement cattle 14 15 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No market trends available due to no sales last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 425.00–465.00 $444.19 $1,644 —
410 410 2 465.00–485.00 $475.00 $1,948 —
470–490 480 2 410.00–420.00 $415.10 $1,992 +50.10
500–540 519 10 395.00–435.00 $416.58 $2,162 +61.58
550–595 580 7 370.00–420.00 $385.57 $2,236 +15.57
610–625 618 2 360.00–365.00 $362.53 $2,240 +14.16
660–670 665 2 345.00–355.00 $349.96 $2,327 +14.96
705 705 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,309 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,425 —
300–340 313 3 400.00–425.00 $413.40 $1,294 +28.40
355–390 376 8 412.50–440.00 $428.07 $1,610 +33.07
410–447 432 10 392.50–427.50 $400.57 $1,730 +29.36
460–495 478 8 355.00–395.00 $374.15 $1,788 +23.02
500–545 513 12 330.00–370.00 $350.75 $1,799 +17.69
550–595 569 4 325.00–345.00 $334.74 $1,905 +11.29
610–635 619 6 305.00–325.00 $317.13 $1,963 +10.88
670–685 678 2 300.00–320.00 $309.89 $2,101 +34.89
695 695 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,876 -5.00
805–810 808 2 250.00–265.00 $257.48 $2,080 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,168 —
470–475 473 2 335.00–347.50 $341.22 $1,614 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 345.00–350.00 $347.50 $1,668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,566 —
315–330 325 3 480.00–510.00 $495.23 $1,609 +95.11
355–385 374 5 430.00–480.00 $466.18 $1,744 +86.18
400–445 416 6 400.00–440.00 $420.32 $1,749 +32.72
430–445 437 3 380.00–385.00 $381.66 $1,668 -5.94
450–465 458 2 400.00–402.50 $401.23 $1,838 +36.45
490 490 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,788 +25.00
505–535 515 4 365.00–392.50 $376.76 $1,940 +8.04
535 535 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,832 -26.22
555–590 577 7 330.00–370.00 $350.95 $2,025 +19.39
580 thin fleshed 580 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,233 —
615–620 618 2 335.00–350.00 $342.47 $2,116 +33.73
650–678 658 8 330.00–357.50 $337.73 $2,222 —
650–685 668 2 317.50–320.00 $318.72 $2,129 +53.72
725 725 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,139 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,725 —
580 580 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,769 —
615 615 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,768 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,496 +35.00
555 555 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,665 +30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1465 1240 80-85% 20 149.00–161.00 $155.22 $1,925 —
1105–1475 1257 80-85% 5 163.00–175.00 $165.21 $2,077 +20.24
1285–1375 1332 80-85% 3 140.00–143.00 $141.03 $1,879 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1925 1488 75-80% 20 148.00–163.00 $155.60 $2,315 +10.01
1515 1515 75-80% 1 143.00 $143.00 $2,166 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1245 1077 85-90% 10 134.00–148.00 $140.49 $1,513 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2180 1676 5 181.00–190.00 $184.36 $3,090 —
1630–1930 1737 3 197.00–201.00 $199.36 $3,463 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00–3,000.00 $2,775.00 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1765 1675 3 182.00–187.00 $184.90 $3,097 —

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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.