Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 14, 2026

301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $415.04/cwt -32.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,173/hd at 524 lb · 11 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $400.18/cwt +13.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,276/hd at 569 lb · 11 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $368.56/cwt -8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,318/hd at 629 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	301	449	599
Feeder cattle	216	280	466
Slaughter cattle	71	61	100
Replacement cattle	14	108	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

→ Feeder cattle: No comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–525	515	2	395.00–400.00	$397.45	$2,047	-57.38
560–595	578	8	385.00–415.00	$403.27	$2,331	+18.27
585 value added	585	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,574	—
670	670	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,178	—
710–725	720	3	330.00–340.00	$335.03	$2,412	—
728	728	2	317.50	$317.50	$2,311	—
763	763	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,213	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,728	—
590	590	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,947	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	460.00–495.00	$477.35	$1,351	+17.52
285 thin fleshed	285	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,482	—
350–380	368	5	430.00–470.00	$455.75	$1,677	+0.34
390	390	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,560	-55.41
400–415	408	2	370.00–380.00	$374.91	$1,530	-51.76
405–438	425	6	390.00–440.00	$403.41	$1,714	-23.26
455–485	474	9	390.00–432.50	$406.29	$1,926	-6.39
475	475	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,805	-32.68
505–510	508	2	410.00–412.50	$411.24	$2,089	+9.01
565–570	568	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,988	-30.77
578–593	586	4	360.00–365.00	$362.47	$2,124	+15.00
620	620	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,953	-2.55
600–642	623	6	337.50–375.00	$346.75	$2,160	+29.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,002	—
570	570	2	347.50	$347.50	$1,981	—
610	610	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,044	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,326	—
625	625	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,875	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,226	—
260–280	270	3	490.00–550.00	$526.05	$1,420	—
315	315	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,418	-62.57
315–325	320	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,568	-22.57
350–385	363	3	515.00–530.00	$521.65	$1,894	+71.83
400 thin fleshed	400	1	535.00	$535.00	$2,140	—
410–440	428	5	475.00–520.00	$486.33	$2,081	+51.19
470	470	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,880	-6.55
450–495	472	8	410.00–465.00	$432.04	$2,039	+25.49
475 thin fleshed	475	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,280	+5.00
515–540	523	8	405.00–440.00	$424.43	$2,220	+6.91
510–540	525	3	380.00–395.00	$390.00	$2,048	-27.52
555–585	561	7	385.00–405.00	$397.43	$2,230	+37.43
565	565	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,034	±0.00
588 value added	588	3	420.00	$420.00	$2,470	—
622–645	629	11	350.00–375.00	$368.56	$2,318	-8.59
650–671	668	6	366.00–370.00	$366.65	$2,449	+20.11
705–725	715	2	320.00–335.00	$327.40	$2,341	-0.09
780–795	783	5	300.00–312.50	$309.96	$2,427	-15.04
830	830	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,407	-13.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,728	+10.00
350–395	373	2	450.00–470.00	$460.60	$1,718	-9.40
710	710	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,130	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,742	-60.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1470	1233	80-85%	15	153.00–166.00	$159.69	$1,969	-7.31
1205–1410	1307	80-85%	3	167.00–181.00	$172.65	$2,257	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1845	1508	75-80%	9	154.00–164.00	$160.28	$2,417	—
1300–1800	1550	75-80%	2	168.00	$168.00	$2,604	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1190	1163	85-90%	3	144.00–150.00	$146.70	$1,706	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1815–2170	1935	5	180.00–190.00	$185.21	$3,584	—
1985	1985	1	200.00	$200.00	$3,970	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1625–1650	1638	75-80%	2	153.00–160.00	$156.53	$2,564	—

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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.