Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 11, 2026

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Volunteer Stockyards report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $513.90/cwt ≈ $2,422/hd at 471 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $483.66/cwt +65.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,515/hd at 520 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $425.42/cwt +24.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,250/hd at 529 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 196 227
Feeder cattle 239 161 158
Slaughter cattle 82 23 34
Replacement cattle 25 12 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale. Higher-quality offerings were noted for this week's sale.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,952 +40.00
485–495 490 2 505.00–525.00 $515.10 $2,524 —
515 515 1 545.00 $545.00 $2,807 —
563–570 566 5 480.00–500.00 $489.00 $2,768 —
609–645 616 5 450.00–475.00 $455.23 $2,804 —
655 value added 655 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,784 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 6 510.00–590.00 $544.66 $1,743 —
330 thin fleshed 330 1 620.00 $620.00 $2,046 —
360–395 378 4 465.00–480.00 $471.37 $1,782 -20.20
425–443 436 6 435.00–467.50 $454.16 $1,980 -11.91
455–485 468 7 435.00–470.00 $449.11 $2,102 +27.26
500–548 529 14 400.00–450.00 $425.42 $2,250 +50.55
550–590 570 7 380.00–425.00 $408.09 $2,326 +15.15
600–605 603 4 367.50–400.00 $383.08 $2,310 +22.22
665 665 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,161 +5.00
731 value added 731 6 339.00 $339.00 $2,478 —
750 value added 750 5 332.50 $332.50 $2,494 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,568 -5.00
410–440 425 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 —
455–480 468 2 400.00–415.00 $407.70 $1,908 +7.70

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 277 3 600.00–660.00 $633.86 $1,756 +93.86
315–335 325 2 560.00–585.00 $572.12 $1,859 +7.12
355–390 371 6 515.00–600.00 $553.69 $2,054 —
400–430 413 3 490.00–500.00 $493.47 $2,038 -25.94
415–445 431 7 515.00–560.00 $527.69 $2,274 +8.28
450–495 471 12 495.00–535.00 $518.68 $2,443 —
455–490 473 2 480.00–490.00 $485.19 $2,295 —
500–545 520 14 440.00–520.00 $483.66 $2,515 +65.08
550–595 569 12 405.00–485.00 $453.65 $2,581 —
606 fancy 606 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,969 —
600–635 618 6 405.00–455.00 $423.84 $2,619 +60.60
675–695 683 3 365.00–410.00 $381.57 $2,606 —
700–715 708 3 330.00–377.50 $361.01 $2,556 —
775–790 783 2 300.00–325.00 $312.62 $2,448 -7.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 500.00–590.00 $544.20 $1,524 —
395 395 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,896 —
410–415 413 2 470.00–490.00 $480.06 $1,983 —
490 490 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,352 —
555 555 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,164 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,749 —
395 395 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,620 —
550 550 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,952 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1430 1218 80-85% 16 167.00–187.00 $179.30 $2,184 —
1140–1470 1296 80-85% 8 189.00–215.00 $198.26 $2,569 +18.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1075 1045 85-90% 2 153.00–158.00 $155.57 $1,626 —
890–1210 1074 85-90% 9 161.00–174.00 $166.19 $1,785 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1585 1478 75-80% 3 160.00–161.00 $160.64 $2,374 —
1450–1505 1478 75-80% 2 188.00–209.00 $198.30 $2,931 —
1210–1760 1512 75-80% 6 166.00–184.00 $177.89 $2,690 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 1 204.00 $204.00 $3,274 —
1465–2095 1750 8 182.00–196.00 $187.16 $3,275 —
2285 2285 1 178.00 $178.00 $4,067 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,150.00–2,850.00 $2,600.00

↑ Back to top

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 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1420 1255 80-85% 2 172.00–175.00 $173.30 $2,175 —
1090–1540 1323 85-90% 5 166.00–178.00 $172.08 $2,277 —

↑ Back to top

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.