Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 9, 2026

327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $385.54/cwt +48.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,410/hd at 625 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $402.30/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,129/hd at 529 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.65/cwt -3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,268/hd at 572 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 327 256 345
Feeder cattle 284 222 254
Slaughter cattle 38 34 68
Replacement cattle 5 — 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No market trends available 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
290 290 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,537 —
430 430 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,086 -0.51
499 value added 499 5 467.50 $467.50 $2,333 —
535–540 value added 537 3 435.00–455.00 $448.29 $2,407 -31.71
552–582 value added 573 13 416.00–442.50 $429.54 $2,461 —
615–645 630 2 365.00–370.00 $367.44 $2,315 -35.28
635 value added 635 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,445 —
673–688 value added 675 13 378.00–385.00 $379.10 $2,559 -37.90
710 710 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,308 -30.00
900–930 value added 910 3 290.00–295.00 $291.70 $2,654 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 value added 435 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 —
465 value added 465 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,092 —
522 value added 522 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,036 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 value added 450 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 —
518 value added 518 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,176 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 440.00–460.00 $450.31 $1,441 —
355–395 377 3 400.00–440.00 $417.12 $1,573 -52.07
375–380 378 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,474 -79.19
390 thin fleshed 390 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,774 —
410–425 420 4 410.00–445.00 $418.75 $1,759 -35.67
445 445 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,736 -64.42
453 453 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,767 -33.43
455–495 481 8 410.00–425.00 $412.39 $1,984 -11.04
488 value added 488 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,147 —
500–545 529 20 380.00–410.00 $397.23 $2,101 -5.16
500–538 value added 530 5 422.00–425.00 $422.57 $2,240 —
550–579 565 11 380.00–402.50 $388.27 $2,194 +5.80
584 value added 584 6 412.00 $412.00 $2,406 +3.00
600–625 611 6 330.00–345.00 $336.72 $2,057 +0.14
628 value added 628 28 396.00 $396.00 $2,487 —
651 value added 651 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,376 +35.00
655 655 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,129 —
780 value added 780 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,476 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,312 —
285–290 288 2 512.50–560.00 $536.04 $1,544 +6.04
325 325 2 545.00–560.00 $552.50 $1,796 +62.57
350–390 367 5 490.00–520.00 $507.44 $1,862 +11.75
395 395 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,797 -40.69
400–445 433 5 430.00–460.00 $445.00 $1,927 -22.22
460–480 470 2 440.00–495.00 $468.09 $2,200 +15.17
505–540 515 7 415.00–455.00 $441.31 $2,273 +36.31
550–595 575 6 395.00–405.00 $397.52 $2,286 -29.00
605–630 617 3 355.00–370.00 $363.31 $2,242 -7.56
665–690 675 3 335.00–345.00 $341.59 $2,306 -15.23
675–690 683 2 310.00–315.00 $312.53 $2,135 -44.29
700–725 715 3 315.00–335.00 $321.76 $2,301 +6.76
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 +10.00
435 435 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,030 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1250 1103 80-85% 2 180.00–181.00 $180.57 $1,992 —
1035–1325 1195 80-85% 7 164.00–175.00 $169.65 $2,027 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1640 1488 75-80% 4 160.00–173.00 $168.00 $2,500 +1.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1200 1048 85-90% 2 153.00–168.00 $159.41 $1,671 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 1 206.00 $206.00 $3,038 —
1760–1845 1803 2 172.00–188.00 $180.19 $3,249 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 85-90% 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,120 —
1560 1560 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,496 +1.00

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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.