Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 23, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	236	294	359
Feeder cattle	150	216	275
Slaughter cattle	42	40	61
Replacement cattle	44	38	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No market trends could be established due to limited comparable receipts. Lower-quality offerings and a lower undertone was noted for feeder cattle with decreased demand due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

▼ Feeder cattle: Lower-quality offerings and a lower undertone was noted for feeder cattle with decreased demand due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	445.00	$445.00	$2,114	-5.00
525–545	535	2	410.00–420.00	$414.91	$2,220	—
550	550	1	407.50	$407.50	$2,241	—
685	685	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,089	—
725	725	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,501	—
810	810	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,673	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,659	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	430.00	$430.00	$924	—
255–285	270	2	400.00–410.00	$404.72	$1,093	—
420	420	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,701	-23.47
430	430	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,548	-68.47
455–480	468	2	335.00–345.00	$339.87	$1,591	-47.66
510–545	523	4	335.00–355.00	$343.54	$1,797	-43.07
570	570	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,881	-41.60
595	595	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,874	-56.60
610	610	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,830	-38.56
630–635	633	2	320.00–325.00	$322.49	$2,041	-16.07
670	670	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,809	—
800	800	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,120	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	340.00	$340.00	$969	—
360	360	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,188	-50.00
415	415	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,432	—
500	500	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,534	-45.00
600	600	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,560	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,325	-124.29
330	330	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,353	-117.15
355–395	368	3	425.00–435.00	$428.21	$1,576	-36.79
410–440	423	6	445.00–465.00	$451.67	$1,911	-30.53
450–458	455	3	425.00–445.00	$438.41	$1,995	-52.59
505 fancy	505	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,272	—
515–540	527	3	365.00–390.00	$379.83	$2,002	-54.09
550–595	572	3	355.00–410.00	$374.37	$2,141	-28.10
620–625	622	3	325.00–360.00	$345.01	$2,146	-30.24
650	650	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,242	-11.13
700	700	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,310	-23.46
755–785	770	2	270.00–285.00	$277.35	$2,136	-41.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,254	—
425	425	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,594	—
470–480	475	2	405.00–420.00	$412.42	$1,959	—
655	655	1	312.50	$312.50	$2,047	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,600	-5.00
525	525	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,811	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1310	1067	85-90%	8	164.00–175.00	$169.28	$1,806	—
1080–1085	1083	85-90%	2	150.00–158.00	$154.01	$1,668	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1370	1223	80-85%	6	170.00–177.00	$173.91	$2,127	+3.07
1260–1475	1368	80-85%	4	186.00–198.00	$191.49	$2,620	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490	1490	75-80%	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,608	—
1575–1630	1603	75-80%	2	194.00–201.00	$197.44	$3,165	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	1	232.50	$232.50	$2,558	—
1385–1835	1610	2	241.00–242.00	$241.43	$3,887	—
1640–1980	1810	2	225.00–231.00	$227.72	$4,122	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,000.00–3,250.00	$3,116.67
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,350.00–3,800.00	$3,083.33
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	3,200.00–3,900.00	$3,537.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,150.00	$4,150.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,900.00–5,100.00	$4,350.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,575.00	$3,575.00	—

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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.