Cattle Market Pulse

Volunteer Stockyards Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 6, 2026

222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.13/cwt -6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,603/hd at 422 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 222 395 0
Feeder cattle 165 287 0
Slaughter cattle 34 75 0
Replacement cattle 23 33 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts; however, a lower undertone, lower-quality offerings, and decreased buyer participation was noted for feeder cattle and increased buyer participation was noted for slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–520 510 2 400.00–410.00 $405.10 $2,066 -27.86
550 550 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,008 -22.97
550–570 560 2 345.00–350.00 $347.54 $1,946 -40.43
619 value added 619 5 404.00 $404.00 $2,501 —
660–680 670 2 310.00–350.00 $329.70 $2,209 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,216 -55.11
330 330 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,155 -85.11
360 360 2 340.00–345.00 $342.50 $1,233 -50.93
360–395 380 6 370.00–405.00 $388.93 $1,478 -4.50
410–430 value added 420 2 425.00–435.00 $429.88 $1,805 —
400–445 422 9 355.00–390.00 $369.07 $1,557 -41.98
468 468 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,755 -30.49
475 value added 475 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,995 -8.76
510 value added 510 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,887 —
510–520 515 2 345.00–365.00 $355.10 $1,829 -18.46
585 585 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,799 -60.80
615 value added 615 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,168 —
645 645 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,935 -27.46
795 795 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,226 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 value added 360 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,476 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 value added 290 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,029 -121.70
270 270 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,174 -140.09
335–345 340 4 420.00–460.00 $435.04 $1,479 -2.40
365–395 383 6 400.00–422.50 $412.16 $1,579 -72.03
385 385 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,463 -104.19
418–440 427 6 375.00–435.00 $399.65 $1,707 -57.95
450–465 458 4 385.00–425.00 $403.89 $1,850 -31.99
500–540 524 6 335.00–385.00 $364.09 $1,908 -69.30
570 570 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,966 -83.43
620–645 635 3 325.00–340.00 $333.27 $2,116 -51.58
670 670 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,244 -3.22
675 675 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,991 -43.22
700 700 3 305.00–325.00 $315.00 $2,205 —
750–770 760 2 285.00–315.00 $299.80 $2,278 +2.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,140 -90.00
325–340 333 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,332 —
600 600 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,890 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,140 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1600 1450 75-80% 9 178.00–194.00 $186.54 $2,705 —
1335–1560 1465 75-80% 3 196.00–200.00 $197.57 $2,894 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,586 -9.63
1025–1180 1106 85-90% 5 162.00–174.00 $167.50 $1,853 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1165 1120 80-85% 2 163.00–176.00 $169.76 $1,901 -9.29
1235–1250 1243 80-85% 2 198.00–205.00 $201.48 $2,504 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,874 —

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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) 2 3,500.00–3,600.00 $3,550.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,900.00 $2,700.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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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.