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East Tennessee Cattle Alliance Preconditioned Graded Feeder Sale Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Thursdays

Sale of Thursday, September 10, 2026

152 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (38)

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $342.61/cwt -22.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,532/hd at 739 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $357.09/cwt -86.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,235/hd at 626 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.00/cwt -55.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,041/hd at 628 lb · 10 head
Greeneville 6-weight steers brought $348/cwt, the highest of the 4 yards reporting the class and $10/cwt above the TN average ($338). The class was up $16 from the week before, though still $37 under the early-August peak of $389. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 152 81 220
Feeder cattle 152 81 220

**All cattle included in this sale follow a strict backgrounding protocol consisting of weaning for a minimum of 45 days, double-vaccinating and deworming, with all heifers receiving Lutalyse.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,058 -60.00
536 536 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,983 -100.00
582–588 585 10 365.00 $365.00 $2,135 -75.00
610–628 626 14 345.00–358.00 $357.09 $2,235 -86.08
667–680 669 7 340.00 $340.00 $2,275 -70.00
739 739 18 332.50–346.50 $342.61 $2,532 -22.39
827–843 833 5 326.00 $326.00 $2,716
955 955 3 301.00 $301.00 $2,875
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,348 -190.00
471–488 477 6 385.00–410.00 $401.47 $1,915 -80.87
550–575 570 8 332.50–365.00 $357.29 $2,037 -17.71
619 619 7 337.50 $337.50 $2,089 +37.50
685 685 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,329 -15.00
725 725 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 -20.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–485 482 3 365.00–370.00 $368.32 $1,775 -106.68
523–527 526 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,762 -97.50
575–585 578 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,936 -65.00
628–630 628 10 325.00 $325.00 $2,041 -55.00
684 684 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,326 -30.00
747 747 6 306.00 $306.00 $2,286
758 758 4 313.00 $313.00 $2,373
862 862 3 289.00 $289.00 $2,491
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–495 482 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,446
525–540 528 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,716
560–578 572 3 312.50–325.00 $320.92 $1,836 -24.08
710 710 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,009
785 785 1 298.00 $298.00 $2,339

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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.

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