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East Tennessee Cattle Alliance Preconditioned Graded Feeder Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, April 14, 2022

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $208.10/cwt +34.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 579 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $207.00/cwt +51.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 629 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.25/cwt +1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 619 lb · 18 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 262 435 0
Feeder cattle 262 435 0

**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
383 383 3 211.00 $211.00 $808
428 428 2 207.00 $207.00 $886 +34.50
475–480 475 14 212.50 $212.50 $1,009 +38.50
528–545 531 12 211.00 $211.00 $1,120 +31.50
575–579 579 20 208.00–209.00 $208.10 $1,205 +34.10
629 629 20 207.00 $207.00 $1,302 +51.00
677 677 17 173.00 $173.00 $1,171 +25.36
740 740 13 158.00 $158.00 $1,169 +18.50
825 825 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,138 -5.45
990 990 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,119
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 195.00 $195.00 $760 +10.00
440 440 2 209.00 $209.00 $920 +41.50
470 470 1 210.00 $210.00 $987 +46.79
535 535 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,083 +54.50
570–580 578 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,208 +64.00
625–630 629 4 177.50 $177.50 $1,116 +27.50
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 +19.00
750 750 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,118 +24.91
820 820 1 109.00 $109.00 $894 -11.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 162.50 $162.50 $593
488–495 489 7 148.00–167.00 $164.25 $803 +13.25
527 527 8 162.00 $162.00 $854 +14.27
568 568 6 145.00 $145.00 $824 +3.55
618–622 619 18 138.00–139.50 $138.25 $856 +1.94
686 686 5 137.00 $137.00 $940 -9.09
741 741 10 135.00 $135.00 $1,000 -1.27
838 838 2 112.50 $112.50 $943 -4.50
990 990 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,059
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 157.50 $157.50 $575 +0.45
440 440 2 158.00–165.00 $161.50 $711 +3.50
475 475 2 163.00 $163.00 $774 +10.66
519 519 6 159.00 $159.00 $825 +13.00
588 588 2 139.00 $139.00 $817 +8.00
625 625 7 130.00 $130.00 $812 +4.00
685 685 3 116.00 $116.00 $795 -16.00
743 743 5 119.00 $119.00 $884 +5.00
758 758 2 119.00 $119.00 $902

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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.