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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, June 23, 2022

216 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest East Tennessee Cattle Alliance Preconditioned Graded Feeder Sale report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 581 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.61/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 624 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.00/cwt -16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 516 lb · 13 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 216 262 482
Feeder cattle 216 262 482

**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
445 445 1 167.50 $167.50 $745 -39.50
470 470 2 183.00 $183.00 $860 -29.50
530–545 534 4 174.00–178.00 $176.98 $945 -34.02
576–580 576 9 166.00–179.00 $177.55 $1,023 -30.55
625–630 630 12 169.00–170.50 $170.38 $1,073 -36.62
679 679 7 168.50 $168.50 $1,144 -4.50
735 735 11 164.00 $164.00 $1,205 +6.00
823–830 824 8 141.00–149.50 $148.43 $1,223 +10.43
895 895 4 137.00–141.00 $139.00 $1,244
908 908 2 135.50 $135.50 $1,230
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 165.00 $165.00 $714 -44.00
450–490 475 7 165.00–176.00 $174.51 $829 -35.49
527 527 9 174.00 $174.00 $917 -28.50
560–569 568 8 153.00–161.00 $160.01 $909 -48.99
619 619 8 144.00 $144.00 $891 -33.50
679 679 7 160.00 $160.00 $1,086 +20.00
751 751 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,187 +9.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 154.00 $154.00 $685
475–484 483 7 148.00–159.00 $157.45 $760 -6.80
510–517 516 7 156.00 $156.00 $805 -6.00
581 581 13 153.00 $153.00 $889 +8.00
623–630 624 13 143.00–148.00 $147.61 $921 +9.36
674–680 675 8 140.00–141.00 $140.87 $951 +3.87
720–732 731 8 139.00–141.50 $141.19 $1,032 +6.19
825 825 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,081 +18.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–443 432 4 147.50–151.00 $150.19 $649 -11.31
472 472 11 156.00 $156.00 $736 -7.00
505–517 516 13 143.00 $143.00 $738 -16.00
579 579 4 149.00 $149.00 $863 +10.00
635 635 5 145.00 $145.00 $921 +15.00
665–670 668 2 142.00 $142.00 $949 +26.00
725 725 3 127.00 $127.00 $921 +8.00
815 815 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,076

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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.