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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 22, 2023

390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.88/cwt +21.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 526 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $240.85/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 526 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.96/cwt +22.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 574 lb · 27 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 390 247 216
Feeder cattle 390 247 216

**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
395 395 1 240.00 $240.00 $948 -21.00
445 445 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,072 -13.00
483–490 485 3 227.50–240.00 $231.71 $1,124 -19.29
515–526 526 33 236.00–241.00 $240.85 $1,267 -3.15
550–582 579 17 226.00–236.00 $226.56 $1,312 -3.44
618–640 619 24 225.50 $225.50 $1,396 -10.00
655–681 680 21 214.00–219.50 $219.25 $1,491 -8.25
743 743 14 218.50 $218.50 $1,623
760 760 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,657 +15.00
855–895 875 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,680
935 935 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,786
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 250.00 $250.00 $812
375 375 1 225.00 $225.00 $844 -41.00
440–445 441 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,063 -2.00
469 469 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,191 +11.00
528 528 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,220 +12.00
568–585 571 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,228 -3.00
630–637 634 6 213.00 $213.00 $1,350 +1.00
675 675 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,478 -3.00
736 736 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,590
828 828 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,565

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 222.50 $222.50 $868 -0.50
405–431 429 13 225.00–234.00 $233.35 $1,001 +7.35
481 481 10 226.00 $226.00 $1,087 +3.00
526–530 526 58 221.00–228.00 $227.88 $1,199 +21.88
558–575 574 27 215.00–222.50 $221.96 $1,274 +22.80
629 629 16 217.00 $217.00 $1,365 +21.30
674 674 18 207.00 $207.00 $1,395 +14.50
703 703 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,392
771 771 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,557 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 227.50 $227.50 $774 +1.50
390 390 3 240.00 $240.00 $936 +14.00
442 442 3 225.00 $225.00 $994 +5.00
465–495 476 11 220.00–229.00 $224.80 $1,070 +5.80
525 525 12 216.00 $216.00 $1,134 +22.00
560–567 566 7 201.00–210.00 $208.73 $1,181 +20.73
610 610 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,318
678 678 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,390 +18.00
755 755 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,397

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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.