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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 20, 2024

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $288.32/cwt -8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,825/hd at 633 lb · 28 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $260.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,940/hd at 746 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 530 lb · 22 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 271 390
Feeder cattle 225 271 390

**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
476 476 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,499 ±0.00
535 535 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,712 +3.00
560–575 574 21 310.00–312.50 $312.38 $1,793 -5.62
630–633 633 28 286.00–288.50 $288.32 $1,825 -8.68
672–675 672 22 289.00 $289.00 $1,942 +29.00
746 746 26 260.00 $260.00 $1,940 +15.00
750 750 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,830
851 851 9 249.00 $249.00 $2,119
930 930 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,130 +25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,309 -20.50
486 486 4 289.00 $289.00 $1,405 -24.00
537 537 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,595 -8.00
578–585 580 3 270.00–287.50 $281.62 $1,633 +5.62
613 613 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,762
723 723 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,645

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,113 -19.00
460 460 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,357 +12.66
530 530 22 269.00 $269.00 $1,426 ±0.00
583–588 584 16 258.00 $258.00 $1,507 -5.00
617 617 8 256.00 $256.00 $1,580 +17.67
670–672 672 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,673 +9.00
758 758 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,766
830–835 833 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,883 +26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,283 +26.00
460 460 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,184 +23.50
570–585 578 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,422 -7.00
605 605 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,588 +46.50
875 875 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,597

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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.