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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, March 13, 2025

236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $282.02/cwt ≈ $2,126/hd at 754 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $340.31/cwt +9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,960/hd at 576 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $290.00/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,952/hd at 673 lb · 15 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 236

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,704 +20.00
520–533 532 11 341.00–348.00 $347.38 $1,848 +18.71
575–576 576 16 330.00–341.00 $340.31 $1,960 +9.31
628–641 639 14 313.00 $313.00 $2,000 +15.15
655–674 673 15 290.00 $290.00 $1,952 +2.51
725 725 1 284.00 $284.00 $2,059 +16.50
751–790 754 23 262.00–284.00 $282.02 $2,126
825–842 834 10 256.00 $256.00 $2,135 +9.00
925 925 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,174
1000 1000 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,250
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,326
375 375 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,406
400–430 421 4 365.00–375.00 $371.20 $1,563 +47.20
488 488 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,732 +24.00
510–525 521 8 330.00–339.00 $336.64 $1,754 +16.64
579 579 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,853 +19.00
605–613 610 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,922 +37.00
679–685 680 7 287.00 $287.00 $1,952 +44.50
738 738 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,860

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,516 +14.00
478–498 482 13 312.50–324.00 $321.26 $1,548 +5.26
529 529 11 325.00 $325.00 $1,719 +35.00
575–587 585 14 299.00–311.00 $309.32 $1,810 +30.82
623 623 10 287.00 $287.00 $1,788 +29.00
676–680 676 10 260.00–270.00 $268.99 $1,818 +18.99
723–743 726 13 246.50–251.50 $250.71 $1,820 +2.51
765 765 4 246.50 $246.50 $1,886
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,038
370 370 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,286
430–448 436 6 331.00–335.00 $333.63 $1,455 +1.13
450–485 465 3 308.00–331.00 $315.42 $1,467
528 528 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,616 +5.00
590 590 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,764 +71.50
615–635 625 2 262.00–264.00 $262.98 $1,644 +14.98
720 720 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,627 -4.00

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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.