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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 10, 2025

76 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 76

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 463 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,783 +35.00
533 533 3 372.50 $372.50 $1,985 +25.12
584 584 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,219 +39.69
600–624 621 8 336.00–352.50 $337.99 $2,099 +24.99
671 671 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,147 +30.00
734 734 4 291.00 $291.00 $2,136 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,711 +31.30
465 465 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,825 +37.50
518 518 2 372.50 $372.50 $1,930 +35.86
583 583 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,924 +10.00
625 625 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,016 +7.50
700 700 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,960
755 755 2 277.00 $277.00 $2,091
820 820 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,968

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,546 -7.50
465–495 480 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,620 +16.24
524 524 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,782 +15.00
579 579 8 317.00 $317.00 $1,835 +7.68
610–636 626 8 276.00 $276.00 $1,728 -11.00
705 705 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,115 +49.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,190 +80.00
360 360 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,404 +42.50
450–490 472 3 327.50–340.00 $331.48 $1,565 +16.06
500–545 523 2 295.00–327.50 $310.55 $1,624 +4.55
573 573 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,662 -9.00
650–665 658 2 270.00–275.00 $272.47 $1,793

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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.