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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, September 11, 2025

195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $348.15/cwt +28.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,597/hd at 746 lb · 28 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.00/cwt +33.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,351/hd at 737 lb · 23 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $345.00/cwt +31.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,898/hd at 840 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 195

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,983 +10.00
520 520 2 397.00 $397.00 $2,064 +22.00
577–595 580 7 350.00–365.00 $362.80 $2,104 +5.30
618 618 9 355.00 $355.00 $2,194 +15.00
667–674 673 14 347.50–363.00 $359.71 $2,421 +27.21
735–747 746 28 339.00–350.00 $348.15 $2,597 +28.15
837–848 840 21 345.00 $345.00 $2,898 +31.00
905–922 918 4 316.00–320.00 $319.01 $2,929 +30.01
983 983 2 316.00 $316.00 $3,106
1005 1005 1 296.00 $296.00 $2,975 +36.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,980 -12.00
583 583 2 342.50 $342.50 $1,997 -12.50
615 615 2 347.50 $347.50 $2,137 +25.00
675 675 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,295 +40.00
735–740 738 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,140

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,599
450–495 473 2 370.00–400.00 $384.29 $1,818 +34.29
540 540 10 382.50 $382.50 $2,066 +35.00
580–584 584 11 340.00–357.50 $355.92 $2,079 +20.92
605–627 626 16 330.00–340.00 $339.40 $2,125 +16.90
676 676 18 315.00 $315.00 $2,129 +14.00
730–739 737 23 319.00 $319.00 $2,351 +33.00
750 750 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,392 +54.00
860–865 863 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,481
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,764 ±0.00
530 530 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,842 +2.50
575 575 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,898
610–630 620 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,891 -2.44
665 665 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,962 +8.00

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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.