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East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Fridays

Sale of Friday, June 5, 2026

353 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (70)

No new report since Jun 5, 2026. Below is this market's most recent published report.

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $452.05/cwt -17.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,539/hd at 562 lb · 38 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $349.67/cwt -27.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,634/hd at 753 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.44/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,135/hd at 561 lb · 32 head
Sweetwater, TN 5-weight steers sold at $448/cwt, $3/cwt below the TN average ($451) and $18/cwt under McMinnville, TN ($466). TN 5-weight steers are down $32 from their early May peak of $472. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 406 507
Feeder cattle 353 406 507

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,838 +40.00
432 432 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,944 -80.00
475 value added 475 4 495.00 $495.00 $2,351 -20.00
489 489 4 459.00 $459.00 $2,245 -31.00
525–535 527 13 436.00 $436.00 $2,298 -39.00
557 value added 557 28 461.00 $461.00 $2,568 -14.00
575 575 10 427.00 $427.00 $2,455 -26.98
645 value added 645 32 398.00 $398.00 $2,567 -20.00
650–654 652 16 376.00–378.00 $377.13 $2,459
700–743 730 6 345.00–378.00 $350.27 $2,557 -4.73
751 value added 751 29 351.00 $351.00 $2,636 -26.50
770 770 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,618
850 850 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,848
873 value added 873 13 343.00 $343.00 $2,994
1045 value added 1045 2 312.50 $312.50 $3,266
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 value added 385 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,732
435 435 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,762 -75.00
455 455 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,684 -70.00
495 value added 495 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,153 -55.00
500 value added 500 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,175
530 530 3 397.50 $397.50 $2,107 +2.50
550 value added 550 2 407.50 $407.50 $2,241 +17.50
580 580 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,233
618–639 value added 633 7 370.00–373.00 $370.84 $2,347 +2.15
670 670 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,412

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 447.50 $447.50 $1,589 -12.50
440 440 3 417.50 $417.50 $1,837 -47.12
478 value added 478 3 437.00 $437.00 $2,089 -18.00
481 481 6 411.00 $411.00 $1,977 -34.00
527 527 11 363.00 $363.00 $1,913 -14.50
558 value added 558 25 387.00 $387.00 $2,159 +2.00
560–590 573 7 357.00 $357.00 $2,046 -20.50
625 625 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 -15.00
648 value added 648 25 351.00 $351.00 $2,274
730 value added 730 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,281
786 value added 786 17 321.00 $321.00 $2,523 -13.00
945 value added 945 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,882 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,522
561 value added 561 7 364.00 $364.00 $2,042
620 value added 620 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,938
660 value added 660 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,062 -42.50
700 value added 700 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,188 -7.50
760 760 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,375

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high 481.46 low 353.14 Aug 2025 Jun 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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