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East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Sweetwater, TN

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

Sale of Friday, October 23, 2020

994 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $124.14/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 738 lb · 94 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.77/cwt ≈ $740/hd at 656 lb · 92 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.41/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 561 lb · 80 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 994 297 0
Feeder cattle 994 297 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 126.00 $126.00 $428 —
355–395 375 2 125.00–128.00 $126.42 $474 -14.58
423–432 430 11 130.00 $130.00 $559 -10.00
478–490 482 18 136.00–138.00 $137.55 $663 -0.19
522–524 523 25 129.00 $129.00 $675 -8.05
560 value added 560 42 134.00 $134.00 $750 —
575–583 579 38 117.00–126.00 $124.81 $723 -10.19
643–649 645 68 114.50–123.50 $120.69 $778 -3.71
651 value added 651 78 132.00 $132.00 $859 —
737–739 value added 737 73 118.00–128.50 $127.92 $943 —
742 742 21 111.00 $111.00 $824 -13.00
780 780 1 108.00 $108.00 $842 —
820 820 1 104.00 $104.00 $853 -12.50
830 value added 830 4 107.50 $107.50 $892 —
862 862 3 104.00 $104.00 $896 —
878 value added 878 59 118.50 $118.50 $1,040 —
1015 1015 1 89.00 $89.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 116.00–124.00 $120.00 $450 +3.00
471 value added 471 5 124.50 $124.50 $586 —
495 495 2 120.50 $120.50 $596 -6.50
566–590 568 24 106.00–115.00 $113.61 $645 -5.39
650 value added 650 24 114.00 $114.00 $741 —
678 678 2 103.00 $103.00 $698 -10.50
730 730 1 100.00 $100.00 $730 -11.00
752 value added 752 8 103.50 $103.50 $778 —
910 value added 910 1 97.00 $97.00 $883 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–393 384 8 115.00 $115.00 $442 —
420–445 424 9 100.00–109.00 $108.01 $458 -7.22
469 value added 469 12 123.00 $123.00 $577 —
465–485 480 16 100.00–110.00 $109.18 $524 -8.63
515–526 525 27 97.00–105.50 $104.88 $551 -11.12
557–559 value added 557 62 109.00–118.50 $117.58 $655 —
572–576 575 18 103.50 $103.50 $595 -9.96
600–640 636 24 93.50–101.00 $95.89 $610 -13.96
647 value added 647 11 114.00 $114.00 $738 —
654–660 value added 655 84 105.00–115.50 $114.37 $749 —
665 665 8 96.00 $96.00 $638 —
725–745 733 10 96.00 $96.00 $704 -24.50
761–765 value added 761 71 106.00–112.00 $111.83 $851 —
810 810 1 96.00 $96.00 $778 +1.00
995 995 1 73.00 $73.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 104.00 $104.00 $426 -3.00
450–473 464 9 95.00–104.00 $100.63 $467 -9.37
510 510 1 99.00 $99.00 $505 -7.00
525 value added 525 2 109.00 $109.00 $572 —
554 value added 554 15 115.00 $115.00 $637 —
595 595 1 89.00 $89.00 $530 -15.00
650 value added 650 6 95.00 $95.00 $618 —
695 695 1 90.00 $90.00 $626 —
790 value added 790 1 98.00 $98.00 $774 —

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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.