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East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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.