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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, November 13, 2020

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.52/cwt +21.94 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 628 lb · 38 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 652 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $135.25/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 575 lb · 32 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 994 0
Feeder cattle 363 994 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 143.00 $143.00 $493 +17.00
431–445 433 8 140.00 $140.00 $606 +10.00
478 478 13 137.00 $137.00 $655 -0.55
525–529 526 24 134.50 $134.50 $707 +5.50
574–590 575 32 135.25 $135.25 $778 +10.44
651–670 652 33 134.00 $134.00 $874
730–742 741 29 123.00–130.00 $129.14 $957 +18.14
846 846 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,015 +16.00
960 960 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,037
1170 1170 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,112
1330 1330 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,184
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 138.00 $138.00 $455
375–385 380 2 120.00 $120.00 $456 ±0.00
578 578 2 107.00 $107.00 $618 -6.61
775 775 1 103.00 $103.00 $798

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–370 359 5 118.00 $118.00 $424 +3.00
405–427 425 11 117.50 $117.50 $499 +9.49
470–480 472 19 114.00–117.00 $116.52 $550 +7.34
520–527 527 26 111.75 $111.75 $589 +6.87
570–574 573 28 116.50 $116.50 $668 +13.00
626–648 628 38 118.00–124.00 $123.52 $776 +27.63
731 731 4 118.50 $118.50 $866 +22.50
835 835 2 114.00 $114.00 $952 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 108.00 $108.00 $370
433 433 5 114.00 $114.00 $494 +10.00
465–470 469 4 107.00 $107.00 $502 +6.37
690 690 1 96.00 $96.00 $662 +6.00
700 700 1 96.00 $96.00 $672

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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.