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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, June 11, 2021

776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.84/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 654 lb · 84 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.06/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 561 lb · 76 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.82/cwt ≈ $1,065/hd at 779 lb · 71 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 776 417 763
Feeder cattle 776 417 763

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
375 375 1 155.00 $155.00 $581 -4.00
425 value added 425 8 160.00 $160.00 $680 —
425–435 430 2 145.00 $145.00 $624 -5.08
476 value added 476 7 155.00 $155.00 $738 -5.00
475–488 486 7 143.00 $143.00 $695 -12.00
515 value added 515 17 153.50 $153.50 $791 —
523–534 532 14 140.00 $140.00 $745 -4.27
564 value added 564 36 153.00 $153.00 $863 +6.29
575–595 576 22 142.50 $142.50 $821 +9.55
642 642 30 136.00 $136.00 $873 +6.50
652–659 value added 653 78 142.50–144.00 $143.75 $939 +9.00
670–685 673 6 130.00–136.00 $131.02 $882 +1.52
738 738 7 122.00 $122.00 $900 +1.50
755–780 768 2 122.00 $122.00 $937 —
779 value added 779 69 137.25 $137.25 $1,069 —
805 805 1 112.00 $112.00 $902 -1.00
940 value added 940 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,015 —
979 value added 979 4 111.50 $111.50 $1,092 —
1095 1095 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 value added 473 3 132.00 $132.00 $624 -23.00
500–548 531 15 129.00–136.00 $129.67 $689 -0.68
560–585 573 4 127.00 $127.00 $728 —
630–637 value added 635 4 135.00–136.50 $136.13 $864 +12.38
667 value added 667 6 136.50 $136.50 $910 —
768–780 value added 770 8 131.50 $131.50 $1,013 —
818–820 value added 819 4 110.00–120.50 $117.87 $965 —
960 value added 960 3 105.00 $105.00 $1,008 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 value added 373 3 132.00 $132.00 $492 —
427 427 6 130.00 $130.00 $555 +0.79
443 value added 443 11 134.00 $134.00 $594 —
473 value added 473 16 137.00 $137.00 $648 +6.00
473–480 479 16 129.50 $129.50 $620 +1.50
501 value added 501 19 127.00 $127.00 $636 —
528–540 530 15 122.00–125.50 $125.02 $663 +4.26
557–576 value added 559 63 127.00–131.50 $130.94 $732 +6.23
560–580 572 13 123.00–126.00 $125.77 $719 +8.77
631 631 5 117.00 $117.00 $738 +2.50
647 value added 647 60 129.00 $129.00 $835 +8.18
651–667 value added 656 22 123.00–125.50 $124.69 $818 —
726–740 value added 729 5 110.00 $110.00 $802 -1.00
757 value added 757 47 119.25 $119.25 $903 +6.11
780 780 1 95.00 $95.00 $741 —
805 805 1 94.00 $94.00 $757 —
953 value added 953 2 80.50 $80.50 $767 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–376 373 8 119.00 $119.00 $444 —
430 430 1 123.00 $123.00 $529 —
463 value added 463 3 132.00 $132.00 $611 —
523 523 3 127.00 $127.00 $664 +4.00
574 value added 574 7 121.00 $121.00 $695 ±0.00
629 value added 629 4 120.00 $120.00 $755 +4.00
653 value added 653 2 120.00 $120.00 $784 —
730 value added 730 4 103.50 $103.50 $756 +3.50
770–795 value added 779 5 103.50 $103.50 $806 —
815–830 value added 825 3 86.00 $86.00 $710 —
875 value added 875 2 86.00 $86.00 $752 —

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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.