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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, 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.