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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, February 11, 2022

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.77/cwt +27.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,163/hd at 761 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.77/cwt +55.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 557 lb · 52 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.90/cwt +22.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 657 lb · 51 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 520 495 0
Feeder cattle 520 495 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 190.00 $190.00 $728 +57.00
415 415 1 161.00 $161.00 $668 +6.00
447 value added 447 8 187.00 $187.00 $836
462 value added 462 13 199.00 $199.00 $919
476–491 484 8 165.00 $165.00 $799 +22.27
525–531 529 11 180.00 $180.00 $952 +43.49
553 value added 553 42 195.00 $195.00 $1,078
573–595 575 10 173.00 $173.00 $995 +37.50
615–647 639 15 163.00–168.00 $167.04 $1,067 +29.25
656–657 value added 657 51 156.00–170.00 $168.90 $1,110 +20.40
735–737 value added 737 6 148.50 $148.50 $1,094 +5.50
750–795 761 68 138.00–153.00 $152.77 $1,163 +27.77
845 845 5 142.50 $142.50 $1,204 +16.50
865 value added 865 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,228
920 value added 920 3 131.00–133.00 $132.33 $1,217
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 175.00 $175.00 $525 +42.00
390 390 1 189.00 $189.00 $737 +62.00
432–442 437 6 180.00 $180.00 $787
440 value added 440 2 185.00 $185.00 $814
455 value added 455 1 185.00 $185.00 $842 +32.00
533 533 4 160.00 $160.00 $853 +20.50
520–543 value added 538 5 173.00 $173.00 $931
565 565 2 164.00 $164.00 $927
643 value added 643 2 143.00 $143.00 $919
670 value added 670 1 143.00 $143.00 $958 +8.00
715–725 value added 718 3 139.00–144.00 $142.32 $1,022
765 value added 765 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,063
775 775 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,015 +11.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–385 357 8 148.00 $148.00 $528 +28.00
418–440 428 5 158.50 $158.50 $678 +33.00
455–475 value added 473 13 160.50 $160.50 $759 +27.13
478 478 4 153.50 $153.50 $734 +29.50
529 529 8 150.50 $150.50 $796 +28.90
558 value added 558 31 152.00 $152.00 $848 +21.00
572–588 575 12 144.50 $144.50 $831 +26.57
649 649 11 130.50 $130.50 $847
652 value added 652 43 146.00 $146.00 $952 +19.00
668 668 2 131.00 $131.00 $875 +16.28
744 744 10 125.00 $125.00 $930 +18.00
783 value added 783 28 130.00 $130.00 $1,018
822 822 3 112.00 $112.00 $921 +7.00
940 value added 940 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,109
970 970 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,038
1080 1080 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,156
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 362 9 137.00–142.50 $141.89 $514 +25.89
463 value added 463 4 156.00 $156.00 $722 +32.00
630 630 3 125.00 $125.00 $788
645–647 value added 647 4 127.00 $127.00 $822
725 value added 725 1 128.00 $128.00 $928

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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.