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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 3, 2022

572 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 $168.07/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 654 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $191.72/cwt +23.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 564 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.82/cwt -0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 556 lb · 51 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 572 404 0
Feeder cattle 572 404 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 171.00 $171.00 $650 -19.00
441 441 5 180.50 $180.50 $796 +5.50
468 468 6 180.50 $180.50 $845 +10.50
472 value added 472 26 187.50 $187.50 $885 -6.50
520–540 534 9 165.00 $165.00 $881 +2.00
563 value added 563 52 194.75 $194.75 $1,096 +16.75
575–585 577 6 165.50 $165.50 $955 ±0.00
635–647 645 31 154.00–158.00 $157.55 $1,016 —
651–685 value added 652 60 154.00–171.00 $170.70 $1,113 -2.30
667 667 7 145.50 $145.50 $970 -22.00
742 value added 742 25 149.00 $149.00 $1,106 -1.50
754–770 756 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,058 —
847 847 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,152 —
853 value added 853 13 145.50 $145.50 $1,241 —
944 value added 944 5 130.50 $130.50 $1,232 —
955 955 2 131.25 $131.25 $1,253 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 value added 453 7 176.00 $176.00 $797 —
544 value added 544 8 161.00 $161.00 $876 —
635 635 1 136.00 $136.00 $864 -14.00
652 value added 652 10 142.50 $142.50 $929 -8.50
757 value added 757 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,083 +5.00
800–831 value added 825 5 131.00–145.50 $142.69 $1,177 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–438 426 5 145.00–151.00 $149.87 $638 -0.13
473 value added 473 32 161.25 $161.25 $763 -2.25
462–485 478 16 150.50 $150.50 $719 +0.50
536 536 8 144.50 $144.50 $775 -4.00
554 value added 554 47 155.00 $155.00 $859 -5.38
575 575 4 140.00 $140.00 $805 -7.00
600–640 631 8 125.00–140.00 $130.58 $824 -7.42
615–647 value added 646 35 145.00 $145.00 $937 —
750–755 754 4 122.00–129.00 $127.26 $960 +1.76
771 value added 771 33 135.00 $135.00 $1,041 +5.50
920–936 value added 933 5 114.50 $114.50 $1,068 +10.50
1135 1135 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 146.00 $146.00 $489 —
385 385 1 146.00 $146.00 $562 —
433 433 3 131.00 $131.00 $567 -1.00
464–465 value added 464 8 140.50 $140.50 $652 -18.00
477 477 3 134.00 $134.00 $639 -9.00
515 515 1 131.00 $131.00 $675 -10.00
544 value added 544 10 149.00 $149.00 $811 -5.00
635 value added 635 1 132.00 $132.00 $838 —
685 value added 685 1 133.00 $133.00 $911 —
720 value added 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 +4.00
848 value added 848 2 113.00 $113.00 $958 —

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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.