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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 11, 2022

666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.63/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 563 lb · 89 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.49/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 646 lb · 74 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.18/cwt +9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 643 lb · 67 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 666 789 495
Feeder cattle 666 789 495

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 171.00 $171.00 $655 -3.00
410 410 6 170.00 $170.00 $697 -1.00
477 477 7 166.50 $166.50 $794 +6.50
478 value added 478 6 180.00 $180.00 $860 -1.00
515–532 529 22 160.00 $160.00 $846 +4.00
566 value added 566 41 174.50 $174.50 $988 +1.00
569–590 572 23 155.00–160.50 $159.86 $914 +6.64
637–641 640 39 154.00 $154.00 $986 +5.22
647 value added 647 28 164.00 $164.00 $1,061
690 value added 690 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,063
743–749 745 12 136.00 $136.00 $1,013 -8.38
815 value added 815 32 153.75 $153.75 $1,253
823–849 842 7 133.00–137.50 $136.24 $1,147 +1.69
875 875 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,203 +4.50
923 value added 923 3 138.50 $138.50 $1,278 +11.50
1010 1010 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,212
1105 1105 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,216
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 6 158.50 $158.50 $758 +18.50
496 value added 496 4 160.50 $160.50 $796
543–546 value added 545 24 150.00–163.50 $160.70 $876
620 value added 620 1 144.00 $144.00 $893 +2.68
655 655 7 124.00 $124.00 $812
657 value added 657 6 148.50 $148.50 $976 +9.04
750 value added 750 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,072 +6.35
766 766 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,019
855 855 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,120
870 value added 870 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,235
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 value added 945 9 138.50 $138.50 $1,309

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 354 12 131.00 $131.00 $464 +2.00
410–439 434 7 125.00–131.00 $129.34 $561 +3.34
472–480 473 22 135.00 $135.00 $639 +3.00
472–490 value added 477 10 150.00–158.50 $155.88 $744 +5.88
534 534 18 133.00 $133.00 $710 +2.50
557 value added 557 60 154.00 $154.00 $858 ±0.00
550–578 576 29 133.00–134.50 $134.45 $774 +5.45
615–646 644 30 133.50–135.00 $133.55 $860 +2.95
640–647 value added 647 44 140.00–150.50 $150.26 $972 -2.24
665 665 1 133.00 $133.00 $884
749 749 12 125.00 $125.00 $936 +4.00
750 value added 750 13 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 -7.50
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950
895 895 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,029
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 111.00 $111.00 $470 -11.00
463 value added 463 5 131.00 $131.00 $607 ±0.00
489 489 5 118.00 $118.00 $577 -11.00
513 value added 513 2 130.00 $130.00 $667 -16.00
520 520 5 126.00 $126.00 $655 -1.00
562 value added 562 10 140.00 $140.00 $787 ±0.00
572 572 3 120.00 $120.00 $686 +4.99
615 615 1 112.00 $112.00 $689 +2.00
685 685 1 111.00 $111.00 $760
740 740 1 121.00 $121.00 $895

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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.