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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, August 1, 2025

967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $369.59/cwt +29.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,430/hd at 657 lb · 160 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $341.78/cwt +37.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,523/hd at 738 lb · 115 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.22/cwt +55.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,153/hd at 652 lb · 109 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 967

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 6 437.00 $437.00 $1,656
430 430 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,806 +67.50
464–475 value added 464 28 420.00–447.00 $446.01 $2,069 +35.01
478–480 478 13 412.50 $412.50 $1,972 +36.07
505–537 536 28 395.00 $395.00 $2,117 +52.50
558 value added 558 76 408.00 $408.00 $2,277 +55.50
560–581 579 21 317.50–380.00 $373.40 $2,162 +35.58
651–675 652 63 332.50–355.00 $354.26 $2,310 +39.26
655–667 value added 661 97 355.00–382.00 $379.54 $2,509 +36.70
722–737 value added 736 79 328.00–349.00 $347.61 $2,558
743–745 743 36 329.00 $329.00 $2,444 +24.82
811 value added 811 35 320.00 $320.00 $2,595
819–820 819 9 311.00 $311.00 $2,547 +22.79
936 value added 936 8 311.00 $311.00 $2,911 +31.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 390 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,560
440 440 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,958
454 value added 454 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,702 ±0.00
450–485 471 7 331.00–430.00 $386.78 $1,822
523–533 529 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,904
548 value added 548 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,863
558–577 value added 564 10 372.50–384.00 $380.47 $2,146 +43.47
578–595 583 8 315.00–377.50 $362.02 $2,111
628 value added 628 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,229 +47.50
633 633 6 361.00 $361.00 $2,285 +61.00
657–659 value added 658 13 324.00–372.00 $360.70 $2,373 +60.70
715 value added 715 1 303.00 $303.00 $2,166
750 750 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,408
800 value added 800 1 303.00 $303.00 $2,424
900 value added 900 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,722

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,338 +6.00
383 383 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,494 +11.36
431 431 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,659 +42.67
473 value added 473 30 384.00 $384.00 $1,816 +33.00
455–481 479 17 360.00 $360.00 $1,724 +29.00
515–534 533 20 356.00 $356.00 $1,897 +40.67
557–560 value added 557 66 325.00–351.00 $350.60 $1,953 +33.60
578–581 581 34 325.00 $325.00 $1,888 +37.50
650 value added 650 78 335.00 $335.00 $2,178
656–667 657 31 311.00–319.00 $318.21 $2,091 +43.21
743 743 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,229
762 value added 762 37 291.00 $291.00 $2,217 +27.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–388 387 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,451 +50.00
430–445 value added 438 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,566
450–479 474 6 315.00–350.00 $335.38 $1,590
480 value added 480 5 357.50 $357.50 $1,716 +30.00
525 525 5 327.00 $327.00 $1,717
543 value added 543 3 317.00 $317.00 $1,721
553–555 value added 553 14 328.00 $328.00 $1,814 +18.00
595 595 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,800
620 value added 620 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,736 -7.50
625 625 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,750
655–670 value added 660 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,848 -7.50
675 675 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,890
723 723 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,916
735 value added 735 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,955
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,150
618 618 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,638

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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,710
580 580 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,856

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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.