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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, September 19, 2025

605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $338.60/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,857/hd at 844 lb · 90 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $346.50/cwt -14.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,566/hd at 741 lb · 76 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $373.60/cwt -26.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,110/hd at 565 lb · 48 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 605 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,320 —
390 390 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,521 -60.00
426 426 7 387.50 $387.50 $1,651 -26.50
448 value added 448 7 412.50 $412.50 $1,848 —
475–495 476 14 369.00 $369.00 $1,756 -29.00
528–529 529 13 359.00 $359.00 $1,899 -26.00
559 value added 559 34 389.50 $389.50 $2,177 -24.50
575–580 579 14 335.00 $335.00 $1,940 -50.00
637 637 26 337.00 $337.00 $2,147 -29.50
650 value added 650 38 369.00 $369.00 $2,398 +7.00
671 671 8 337.00 $337.00 $2,261 -19.09
735 735 6 319.00 $319.00 $2,345 -34.73
740–741 value added 741 70 345.00–351.00 $348.86 $2,585 -17.14
754–795 762 5 312.00 $312.00 $2,377 —
783 value added 783 12 344.50 $344.50 $2,697 -20.50
835 835 1 303.00 $303.00 $2,530 -23.41
813–846 value added 844 89 333.00–341.75 $339.00 $2,861 -6.00
858 858 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,634 —
870 value added 870 1 333.00 $333.00 $2,897 +18.00
923 923 2 298.00 $298.00 $2,751 —
950 value added 950 10 301.00 $301.00 $2,860 —
1053 1053 3 265.00 $265.00 $2,790 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,113 —
365 365 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,424 —
424 424 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,463 -42.00
451–480 value added 461 6 381.00–395.00 $390.14 $1,799 —
463 463 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,713 -20.00
528 value added 528 3 368.00 $368.00 $1,943 —
569 value added 569 4 344.00 $344.00 $1,957 —
620 620 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,978 -29.00
641 value added 641 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,244 —
730–745 value added 740 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,442 —
765–775 value added 770 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,541 —
825 value added 825 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,673 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 value added 622 6 357.00 $357.00 $2,221 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,358 -75.00
440 440 6 341.00 $341.00 $1,500 -44.00
459 value added 459 16 370.00 $370.00 $1,698 -50.00
485 485 3 348.00 $348.00 $1,688 -27.92
505–525 523 12 334.50 $334.50 $1,749 -29.00
564 value added 564 23 345.00 $345.00 $1,946 -33.00
565–577 576 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,901 -25.00
647 647 16 314.00 $314.00 $2,032 -6.00
655 655 8 314.00 $314.00 $2,057 —
655 value added 655 32 335.00 $335.00 $2,194 -18.00
733 733 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,016 -43.00
756 756 7 275.00 $275.00 $2,079 —
775 value added 775 21 309.00 $309.00 $2,395 -30.00
885 885 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,102 —
930 value added 930 1 216.00 $216.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–380 374 7 357.50 $357.50 $1,337 —
430–445 434 4 330.00–331.00 $330.74 $1,435 -29.26
449 value added 449 7 336.00 $336.00 $1,509 —
465–468 467 3 334.00–341.00 $338.68 $1,582 -31.32
515 value added 515 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,591 —
559–580 value added 562 8 309.00–318.00 $316.84 $1,781 —
610 610 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,784 —
633 value added 633 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,899 —

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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.