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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 14, 2025

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $319.64/cwt -25.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,402/hd at 751 lb · 80 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $341.96/cwt -16.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,259/hd at 661 lb · 72 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $273.32/cwt -47.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,338/hd at 856 lb · 47 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 435

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,299 -59.00
423 423 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,607 -9.00
468–481 478 13 330.00–345.00 $342.69 $1,638 -37.06
531 531 6 338.00 $338.00 $1,795 -41.00
566 value added 566 26 362.50 $362.50 $2,052 -60.50
568–586 581 11 331.00 $331.00 $1,923 -37.44
650–652 652 15 319.00 $319.00 $2,080 -32.50
663 value added 663 57 348.00 $348.00 $2,307 -38.00
751 value added 751 67 325.00 $325.00 $2,441 -26.50
754 754 13 292.00 $292.00 $2,202 -38.00
800 800 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,120
855 value added 855 41 276.00 $276.00 $2,360
859 859 6 255.00 $255.00 $2,190 -66.00
959 959 4 255.00 $255.00 $2,445
1020 value added 1020 2 252.00 $252.00 $2,570
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 -72.50
415 415 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,473 -45.21
460–485 468 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,615 -32.50
470 value added 470 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,633 -62.50
530 530 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,709 -22.50
570 570 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,710 -45.00
580–583 value added 582 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,862
668 value added 668 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,211
751 value added 751 5 279.00 $279.00 $2,095
830 value added 830 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,992 -50.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,240 -67.50
437 437 5 321.00 $321.00 $1,403 -78.81
468 value added 468 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,521 -84.00
450–480 476 8 310.00–321.00 $311.30 $1,482 -71.20
518–532 525 12 283.00–291.00 $289.69 $1,521 -74.35
547 value added 547 15 305.00 $305.00 $1,668
576–585 578 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,647 -52.05
640 640 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,664 -63.86
652 value added 652 11 286.00 $286.00 $1,865
654 654 15 260.00 $260.00 $1,700
748 748 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,900 -51.00
782 value added 782 44 265.00 $265.00 $2,072 -55.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,128
450–465 461 5 285.00–311.00 $303.39 $1,399
470 value added 470 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,504 -75.00
555 555 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,596
605 value added 605 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,724 -50.00
725 725 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,740 -35.00
740 value added 740 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,813 -71.00

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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.