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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, August 7, 2026

1,209 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $422.71/cwt +24.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,696/hd at 638 lb · 113 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $438.46/cwt -13.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,489/hd at 568 lb · 111 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $369.26/cwt +18.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,721/hd at 737 lb · 111 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,209 353 0
Feeder cattle 1,209 353 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,628 -50.00
435 435 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,001 +10.00
468 value added 468 19 487.00 $487.00 $2,279 -8.00
472–489 486 15 440.00–445.00 $440.97 $2,143 -18.03
530 530 11 439.00 $439.00 $2,327 +3.00
564 value added 564 80 446.00 $446.00 $2,515 -15.00
565–578 577 31 419.00 $419.00 $2,418 -8.00
605–643 634 4 401.00–407.50 $402.55 $2,552 —
637–641 value added 638 109 422.00–424.00 $423.45 $2,702 +25.45
651 651 59 401.00 $401.00 $2,611 +23.87
687 value added 687 47 413.50 $413.50 $2,841 —
711–736 value added 734 80 375.00–379.75 $379.05 $2,782 —
737–747 744 31 344.00 $344.00 $2,559 -6.27
764–783 value added 774 35 353.00–373.00 $362.59 $2,806 +11.59
816–820 817 5 322.00 $322.00 $2,631 —
823–830 value added 829 24 337.00–339.00 $338.67 $2,808 —
950 value added 950 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,692 —
379 379 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,781 —
412 412 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,936 +65.00
460–495 472 12 402.00–410.00 $405.31 $1,913 +35.31
530–535 532 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,208 +17.50
552–572 value added 558 20 412.00 $412.00 $2,299 +4.50
588 588 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,381 +20.00
620 620 4 372.00–375.00 $374.25 $2,320 —
628–647 value added 643 16 404.00 $404.00 $2,598 +33.16
670–673 672 4 372.00–375.00 $373.50 $2,510 +13.50
720 720 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,484 —
706–742 value added 729 16 357.00–358.00 $357.64 $2,607 —
847 value added 847 7 334.00 $334.00 $2,829 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,618 -32.50
447 447 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,877 +2.50
465 value added 465 25 420.00 $420.00 $1,953 -17.00
455–476 472 16 395.00–398.00 $397.46 $1,876 -13.54
531 531 10 395.00 $395.00 $2,097 +32.00
554–558 value added 554 94 387.50–407.50 $406.21 $2,250 +19.21
580–583 580 16 365.00 $365.00 $2,117 +8.00
613 613 2 341.00 $341.00 $2,090 +1.00
638–647 value added 642 105 350.00–368.50 $363.75 $2,335 +12.75
653 value added 653 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,286 —
656–665 657 44 340.00 $340.00 $2,234 —
732 732 16 324.00 $324.00 $2,372 —
761 value added 761 37 312.00–335.00 $331.89 $2,526 +10.89
828 828 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,443 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 value added 365 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,515 —
372 372 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,395 -60.00
400–440 426 5 357.50–385.00 $376.48 $1,604 —
461 value added 461 8 357.50 $357.50 $1,648 —
500–529 521 9 321.00–345.00 $339.66 $1,770 —
558 value added 558 18 350.00 $350.00 $1,953 -14.00
570–573 571 7 321.00–339.00 $328.70 $1,877 —
645 value added 645 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,070 +8.50
650–665 655 7 321.00–335.00 $324.98 $2,129 —
720 720 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,070 —
720–730 value added 723 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,321 +8.50
750 value added 750 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,378 —
828 828 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,111 —
930 value added 930 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,511 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 9 306.00 $306.00 $1,983 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 value added 648 10 333.00 $333.00 $2,158 —

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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.