East Tennessee Livestock Center Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Friday, December 12, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	59	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1415	1415	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1335	1247	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,750.00–3,050.00	$2,678.07
1190–1423	1307	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,000.00–3,400.00	$2,926.54
1385–1423	1404	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,100.00–3,400.00	$3,252.03
1285–1835	1523	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,475.00–3,900.00	$3,457.67
1510–1568	1549	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,500.00–2,550.00	$2,516.25

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1075	1041	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,950.00–3,800.00	$3,331.90
967–1118	1049	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	3,400.00–3,800.00	$3,700.42
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
950	950	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Reading this report

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.