Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.09/cwt ≈ $646/hd at 572 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $106.15/cwt ≈ $660/hd at 622 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 362 211 0
Feeder cattle 275 — 0
Slaughter cattle 68 — 0
Replacement cattle 19 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows gauging 6.00 to 8.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts from last reported sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
435 435 1 129.00 $129.00 $561
460–475 468 2 129.00–130.00 $129.49 $606
525 value added 525 1 139.00 $139.00 $730
540–548 545 3 129.00–136.00 $131.31 $716
555 555 1 126.00 $126.00 $699
639–645 640 5 122.00–125.00 $122.60 $785
655 655 1 119.00 $119.00 $779
655 value added 655 4 125.00 $125.00 $819
675 fancy 675 1 136.00 $136.00 $918
715 715 1 118.00 $118.00 $844
790 790 1 111.00 $111.00 $877
801 801 5 112.00 $112.00 $897
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
270–295 283 2 118.00–119.00 $118.48 $335
320 320 1 114.00 $114.00 $365
365–390 377 5 116.00–129.00 $120.76 $455
405 thin fleshed 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446
425–430 428 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $503
465–483 475 7 113.00–116.00 $114.58 $544
500–543 530 7 111.00–120.00 $114.03 $604
565 fancy 565 1 119.00 $119.00 $672
550–585 572 17 106.00–115.50 $112.74 $645
617 value added 617 3 115.50 $115.50 $713
605–645 623 10 98.00–108.00 $103.34 $644
663–690 673 7 104.00–114.00 $110.10 $741
710 710 1 98.00 $98.00 $696
715–730 723 2 106.00–110.00 $107.98 $781
730 730 1 83.00 $83.00 $606
775 775 1 104.00 $104.00 $806
800 value added 800 1 98.00 $98.00 $784
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
240 240 1 113.00 $113.00 $271
375 375 1 111.00 $111.00 $416
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
350 350 1 110.00 $110.00 $385

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
240 240 1 131.00 $131.00 $314
255–280 268 2 129.00–131.00 $130.05 $349
305–340 326 4 130.00–141.00 $135.74 $443
390 thin fleshed 390 1 127.00 $127.00 $495
400–436 426 7 127.00–134.00 $132.52 $565
455–480 470 4 119.00–129.00 $124.99 $587
495 fancy 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673
508–540 fancy 519 3 135.00–137.00 $136.31 $707
520–545 537 5 120.00–130.00 $125.17 $672
555–575 560 6 117.00–121.00 $118.99 $666
624 624 4 112.00 $112.00 $699
650 650 2 101.00 $101.00 $656
665–695 688 6 104.00–110.00 $105.16 $724
710 710 3 105.00 $105.00 $746
716 thin fleshed 716 5 100.00 $100.00 $716
735 735 1 98.00 $98.00 $720
750–795 779 4 95.00–103.00 $99.71 $777
820 820 1 96.00 $96.00 $787
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
385 385 1 125.00 $125.00 $481
515 515 1 115.00 $115.00 $592
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
390 390 1 121.00 $121.00 $472
625 625 1 102.00 $102.00 $638

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1105 1009 80-85% 4 53.00–79.00 $61.73 $623
915–1505 1226 80-85% 21 42.00–52.50 $48.56 $595
1255 1255 80-85% 1 40.50 $40.50 $508
1325 1325 80-85% 1 54.50 $54.50 $722
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090–1710 1444 75-80% 14 45.00–50.50 $47.54 $686
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1215 951 85-90% 4 48.50–65.00 $53.98 $513
800–1380 1112 85-90% 5 39.50–43.50 $41.48 $461

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1160–1925 1646 6 70.50–79.00 $74.67 $1,229

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1100–1200 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 780.00–810.00 $796.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
415 415 1 95.00 $95.00 $394
465 465 3 92.00 $92.00 $428
595 595 1 85.00 $85.00 $506
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
555 555 1 91.00 $91.00 $505
645 645 1 92.00 $92.00 $593
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690 690 1 84.00 $84.00 $580

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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.