East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.24/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 619 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	235	362	526
Feeder cattle	164	275	376
Slaughter cattle	66	68	112
Replacement cattle	5	19	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale three weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 4.00 to 8.00 higher, with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes, however, due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469 value added	469	6	142.50	$142.50	$668	—
510 value added	510	3	139.50	$139.50	$711	+0.50
535–545	538	5	134.00–137.00	$135.51	$729	+4.20
555–590	571	6	120.00–134.00	$124.44	$711	-1.56
601–622 value added	613	9	131.00–132.00	$131.56	$806	—
620–645	633	4	120.00–128.00	$124.01	$785	+1.41
750–785	768	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$802	-6.51
935	935	1	90.00	$90.00	$842	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	103.00	$103.00	$448	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	125.00	$125.00	$469	+4.24
445	445	1	111.00	$111.00	$494	-6.50
480–490	488	5	116.00	$116.00	$566	+1.42
515–535	523	5	109.00–117.00	$112.83	$590	-1.20
555 value added	555	3	113.50	$113.50	$630	—
565–590	578	2	111.00–112.00	$111.49	$644	-1.25
610–645	632	3	94.00–104.00	$100.26	$634	-3.08
650–695	673	2	92.00–94.00	$93.03	$626	-17.07
760–780	767	3	94.00–99.00	$96.97	$744	-7.03
855	855	1	90.00	$90.00	$770	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	+9.95
435–440	438	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$567	-3.02
460	460	1	130.00	$130.00	$598	+5.01
500–525	513	2	114.00–119.00	$116.56	$598	-8.61
515 thin fleshed	515	1	100.00	$100.00	$515	—
545 fancy	545	1	129.00	$129.00	$703	-7.31
555–590	573	2	118.00–123.00	$120.42	$690	+1.43
605–620	613	2	117.00–119.00	$117.99	$723	+5.99
880–885	883	2	75.00–80.00	$77.51	$684	—
955	955	1	80.00	$80.00	$764	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	119.00	$119.00	$446	-2.00
445	445	1	119.00	$119.00	$530	—
650	650	1	106.00	$106.00	$689	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–950	859	85-90%	4	54.50–64.00	$59.42	$510	—
810–1305	1115	85-90%	14	43.50–50.50	$47.23	$527	+5.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1835	1435	75-80%	11	50.00–59.50	$55.79	$801	+8.25

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	80-85%	1	62.50	$62.50	$659	—
1100	1100	80-85%	1	69.50	$69.50	$764	—
1080–1350	1178	80-85%	8	50.00–59.00	$54.50	$642	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–2050	1585	3	70.50–80.50	$74.81	$1,186	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00

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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.