East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

607 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.55/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 521 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.06/cwt -13.33 vs last sale · ≈ $503/hd at 378 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.62/cwt -9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 429 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	607	382	278
Feeder cattle	405	208	211
Slaughter cattle	154	143	49
Replacement cattle	48	31	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls mostly steady overall, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	382	3	162.50–177.50	$172.02	$657	—
415–440	427	5	160.00–174.00	$167.88	$717	+2.38
450–495	474	5	161.00–170.00	$165.48	$784	+9.51
500–510	505	4	142.00–149.00	$147.02	$742	—
535 fancy	535	1	161.00	$161.00	$861	—
565–585	573	4	139.00–153.00	$145.95	$836	+0.19
615–648	635	4	138.00–141.00	$140.03	$889	+2.03
650–675	663	2	126.00–132.00	$128.94	$855	—
743	743	6	122.00	$122.00	$906	—
845	845	1	111.00	$111.00	$938	—
975	975	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,004	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	162.50	$162.50	$520	—
385	385	1	149.00	$149.00	$574	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	152.00	$152.00	$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
235 fancy	235	1	155.00	$155.00	$364	—
235–245	240	2	128.00–130.00	$129.02	$310	—
250 fancy	250	1	141.00	$141.00	$352	—
255–295	273	4	125.00–133.00	$128.88	$352	-20.89
300–345	323	10	125.00–137.00	$131.69	$425	-5.33
360 fancy	360	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$513	-10.50
350–396	380	17	125.00–138.00	$131.95	$501	-11.13
400–445	428	15	124.00–133.00	$128.37	$549	-6.68
430–440 fancy	435	2	139.00	$139.00	$605	-12.00
450–495	469	8	124.00–131.00	$128.10	$601	-2.24
500–545	520	23	117.00–128.00	$122.88	$639	-0.78
545	545	1	115.00	$115.00	$627	-8.66
550–590	565	8	115.00–125.00	$119.10	$673	+0.91
600–630	618	15	111.00–112.00	$111.39	$688	+3.38
630	630	1	106.00	$106.00	$668	-2.01
645 fancy	645	1	124.00	$124.00	$800	—
650–670	660	2	110.00	$110.00	$726	+0.92
680 value added	680	1	118.00	$118.00	$802	—
695	695	1	99.00	$99.00	$688	-10.08
705–710	708	2	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$726	+8.60
761–775	764	9	98.00–102.00	$101.32	$774	-3.18
815	815	1	89.00	$89.00	$725	—
885	885	1	91.00	$91.00	$805	—
1025	1025	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	112.00	$112.00	$482	-4.95
470–480	475	2	110.00–119.00	$114.45	$544	-5.17

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	82.00	$82.00	$992	—
1270	1270	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,130	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	125.00	$125.00	$262	—
400	400	1	116.00	$116.00	$464	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	3	160.00–172.50	$165.03	$454	-13.75
295 fancy	295	1	200.00	$200.00	$590	+4.00
305–335 fancy	320	2	190.00–200.00	$195.23	$625	—
305–345	327	11	154.00–165.00	$160.52	$525	-11.98
370 fancy	370	1	182.50	$182.50	$675	—
367–390 value added	373	4	169.00–170.00	$169.74	$633	—
350–390	376	8	148.00–165.00	$155.59	$585	-0.26
400–435 fancy	418	2	157.50–160.00	$158.80	$664	—
400–445	419	7	140.00–155.00	$148.90	$624	-1.90
450–490	479	9	139.00–155.00	$147.58	$707	+4.51
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	-3.58
500–540	521	14	136.00–146.00	$139.59	$727	+6.01
560 value added	560	1	139.00	$139.00	$778	—
555–595	572	5	124.00–133.00	$129.75	$742	-4.58
680	680	1	110.00	$110.00	$748	-11.00
700–745	727	3	101.00–106.00	$102.94	$748	-2.04
755	755	1	114.00	$114.00	$861	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	165.00	$165.00	$371	—
265	265	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$378	—
425	425	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$550	—
455	455	1	129.00	$129.00	$587	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	155.00	$155.00	$380	—
285	285	1	145.00	$145.00	$413	-20.00
530	530	1	119.00	$119.00	$631	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	80-85%	1	68.00	$68.00	$632	—
900–1435	1119	80-85%	30	55.50–64.50	$60.29	$675	—
990–1620	1190	80-85%	7	56.50–63.50	$60.38	$719	—
1050–1375	1213	80-85%	2	67.50–73.50	$70.90	$860	—
1140–1610	1375	80-85%	2	71.50–72.00	$71.71	$986	-10.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1530	1295	75-80%	15	57.50–64.50	$61.40	$795	—
1275–1865	1475	75-80%	18	61.50–68.00	$64.02	$944	—
1260–1935	1598	75-80%	2	68.00–69.00	$68.61	$1,096	+1.30
1710–1800	1755	75-80%	2	70.50–72.50	$71.53	$1,255	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1210	1112	85-90%	5	51.00–54.00	$52.65	$585	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1645	1603	2	80.50–87.50	$84.09	$1,348	—
1440–2215	1823	5	84.50–93.50	$88.56	$1,614	—
1935–2180	2058	2	96.50–99.00	$97.68	$2,010	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–950	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	820.00–940.00	$863.33
800–1400	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	860.00–1,060.00	$943.33
950–1100	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	740.00–890.00	$815.00
1000–1100	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$650.00
900–1500	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	860.00–975.00	$901.67
950–1200	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–950.00	$883.33

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	590.00	$590.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,090.00	$1,090.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	1	73.00	$73.00	$628	—

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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.