Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 242 177 214
Feeder cattle 143 119 140
Slaughter cattle 89 44 70
Replacement cattle 10 14 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week. Also, no comparisons available for slaughter cows and bulls due to limited comparable receipts from last week, but a higher undertone was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 —
440–445 443 2 164.00–176.00 $169.97 $753 -17.03
485 485 1 169.00 $169.00 $820 —
505–545 525 2 152.00–159.00 $155.37 $816 —
555–585 567 3 135.00–149.00 $139.57 $791 —
605 605 1 136.00 $136.00 $823 —
660 660 1 123.00 $123.00 $812 —
730 730 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,015 —
795 795 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,041 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780 1780 1 85.50 $85.50 $1,522 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 +6.15
355–390 370 4 136.00–145.00 $140.87 $521 +5.57
415–435 425 2 130.00–136.00 $132.93 $565 -7.16
455–470 465 4 130.00–140.00 $135.78 $631 +4.65
510–515 511 4 124.00–133.00 $128.51 $657 +2.55
550–585 564 5 118.00–128.00 $122.94 $693 —
600 600 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $717 —
653–690 667 5 123.00–131.00 $127.06 $847 +6.06
700 700 1 111.00 $111.00 $777 —
745 fancy 745 1 129.00 $129.00 $961 —
750–765 758 2 122.00 $122.00 $925 —
850 850 1 101.00 $101.00 $858 —
980 980 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 131.00 $131.00 $511 +6.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 185.00 $185.00 $574 +18.83
315–320 fancy 318 2 200.00 $200.00 $636 +2.86
365–375 fancy 370 2 180.00–186.00 $183.04 $677 -11.96
360–380 371 4 159.00–175.00 $165.89 $615 +8.80
415–435 425 2 155.00–165.00 $159.88 $679 -8.75
450–495 474 8 146.00–159.00 $152.19 $721 +0.13
500–545 531 8 130.00–146.00 $140.68 $747 +3.09
560–590 575 4 129.00–142.00 $137.64 $791 +3.64
613–645 621 6 120.00–130.00 $127.59 $792 +10.59
655–680 669 4 117.00–121.00 $119.76 $801 +4.79
755 755 1 108.00 $108.00 $815 —
905 905 1 87.00 $87.00 $787 —
1050 1050 1 87.00 $87.00 $914 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 175.00 $175.00 $455 +25.00
340 340 1 157.00 $157.00 $534 —
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 165.00 $165.00 $412 +2.07
415 415 1 141.00 $141.00 $585 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1680 1258 80-85% 16 64.50–75.00 $70.94 $892 —
1045–1625 1271 80-85% 9 77.50–89.50 $81.11 $1,031 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–895 855 85-90% 2 69.00–90.00 $79.99 $684 —
800–920 860 85-90% 2 68.50–70.50 $69.43 $597 —
800–1140 950 85-90% 12 57.00–67.50 $62.03 $589 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $619 —
1290 1290 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $955 —
1180–1785 1459 75-80% 13 60.00–71.50 $63.80 $931 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,445 —
1730–1920 1825 2 104.00–105.50 $104.79 $1,912 —
2295 2295 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,893 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1150 983 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00 $775.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 3 98.00 $98.00 $575 —

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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.