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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.14/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $462/hd at 330 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 258 242 219
Feeder cattle 185 143 122
Slaughter cattle 63 89 85
Replacement cattle 10 10 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 —
420–440 431 4 149.00–162.00 $155.53 $670 -14.44
470 470 1 148.00 $148.00 $696 -21.00
500–535 524 4 140.00–155.00 $148.16 $776 -7.21
595 595 1 134.00 $134.00 $797 -5.57
620–630 value added 625 2 138.00–140.00 $139.01 $869 —
648 648 3 127.00 $127.00 $823 —
710 value added 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 -16.00
920 920 1 106.00 $106.00 $975 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 149.00–150.00 $149.53 $341 —
250–255 253 2 145.00–152.50 $148.79 $376 —
300–349 330 11 130.00–145.50 $140.14 $462 +0.14
355–385 368 4 133.00–140.00 $136.32 $502 -4.55
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 -7.93
410–440 421 7 133.00–145.00 $138.25 $582 +5.32
455 455 1 124.00 $124.00 $564 -11.78
455–490 476 5 128.00–136.00 $131.74 $627 -4.04
500 500 1 127.00 $127.00 $635 -1.51
545 value added 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 —
555 555 2 121.00–122.00 $121.50 $674 -1.44
573 573 3 119.00 $119.00 $682 -3.94
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 -4.50
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 -1.00
780 780 1 105.00 $105.00 $819 -17.00
865–870 868 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $872 -0.50
915 915 1 99.00 $99.00 $906 —
925 925 2 96.00 $96.00 $888 —
1055 1055 1 90.00 $90.00 $950 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 170.00 $170.00 $348 —
295 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 —
320 320 1 167.00 $167.00 $534 -18.00
320 fancy 320 1 190.00 $190.00 $608 -10.00
365–380 373 2 162.00–170.00 $166.08 $619 +0.19
415 fancy 415 1 157.00 $157.00 $652 —
400–440 422 3 141.00–146.00 $144.08 $608 -15.80
455 fancy 455 1 151.00 $151.00 $687 —
450–495 475 7 134.00–140.00 $136.57 $649 -15.62
503–520 513 7 131.00–141.00 $136.44 $700 -4.24
525 value added 525 1 143.00 $143.00 $751 —
550–575 568 8 130.00–142.00 $136.23 $774 -1.41
570 value added 570 1 150.00 $150.00 $855 —
655–680 672 7 110.00–117.00 $114.86 $772 -4.90
705–710 707 5 110.00–117.00 $113.80 $805 —
775 775 1 109.00 $109.00 $845 +1.00
835 835 1 96.00 $96.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 131.00 $131.00 $472 —
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 -11.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 -15.00
525 525 1 121.00 $121.00 $635 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 75-80% 1 56.50 $56.50 $754 —
1315–1510 1413 75-80% 2 73.00–78.50 $75.94 $1,073 —
950–2015 1506 75-80% 11 59.00–63.50 $60.89 $917 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $690 —
920–1415 1116 80-85% 12 59.00–64.50 $61.65 $688 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1245 1063 85-90% 8 55.00–64.50 $59.11 $628 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1740 1552 3 80.00–90.00 $84.43 $1,310 —
1285–1875 1580 2 87.00–88.00 $87.59 $1,384 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 570.00 $570.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.