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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 248 258 0
Feeder cattle 169 185 0
Slaughter cattle 70 63 0
Replacement cattle 9 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts from last week. No comparisons for feeder classes available due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower 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
390 390 1 164.00 $164.00 $640 —
545 545 1 129.00 $129.00 $703 -19.16
740 740 1 118.00 $118.00 $873 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 3 133.00–142.50 $137.55 $382 -11.24
300–315 310 5 131.00–140.00 $137.80 $427 -2.34
360–390 373 4 129.00–134.00 $131.45 $490 -4.87
405–445 428 5 123.00–132.00 $126.79 $543 -11.46
460–490 469 4 125.00–132.00 $127.97 $600 -3.77
500–545 523 7 115.00–127.00 $119.10 $623 -7.90
550–590 563 3 113.00–125.00 $118.21 $666 -3.29
585 thin fleshed 585 1 106.00 $106.00 $620 —
640–645 643 2 108.00–109.00 $108.50 $698 -6.50
650 650 1 109.00 $109.00 $708 —
700 700 2 95.00–100.00 $97.50 $682 -12.50
800 800 1 98.00 $98.00 $784 —
980 980 1 98.00 $98.00 $960 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 104.00 $104.00 $530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 160.00 $160.00 $344 -10.00
260 fancy 260 1 170.00 $170.00 $442 —
335–345 340 2 147.00–158.00 $152.42 $518 -14.58
360–380 371 5 145.00–160.00 $151.88 $563 -14.20
420 thin fleshed 420 1 129.00 $129.00 $542 —
405–445 426 6 140.00–152.00 $145.11 $618 +1.03
470–485 479 5 139.00–146.00 $143.19 $686 +6.62
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 -11.44
505–530 520 3 130.00–138.00 $133.95 $697 -2.49
560–575 569 5 125.00–131.00 $127.18 $724 -9.05
610 610 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $729 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 +5.14
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794 -2.80
780–785 783 2 108.00–109.00 $108.50 $850 -0.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 150.00 $150.00 $345 —
260–275 268 3 127.50–149.00 $139.98 $375 -20.02
395 395 2 132.50 $132.50 $523 —
550 550 1 108.00 $108.00 $594 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1455 1181 80-85% 13 58.00–65.00 $61.84 $730 —
1275–1560 1375 80-85% 3 69.00–78.00 $72.72 $1,000 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1400 1278 75-80% 3 51.50–52.50 $51.97 $664 —
1260–1965 1648 75-80% 13 55.00–64.50 $59.49 $980 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 2 62.00–64.00 $63.00 $510 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1395 1380 2 88.50–94.50 $91.53 $1,263 —
1220–1930 1585 5 83.00–87.50 $84.46 $1,339 -3.13
1585–1940 1763 2 99.00–106.50 $103.13 $1,818 —
1600–2450 2070 8 78.00–87.00 $82.46 $1,707 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 980.00 $980.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 970.00 $970.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 96.00 $96.00 $494 —

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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.