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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

221 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 221 196 0
Feeder cattle 125 106 0
Slaughter cattle 66 62 0
Replacement cattle 30 28 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls also 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 value added 521 6 145.00 $145.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 143.00 $143.00 $562 +7.00
430 430 1 153.00 $153.00 $658 +23.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 145.00 $145.00 $355 -3.00
305–340 325 4 130.00–142.50 $136.03 $442 -1.01
350–360 357 3 126.00–129.00 $127.99 $457 +0.96
400–445 423 6 119.00–130.00 $123.77 $524 +4.34
455–485 469 5 122.00–130.00 $124.77 $585 +5.42
500–548 524 4 115.00–120.00 $117.24 $614 -5.03
555–575 561 4 116.00–119.00 $117.24 $658 +12.24
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —
730 730 1 100.00 $100.00 $730 -0.98
840 840 1 85.00 $85.00 $714 —
970 970 1 79.00 $79.00 $766 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 125.00 $125.00 $381 ±0.00
620 620 1 105.00 $105.00 $651 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 170.00 $170.00 $357 —
300–345 328 3 149.00–161.00 $153.81 $504 -4.19
390 390 2 149.00–151.00 $150.00 $585 ±0.00
410–435 423 2 134.00–149.00 $141.28 $598 -0.32
455–475 465 3 134.00–138.00 $135.30 $629 +1.81
530–535 533 3 125.00–129.00 $127.33 $679 -9.57
555–595 570 3 123.00–128.00 $124.99 $712 -5.18
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 -15.17
610–645 627 3 119.00–123.00 $120.96 $758 —
660 660 1 117.00 $117.00 $772 -4.00
730–745 738 2 104.00–105.00 $104.49 $771 —
765 765 1 107.00 $107.00 $819 —
850 thin fleshed 850 2 85.00 $85.00 $722 —
965 965 1 80.00 $80.00 $772 —
1195 1195 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,040 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 150.00 $150.00 $382 +20.00
475 475 1 131.00 $131.00 $622 —
605 605 1 107.00 $107.00 $647 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 126.00 $126.00 $627 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1330 1177 80-85% 5 75.50–78.50 $76.84 $904 —
820–1980 1222 80-85% 17 63.50–73.50 $69.59 $850 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1175 1001 85-90% 8 57.50–67.00 $62.71 $628 +3.00
1165 1165 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $816 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1805 1464 75-80% 7 59.00–70.00 $64.87 $950 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 84.50 $84.50 $1,048 —
1365–1865 1616 4 85.00–93.50 $90.43 $1,461 —
2170 2170 1 102.50 $102.50 $2,224 —
2255 2255 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,860 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1300 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 880.00–975.00 $918.33
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–900.00 $891.67
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,075.00 $1,008.33 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 1 78.00 $78.00 $827 —

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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.