Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 246 0
Feeder cattle 110 158 0
Slaughter cattle 37 62 0
Replacement cattle 7 26 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows remaining mostly steady overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes 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
455 455 1 149.00 $149.00 $678 -1.00
475 475 1 160.00 $160.00 $760 +10.00
650 650 1 133.00 $133.00 $864 +4.02
680 680 1 119.00 $119.00 $809 -9.98
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 +7.50
290 290 1 149.00 $149.00 $432 +9.70
355 355 2 128.00 $128.00 $454 -1.48
380 380 1 125.00 $125.00 $475 -4.48
400–445 425 3 125.00–129.00 $126.73 $539 -1.73
465–490 475 3 126.00–130.00 $127.96 $608 +2.02
500–540 523 6 120.00–124.00 $122.03 $638 -0.41
550–555 553 2 121.00 $121.00 $669 +6.00
615–630 623 2 109.00–113.00 $111.02 $692 —
765–785 775 2 99.00–105.00 $101.96 $790 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 116.00 $116.00 $371 —
470 470 1 115.00 $115.00 $540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 141.00–144.00 $142.53 $517 -4.37
405–440 424 5 133.00–146.00 $137.14 $581 -7.22
460–485 473 2 130.00–133.00 $131.46 $622 -7.30
510 510 1 129.00 $129.00 $658 -3.42
740 740 1 106.00 $106.00 $784 —
835 835 1 94.00 $94.00 $785 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 149.00 $149.00 $395 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1340 1127 80-85% 9 62.50–71.50 $68.04 $767 —
1330–1385 1358 80-85% 2 78.00–85.00 $81.57 $1,108 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1485 1267 75-80% 5 61.50–70.50 $66.09 $837 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $751 —
1050–1115 1083 85-90% 2 59.50–64.50 $61.92 $671 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,418 —
1610 1610 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,449 —
1490–2200 1910 3 96.50–105.00 $101.09 $1,931 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 122.00 $122.00 $357 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 88.00 $88.00 $528 —

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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.