Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 170 154 102
Feeder cattle 118 110 49
Slaughter cattle 47 37 52
Replacement cattle 5 7 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher 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
440 440 1 157.00 $157.00 $691 —
535 value added 535 1 153.00 $153.00 $819 —
545 545 1 146.00 $146.00 $796 —
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 —
730–745 738 2 121.00–126.00 $123.53 $912 —
790 790 1 113.00 $113.00 $893 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 148.00 $148.00 $437 -1.00
360–385 373 3 131.00–138.00 $134.08 $500 +9.08
425 425 2 123.00–128.00 $125.50 $533 -1.23
480 480 1 121.00 $121.00 $581 -6.96
500–545 523 5 115.00–123.00 $119.71 $626 -2.32
550–595 579 8 109.00–117.00 $113.64 $658 -7.36
600–605 value added 603 2 109.00–116.00 $112.49 $678 —
605–645 625 2 104.00–105.00 $104.48 $653 -6.54
660–695 678 2 105.00 $105.00 $712 —
705–710 708 2 95.00–100.00 $97.49 $690 —
760–790 775 2 90.00–94.00 $92.04 $713 -9.92
780 value added 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 3 159.00–170.00 $162.85 $513 —
380 380 1 158.00 $158.00 $600 +15.47
420–448 431 5 135.00–148.00 $141.04 $608 +3.90
470 fancy 470 1 148.00 $148.00 $696 —
450–495 479 5 130.00–142.00 $136.12 $652 +4.66
520–545 535 3 126.00–132.00 $128.62 $688 -0.38
583–595 587 5 119.00–128.00 $122.59 $720 —
600–645 618 3 116.00–122.00 $118.64 $733 —
625 thin fleshed 625 1 111.00 $111.00 $694 —
655–685 670 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $753 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 130.00–134.00 $131.89 $495 —
465 465 1 124.00 $124.00 $577 —
540 540 1 119.00 $119.00 $643 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1855 1493 75-80% 18 62.50–72.00 $66.86 $998 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1360 1174 80-85% 7 63.50–74.50 $69.34 $814 —
1200–1370 1285 80-85% 2 75.50–79.00 $77.37 $994 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1000 915 85-90% 3 61.50–65.00 $63.26 $579 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 83.50 $83.50 $906 —
1560–2095 1828 2 97.50–99.00 $98.14 $1,794 —
1915–1985 1950 2 105.00–107.50 $106.27 $2,072 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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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.