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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 251 170 0
Feeder cattle 149 118 0
Slaughter cattle 89 47 0
Replacement cattle 13 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 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
460–480 470 2 142.00–149.00 $145.43 $684 —
500–545 528 4 138.00–141.00 $139.79 $738 -6.21
620–645 633 2 131.00–134.00 $132.47 $839 —
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 -3.53
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 133.00 $133.00 $658 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $441 —
350–390 371 5 130.00–143.00 $135.50 $503 +1.42
403–425 413 4 134.00–140.00 $137.95 $570 +12.45
455–475 462 3 124.00–134.00 $129.26 $597 +8.26
475 fancy 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
505–515 510 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $615 +0.79
570 570 1 108.00 $108.00 $616 -5.64
630–635 633 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $703 +6.52
650–660 656 4 108.00–109.00 $108.75 $713 +3.75
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 +7.96
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 122.50 $122.50 $318 —
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 —
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 119.00 $119.00 $494 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 3 158.00–170.00 $162.12 $543 -0.73
360–390 375 3 148.00–149.00 $148.67 $558 -9.33
405–445 434 5 130.00–139.00 $134.21 $582 -6.83
435 fancy 435 1 151.00 $151.00 $657 —
510–525 518 2 134.00–140.00 $136.96 $709 +8.34
555–595 568 6 124.00–132.00 $127.12 $722 +4.53
615 615 1 121.00 $121.00 $744 +2.36
650–670 660 2 119.00–121.00 $120.02 $792 +7.58
710–715 713 2 104.00–105.00 $104.50 $745 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 112.00 $112.00 $717 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 148.00 $148.00 $459 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1350 1160 80-85% 17 68.50–76.50 $72.03 $836 +2.69
1150–1300 1225 80-85% 2 79.00 $79.00 $968 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1235 1108 85-90% 12 61.50–71.00 $64.75 $717 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1910 1527 75-80% 9 66.50–77.50 $73.65 $1,125 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1945 1640 5 93.50–106.00 $99.35 $1,629 —
1625–1975 1803 5 109.00–111.50 $109.66 $1,977 +11.52

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 880.00 $880.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 75.00 $75.00 $285 —

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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.