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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 167 245 0
Feeder cattle 119 187 0
Slaughter cattle 46 56 0
Replacement cattle 2 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 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
405–410 value added 408 2 162.00–164.00 $163.01 $665 —
480 480 1 148.00 $148.00 $710 -5.26
510 510 1 138.00 $138.00 $704 -4.83
550–560 value added 555 2 152.00 $152.00 $844 —
565–575 570 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $784 -13.21
615–620 618 2 135.00–145.00 $139.98 $865 +1.55
665–690 678 2 123.00–127.00 $124.96 $847 —
840 840 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,033 +13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 3 124.00–126.00 $125.34 $430 —
360 360 1 124.00 $124.00 $446 -7.76
400–448 429 4 128.00–134.00 $132.53 $569 +0.50
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 +3.80
500 500 1 124.00 $124.00 $620 +0.05
565 thin fleshed 565 1 112.00 $112.00 $633 —
573 value added 573 2 126.00 $126.00 $722 —
565–595 579 4 119.00–122.00 $120.98 $700 -3.05
605 605 1 119.00 $119.00 $720 -0.46
610 value added 610 1 123.00 $123.00 $750 —
655–670 663 2 109.00–118.00 $113.45 $752 -0.68
665 value added 665 1 123.00 $123.00 $818 —
705 705 1 112.00 $112.00 $790 +8.00
770 770 1 108.00 $108.00 $832 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 119.00 $119.00 $649 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 149.00 $149.00 $529 -5.00
400–415 407 3 134.00–148.00 $138.76 $565 —
460 fancy 460 1 147.00 $147.00 $676 —
455–495 478 4 131.00–134.00 $132.74 $634 -2.60
500 fancy 500 1 141.00 $141.00 $705 —
505–515 value added 510 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $711 —
535 535 1 124.00 $124.00 $663 -6.00
555–580 571 4 124.00–136.00 $129.28 $738 -4.72
605 fancy 605 1 133.00 $133.00 $805 —
600–645 616 8 117.00–129.00 $123.20 $759 +4.58
650–690 668 3 113.00–120.00 $115.67 $773 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1450 1450 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1295 1189 80-85% 8 64.50–74.00 $70.41 $837 —
1235 1235 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $976 —
1390–1455 1423 80-85% 2 76.00 $76.00 $1,081 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $604 —
960–1280 1148 85-90% 6 60.00–68.00 $63.87 $733 +1.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1940 1481 75-80% 6 63.50–73.00 $68.08 $1,008 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1900 1683 4 104.00–109.00 $106.83 $1,798 —
1435–2165 1866 9 91.00–102.50 $96.21 $1,795 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00

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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.