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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 7, 2021

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 170 181 0
Feeder cattle 72 98 0
Slaughter cattle 83 73 0
Replacement cattle 15 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 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
595 595 1 137.00 $137.00 $815 —
805–838 827 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,025 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–540 530 2 121.00–126.00 $123.45 $654 -3.59
575–590 583 2 123.00–124.00 $123.49 $720 +5.13
620–635 628 2 118.00–123.00 $120.47 $757 -3.04
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766 —
765 765 1 104.00 $104.00 $796 -0.49
860 860 1 105.00 $105.00 $903 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 126.00 $126.00 $586 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 139.00–144.00 $141.46 $613 -11.10
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 +3.00
585 585 1 129.00 $129.00 $755 —
640 thin fleshed 640 1 104.00 $104.00 $666 —
660–685 673 2 115.00–117.00 $116.02 $781 -2.98
695 thin fleshed 695 1 103.00 $103.00 $716 —
780 780 1 95.00 $95.00 $741 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 104.00 $104.00 $702 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 121.00 $121.00 $557 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2000 1511 75-80% 23 64.50–73.00 $68.71 $1,038 +0.99
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1465 1233 80-85% 12 68.50–76.00 $70.64 $871 +3.11
1270–1810 1443 80-85% 7 79.00–85.50 $81.74 $1,180 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1295 1149 85-90% 9 62.50–69.50 $65.47 $752 —
1100–1235 1168 85-90% 2 72.00–73.00 $72.53 $847 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 90.50 $90.50 $950 —
1800 1800 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,980 —
2260 2260 1 103.00 $103.00 $2,328 —
2485 2485 1 96.00 $96.00 $2,386 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1000 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,090.00 $1,045.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 86.00 $86.00 $989 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.