Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 223 170 277
Feeder cattle 133 72 202
Slaughter cattle 85 83 56
Replacement cattle 5 15 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 182.50 $182.50 $529 —
420 420 1 174.00 $174.00 $731 —
500 fancy 500 1 162.00 $162.00 $810 —
515 515 1 141.00 $141.00 $726 —
550–595 570 5 139.00–143.00 $141.20 $805 +4.20
640–649 647 5 138.00–139.00 $138.20 $894 —
780–790 785 2 122.00–124.00 $122.99 $965 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $352 —
365 365 1 134.00 $134.00 $489 —
400–430 420 3 130.00–139.00 $134.34 $564 —
462–475 466 5 130.00–142.50 $138.64 $646 —
515–545 531 4 122.00–126.00 $124.22 $660 +0.77
550–588 568 7 118.00–130.00 $123.08 $699 -0.41
613–615 614 4 116.00–120.00 $119.00 $731 -1.47
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 +10.00
770–773 772 3 104.00–105.00 $104.33 $805 +0.33
870–885 878 2 111.00–116.00 $113.52 $997 +8.52
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 118.00 $118.00 $389 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 172.50 $172.50 $414 —
270 270 1 170.00 $170.00 $459 —
305 fancy 305 1 177.50 $177.50 $541 —
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 —
350–390 370 2 164.00–165.00 $164.47 $609 —
420 420 1 144.00 $144.00 $605 +2.54
485 485 1 141.00 $141.00 $684 —
485 fancy 485 1 157.00 $157.00 $761 —
512 fancy 512 3 149.50 $149.50 $765 —
515–535 526 4 130.00–137.00 $134.76 $709 -0.24
550–570 562 3 132.00–138.00 $135.31 $760 +6.31
613 613 4 117.50 $117.50 $720 —
600–640 618 5 120.00–125.00 $122.76 $759 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 +3.98
693 693 3 115.50 $115.50 $800 -0.52
715 715 1 109.00 $109.00 $779 —
780–790 785 2 107.00–110.00 $108.51 $852 +13.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 111.00 $111.00 $766 +7.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 138.00 $138.00 $662 +17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1585 1267 80-85% 18 65.00–75.00 $69.98 $887 —
1255–1360 1291 80-85% 5 76.50–81.50 $78.72 $1,016 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1380 1199 85-90% 14 59.50–67.50 $64.07 $768 -8.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 79.50 $79.50 $1,026 —
1165–1695 1371 75-80% 8 65.50–75.00 $69.07 $947 —
1110–1655 1383 75-80% 2 62.50–63.50 $62.90 $870 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 85.50 $85.50 $936 —
1225–2105 1554 7 88.50–99.50 $92.81 $1,442 —
1650–2210 1899 4 105.00–111.00 $107.82 $2,048 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00

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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.