Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 268 0
Feeder cattle 175 179 0
Slaughter cattle 82 82 0
Replacement cattle 7 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 166.00 $166.00 $614 —
421 421 4 159.00 $159.00 $669 -10.00
505–540 523 3 140.00–148.00 $143.09 $748 —
568–570 569 3 134.00–148.00 $143.32 $815 -8.68
575–580 value added 578 2 152.00–154.00 $153.00 $884 —
605 value added 605 1 154.00 $154.00 $932 —
675 675 1 126.00 $126.00 $850 —
840 840 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,092 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 130.00 $130.00 $656 —
575 575 1 122.00 $122.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 119.00 $119.00 $726 -13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 —
320 320 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $418 -14.03
370–390 380 2 129.00–140.00 $134.64 $512 -7.54
425 425 1 129.00 $129.00 $548 -8.43
465–480 473 2 120.00–135.00 $127.38 $603 -9.63
520 fancy 520 1 139.00 $139.00 $723 +1.00
510–537 530 7 120.00–132.00 $127.59 $676 -4.92
560–595 576 9 115.00–125.00 $120.14 $692 -5.50
603–630 612 7 113.00–123.00 $119.13 $729 -2.56
630 value added 630 1 128.00 $128.00 $806 —
735 735 1 111.00 $111.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–530 520 2 113.00–116.00 $114.47 $595 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 162.00 $162.00 $437 —
325–345 333 4 160.00–164.00 $160.98 $536 —
415–440 425 4 151.00–160.00 $155.96 $663 +1.86
460–495 474 4 137.00–147.00 $142.17 $674 -5.91
500–530 514 5 133.00–140.00 $136.39 $701 -3.21
525 fancy 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 —
588 588 2 127.50 $127.50 $750 -8.10
605 fancy 605 1 136.00 $136.00 $823 —
610–630 618 3 120.00–128.00 $122.72 $758 -0.51
690 690 1 116.00 $116.00 $800 —
700–730 715 2 115.00–116.00 $115.51 $826 +2.51
760–785 775 3 109.00–119.00 $112.94 $875 +2.96
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 139.00 $139.00 $598 —
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 ±0.00
590–595 593 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $706 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1310 1258 75-80% 2 76.50–80.00 $78.18 $984 —
1185–1785 1419 75-80% 17 65.50–75.00 $70.89 $1,006 -2.04
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1425 1174 80-85% 9 64.00–75.00 $69.92 $821 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1170 1031 85-90% 9 57.50–66.50 $62.86 $648 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1830 1830 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,793 —
1725–2080 1893 4 90.00–95.00 $92.42 $1,750 —
2125 2125 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,849 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 2 76.00 $76.00 $762 —

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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.