East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.50/cwt -6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 521 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	250	258
Feeder cattle	154	193
Slaughter cattle	85	56
Replacement cattle	11	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 6.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–488	487	3	144.00–147.00	$146.00	$711	+2.00
550–555	553	2	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$771	-13.76
603 value added	603	2	138.00	$138.00	$832	—
635	635	1	129.00	$129.00	$819	+9.00
685	685	1	130.00	$130.00	$890	+0.50
705–720	713	2	125.00–129.00	$127.02	$906	+3.02
800–830	815	2	115.00–118.00	$116.47	$949	-7.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	2	124.00–131.00	$127.31	$471	-9.83
400–445	425	8	119.00–132.00	$125.82	$535	-9.81
455–495	478	6	114.00–120.00	$117.53	$562	-11.85
520 fancy	520	1	130.00	$130.00	$676	—
513–540	521	11	113.00–127.00	$120.73	$629	-10.67
560–585	569	9	113.00–122.00	$119.11	$678	-4.33
600–625	611	8	112.00–121.00	$116.54	$712	-5.46
670–698	684	6	110.00–115.00	$111.99	$766	-10.02
735–745	740	2	100.00–110.00	$105.03	$777	-6.48
1015–1030	1023	2	90.00	$90.00	$921	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	378	2	116.00–118.00	$116.98	$442	—
490	490	1	112.00	$112.00	$549	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	114.00	$114.00	$507	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	144.00	$144.00	$554	-9.83
420	420	1	150.00	$150.00	$630	+4.87
500–540	523	3	132.00–135.00	$133.01	$696	-7.83
585	585	1	131.00	$131.00	$766	-2.29
630–645	638	3	118.00–121.00	$119.68	$764	-9.07
675	675	2	117.00	$117.00	$790	-3.51
665–690	678	2	105.00–109.00	$106.96	$725	-13.55
700–720	713	3	110.00–112.00	$110.65	$789	+1.18

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	133.00	$133.00	$579	—
470	470	1	124.00	$124.00	$583	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	138.00	$138.00	$573	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,020	—
1310–1565	1423	75-80%	4	58.50–60.50	$59.90	$852	—
1200–1730	1517	75-80%	12	62.00–67.50	$63.98	$971	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1295	1123	85-90%	10	58.00–63.50	$60.54	$680	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1425	1207	80-85%	6	62.00–69.50	$64.51	$779	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660–2025	1843	2	97.50–100.00	$98.63	$1,818	—
1760–2090	1902	3	90.00–96.50	$93.36	$1,776	—
2510	2510	1	88.50	$88.50	$2,221	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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.