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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 321 271 362
Feeder cattle 204 170 275
Slaughter cattle 75 90 68
Replacement cattle 42 11 19

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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 2 140.00 $140.00 $518 —
400–440 429 6 137.00–146.00 $143.63 $616 -1.37
465 465 1 154.00 $154.00 $716 +9.92
535–538 536 4 136.00–140.00 $138.50 $742 +1.87
545 545 1 127.00 $127.00 $692 -9.63
595 595 1 151.00 $151.00 $898 +11.00
603–635 614 3 137.00–142.50 $140.60 $863 —
660–675 668 2 124.00–140.00 $131.91 $881 +1.25
755 755 3 124.00 $124.00 $936 -6.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 120.00 $120.00 $714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 115.00–120.00 $117.59 $392 -3.41
355–360 358 2 120.00–135.00 $127.55 $457 +14.55
435–445 442 7 121.00–130.00 $123.30 $545 -7.30
455–490 479 6 120.00–131.00 $124.61 $597 +0.43
500–545 528 8 114.00–122.00 $119.92 $633 -3.24
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 -13.16
555–580 567 3 109.00–115.00 $111.98 $635 -9.78
570 value added 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 —
670–680 675 2 105.00–107.00 $105.99 $715 —
680 680 1 100.00 $100.00 $680 —
710–727 723 4 100.00–105.00 $103.77 $750 -6.23
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 110.00 $110.00 $363 —
475 475 1 104.00 $104.00 $494 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 fancy 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 —
410–445 429 4 130.00–142.00 $136.76 $587 +6.76
485 485 1 135.00 $135.00 $655 +3.00
515–535 528 3 120.00–135.00 $124.87 $659 -2.82
605–615 610 2 117.00–124.00 $120.53 $735 +1.59
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 +11.52
885 885 1 91.00 $91.00 $805 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 —
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 +1.00
515 515 1 112.00 $112.00 $577 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 —
540 540 1 111.00 $111.00 $599 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,490.00 $1,490.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1840 1457 75-80% 23 50.00–57.00 $53.17 $775 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 85-90% 1 44.50 $44.50 $494 -12.29
965–1240 1111 85-90% 6 47.50–53.50 $50.68 $563 -6.11
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $654 -6.76
1250 1250 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $825 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 74.50 $74.50 $864 —
1670–2360 1972 3 79.50–90.00 $85.65 $1,689 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–950.00 $881.25
1100–1350 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 700.00–880.00 $771.43
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,200.00 $1,036.67 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 790.00 $790.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.