Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.66/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 525 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.76/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $528/hd at 430 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 273 0
Feeder cattle 257 202 0
Slaughter cattle 80 59 0
Replacement cattle 9 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for 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
500 500 1 143.00 $143.00 $715 +1.00
560–565 563 2 132.00–134.00 $133.00 $749 -4.41
573 value added 573 3 143.00 $143.00 $819 —
605–625 615 2 138.00–140.00 $138.98 $855 +7.97
650 650 1 139.00 $139.00 $904 +19.00
705–710 708 2 129.00–138.00 $133.48 $945 +9.48
790 790 1 125.00 $125.00 $988 -1.72
1125 1125 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,159 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 132.00 $132.00 $535 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 116.00 $116.00 $406 -14.84
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 -10.84
413–443 430 10 119.00–125.00 $122.76 $528 -3.22
450–495 474 9 119.00–127.00 $121.12 $574 -6.58
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 +2.98
500–540 525 12 117.00–128.00 $123.30 $647 +11.28
570 570 1 116.00 $116.00 $661 +1.71
565–585 573 4 121.00–128.00 $123.97 $710 +9.68
600–610 605 2 115.00–118.00 $116.49 $705 +5.49
655–695 677 3 108.00–111.00 $109.67 $742 -3.33
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 ±0.00
780 780 1 112.00 $112.00 $874 +5.26
820–840 830 3 94.00–108.00 $101.98 $846 +4.98
890 890 1 104.00 $104.00 $926 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 419 4 109.00–114.00 $111.24 $466 —
465–470 468 2 112.00–117.00 $114.49 $536 —
560 560 1 115.00 $115.00 $644 —
625 625 1 112.00 $112.00 $700 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 116.00 $116.00 $516 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 341 4 152.00–160.00 $154.02 $525 —
405–437 430 5 133.00–140.00 $138.68 $596 -0.85
460 460 2 132.00–137.00 $134.50 $619 -0.50
500–545 513 4 129.00–136.00 $131.60 $675 +7.61
600–645 619 4 118.00–128.00 $123.71 $766 +8.07
655–670 663 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $799 +1.49
700–715 709 7 108.00–120.00 $113.26 $803 +7.26
770 770 1 111.00 $111.00 $855 -4.00
860–885 870 3 93.00–101.00 $96.67 $841 —
910 910 1 90.00 $90.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 138.00 $138.00 $414 —
500–545 517 3 120.00–125.00 $122.60 $634 —
598 598 4 118.00 $118.00 $706 —
605–615 610 3 112.00–114.00 $112.66 $687 —
685 685 1 111.00 $111.00 $760 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
360–385 373 2 140.00–141.00 $140.52 $524 —
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 +11.00
505–540 523 2 110.00–116.00 $113.10 $592 —
565–585 575 2 115.00–126.00 $120.60 $693 —
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1730 1424 75-80% 15 54.50–62.00 $58.49 $833 —
1465 1465 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $938 +8.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1040 904 85-90% 5 62.00–80.00 $70.73 $639 —
1010–1435 1198 85-90% 8 52.00–57.50 $54.48 $653 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $583 —
1155 1155 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $751 +5.76
1080–1535 1271 80-85% 7 56.00–62.50 $60.51 $769 -7.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1615 1465 2 77.00–81.00 $79.20 $1,160 —
1350–2050 1774 6 82.50–90.50 $87.35 $1,550 —
2080 2080 1 92.50 $92.50 $1,924 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300–1400 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00

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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)Open 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —

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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.