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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.17/cwt -3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 578 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.39/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 521 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.84/cwt +6.08 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 415 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 396 346 235
Feeder cattle 288 257 164
Slaughter cattle 91 80 66
Replacement cattle 17 9 5

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–443 424 6 146.00–149.00 $147.64 $626 —
450–455 453 3 142.00–150.00 $144.65 $655 —
505–530 515 7 139.00–150.00 $145.70 $750 +2.70
550–595 568 7 138.00–150.00 $142.54 $810 +9.54
610–645 630 7 129.00–141.00 $136.18 $858 -2.80
655–675 665 2 125.00–129.00 $126.97 $844 -12.03
660–675 value added 668 4 135.00–141.00 $138.02 $922 —
730 730 1 126.00 $126.00 $920 -7.48
775 value added 775 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,023 —
970 970 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,106 —
1140 1140 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,072 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–343 342 6 130.50–135.00 $132.76 $454 —
425 425 1 132.00 $132.00 $561 —
465 465 1 136.00 $136.00 $632 —
525 525 1 131.00 $131.00 $688 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 141.00 $141.00 $423 —
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 —
400 400 1 125.00 $125.00 $500 -7.00
500 500 1 134.00 $134.00 $670 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,108 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 320 3 121.00–131.00 $124.13 $397 —
370–375 373 2 122.00–126.00 $123.99 $462 +3.99
405–445 415 10 124.00–130.00 $128.84 $535 +6.08
455 455 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $539 -2.62
458–493 475 7 122.00–126.00 $122.58 $582 +1.46
500–535 520 12 114.00–126.00 $120.26 $625 +5.26
530 530 1 109.00 $109.00 $578 -14.30
570–580 value added 575 2 125.00–128.00 $126.49 $727 —
550–595 579 13 113.00–121.00 $118.04 $683 -5.93
600–645 value added 623 2 119.00–126.00 $122.63 $764 —
650–655 653 2 105.00 $105.00 $686 -4.67
668–670 669 3 115.00–118.00 $116.00 $776 +6.33
730 value added 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 +3.02
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 117.50 $117.50 $446 —
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 +8.76
450–495 472 3 110.00–120.00 $113.83 $537 -0.66
575 575 1 108.00 $108.00 $621 -7.00
605–620 610 3 105.00–110.00 $107.33 $655 -4.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 111.00 $111.00 $427 —
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 382 5 138.00–154.00 $141.93 $542 —
400–445 426 7 130.00–143.00 $135.46 $577 -3.22
450–480 462 3 133.00–136.00 $133.99 $619 -0.51
500–540 518 9 129.00–135.00 $130.99 $679 -0.61
560–580 567 3 119.00–125.00 $122.69 $696 —
605–620 612 5 112.50–120.00 $116.00 $710 -7.71
650 650 2 113.00 $113.00 $734 -7.49
753–760 755 3 102.00–107.50 $105.66 $798 -5.34
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510 -10.00
475 475 2 126.00 $126.00 $598 —
515 515 3 122.00 $122.00 $628 +8.90

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–955 885 85-90% 5 58.00–72.00 $63.70 $564 —
870–1415 1113 85-90% 16 48.50–59.50 $53.82 $599 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1635 1360 75-80% 21 53.50–62.50 $57.61 $783 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $672 —
980–1280 1134 80-85% 10 54.50–64.00 $58.98 $669 —
1200–1290 1245 80-85% 2 66.50–67.50 $66.98 $834 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,374 +14.30
1325–2090 1718 7 83.50–91.00 $85.89 $1,476 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1200–1450 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $812.50

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Dairy Heifers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–690 680 3 40.00 $40.00 $272 —
704 704 4 39.00 $39.00 $275 —
833 833 2 42.00 $42.00 $350 —
935 935 2 46.00 $46.00 $430 —

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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.