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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $126.31/cwt -4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 512 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 352 396 296
Feeder cattle 219 288 199
Slaughter cattle 87 91 66
Replacement cattle 46 17 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 480 3 138.00–141.00 $139.64 $670 -5.01
510–525 515 3 135.00–139.00 $136.36 $702 -9.34
555–565 564 9 135.00–137.00 $135.22 $763 -7.32
605 605 1 141.00 $141.00 $853 +4.82
703–730 714 8 124.00–132.00 $128.15 $915 +2.15
910 910 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,092 —
1020 1020 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 -6.00
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 -11.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 130.00 $130.00 $332 —
350 350 1 125.00 $125.00 $438 +1.01
373 thin fleshed 373 2 121.00 $121.00 $451 —
410 410 1 116.00 $116.00 $476 -12.84
435 435 1 125.00 $125.00 $544 -3.84
495 495 1 111.00 $111.00 $549 -11.58
505–529 519 9 120.00–129.00 $125.09 $649 +4.83
573–586 582 6 117.00–124.00 $121.70 $708 +3.66
610–635 623 2 105.00–115.00 $110.10 $686 —
645 value added 645 1 120.00 $120.00 $774 -2.63
655–690 675 4 106.00–116.00 $111.73 $754 -4.27
703–705 704 3 110.00–115.00 $113.33 $798 —
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 —
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 -5.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 109.00 $109.00 $458 -11.00
455–463 460 3 113.00 $113.00 $520 -0.83
525 525 1 113.00 $113.00 $593 —
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 380 4 146.00–150.00 $147.78 $562 +5.85
410–440 428 6 130.00–140.00 $135.03 $578 -0.43
450–455 453 2 132.00–137.00 $134.49 $609 +0.50
500–530 512 10 122.00–133.00 $126.31 $647 -4.68
550–575 560 5 114.00–127.00 $119.16 $667 -3.53
605–635 619 4 114.00–119.00 $117.01 $724 +1.01
655 655 1 114.00 $114.00 $747 +1.00
700–730 715 4 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $794 —
765 765 2 100.00 $100.00 $765 -5.66
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 120.00 $120.00 $404 —
405–435 418 3 118.00–125.00 $120.76 $505 +0.76
495 495 1 129.00 $129.00 $639 +3.00
520 520 1 119.00 $119.00 $619 -3.00
610 610 1 112.00 $112.00 $683 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
263–280 269 3 142.00–146.00 $143.39 $386 —
310 310 1 137.00 $137.00 $425 —
470 470 1 124.00 $124.00 $583 —
615 615 1 108.00 $108.00 $664 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1955 1484 75-80% 24 52.00–60.50 $56.46 $838 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1450 1239 80-85% 10 54.50–59.50 $56.81 $704 -10.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1150 1117 85-90% 3 50.50–51.50 $51.16 $571 -2.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 73.50 $73.50 $860 —
1445–2185 1759 9 78.50–88.00 $82.84 $1,457 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 600.00–650.00 $612.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–990.00 $870.00
800–1100 950 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 670.00–825.00 $747.50
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
850–1150 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–900.00 $828.75
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 790.00–800.00 $796.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 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)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 106.00 $106.00 $260 —
505 505 1 87.00 $87.00 $439 —

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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.