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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.19/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 523 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.59/cwt +5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 639 lb · 12 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $117.89/cwt +6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 708 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 315 352 0
Feeder cattle 229 219 0
Slaughter cattle 76 87 0
Replacement cattle 10 46 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week in observance of Thanksgiving holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 value added 400 5 185.00 $185.00 $740 —
526 526 5 143.00 $143.00 $752 +6.64
575 value added 575 1 143.00 $143.00 $822 —
585 585 1 140.00 $140.00 $819 +4.78
600–639 628 10 130.00–144.00 $138.46 $870 -2.54
805 805 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 —
920 920 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,122 +2.00
955 955 2 120.50 $120.50 $1,151 —
1020 1020 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,153 +2.00
1070 1070 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,295 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 137.50 $137.50 $296 —
300–310 303 3 120.00–123.00 $120.99 $367 —
365–395 379 5 129.00–140.00 $135.80 $515 +10.80
405–445 429 10 120.00–129.00 $122.36 $525 -2.64
452 value added 452 5 143.50 $143.50 $649 —
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 —
503–535 523 14 126.00–128.00 $127.72 $668 +2.63
520–530 525 2 114.00–117.00 $115.49 $606 -9.60
550 550 1 113.00 $113.00 $622 -8.70
560–565 563 2 124.00 $124.00 $698 +2.30
625–641 639 12 115.00–120.00 $118.59 $758 +8.49
660 value added 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
675 675 1 118.00 $118.00 $796 +6.27
700–735 720 8 113.00–122.00 $117.09 $843 +9.09
750–795 769 4 116.00–119.00 $117.75 $905 —
840 840 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 +10.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 111.00 $111.00 $339 —
590 590 1 103.00 $103.00 $608 -12.00
675 675 1 111.00 $111.00 $749 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 4 155.00–160.00 $158.31 $448 —
305 value added 305 4 184.00 $184.00 $561 —
395 395 1 164.00 $164.00 $648 +16.22
410–440 425 2 160.00–164.00 $161.93 $688 +26.90
450–495 488 6 149.00–150.00 $149.85 $731 +15.36
500–535 520 6 125.00–140.00 $136.27 $709 +9.96
550–565 558 2 124.00–128.00 $126.03 $703 +6.87
600–640 623 6 115.00–122.00 $117.62 $733 +0.61
650–695 680 6 112.00–122.00 $116.87 $795 +2.87
701 value added 701 4 124.50 $124.50 $873 —
700–730 713 6 111.00–119.00 $113.49 $809 +2.48
770 770 1 116.00 $116.00 $893 +16.00
855 855 1 105.00 $105.00 $898 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
515 515 2 111.00 $111.00 $572 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 67.50 $67.50 $881 —
1055–1795 1447 75-80% 26 56.00–64.50 $61.53 $890 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1330 1174 80-85% 9 56.50–63.50 $58.89 $691 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 66.50 $66.50 $884 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1260 1148 85-90% 6 48.50–55.50 $52.74 $605 +1.58
1205 1205 85-90% 1 59.50 $59.50 $717 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1200 1120 2 75.50 $75.50 $846 —
1545–2065 1857 6 80.00–89.50 $85.86 $1,594 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1050–1100 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $775.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.