Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 277 180 0
Feeder cattle 189 147 0
Slaughter cattle 79 26 0
Replacement cattle 9 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to limited comparable receipts for feeder and slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 value added 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 —
431 431 4 170.00 $170.00 $733 —
555 555 1 146.00 $146.00 $810 —
600 fancy 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
635 635 1 131.00 $131.00 $832 —
660–695 value added 678 2 142.00–150.00 $146.10 $991 —
709 value added 709 4 136.00 $136.00 $964 —
775 value added 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —
800 value added 800 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 153.00 $153.00 $398 —
535 535 1 141.00 $141.00 $754 —
895 895 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,065 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 4 130.00–134.00 $131.19 $424 -3.81
365–395 378 4 130.00–144.00 $137.86 $521 -0.92
405–430 418 2 127.00–130.00 $128.46 $537 +0.46
430–435 fancy 432 3 146.00–149.00 $147.01 $635 —
485–490 488 2 129.00 $129.00 $630 -0.03
505–545 525 2 127.00–132.00 $129.60 $680 +2.90
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 -7.09
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 -6.21
644 value added 644 4 124.00 $124.00 $799 —
680 value added 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 —
685 685 1 104.00 $104.00 $712 -16.00
780 value added 780 1 109.00 $109.00 $850 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 114.00 $114.00 $456 —
460 460 1 108.00 $108.00 $497 -7.00
545 545 1 107.00 $107.00 $583 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213 213 2 132.50 $132.50 $282 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 199.00 $199.00 $577 —
330–340 335 2 151.00–160.00 $155.43 $521 -18.07
352–395 361 5 175.00–180.00 $177.92 $642 +8.92
370 fancy 370 1 200.00 $200.00 $740 —
415 415 1 146.00 $146.00 $606 +2.84
455–495 473 5 130.00–145.00 $135.33 $640 -6.81
515–545 529 6 128.00–142.00 $133.14 $704 +2.14
550–585 561 5 125.00–138.00 $131.54 $738 +5.54
625 625 1 106.00 $106.00 $662 —
625–630 628 2 113.00–125.00 $118.98 $747 —
660–675 668 2 114.00–117.00 $115.52 $772 —
685 685 1 112.00 $112.00 $767 —
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 -5.93
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
805 805 2 98.00–102.00 $100.00 $805 —
905 905 1 94.00 $94.00 $851 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 —
503–515 509 4 110.00–116.00 $113.04 $575 —
585 585 2 114.00 $114.00 $667 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–990 943 85-90% 4 59.00–85.00 $67.40 $636 —
900–1265 1066 85-90% 14 52.00–58.00 $54.81 $584 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 75-80% 1 55.50 $55.50 $710 —
1215–1560 1413 75-80% 16 58.00–66.50 $61.79 $873 +1.65
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1525 1260 80-85% 12 59.00–66.50 $61.93 $780 -0.51
1275 1275 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $867 +5.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1190 1133 2 78.50–80.50 $79.55 $901 —
1385–1700 1543 2 95.00–96.50 $95.67 $1,476 —
1795 1795 1 99.50 $99.50 $1,786 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 64.00 $64.00 $445 —

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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.