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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 2, 2022

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.41/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 524 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.79/cwt -7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 475 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 285 210 0
Feeder cattle 226 151 0
Slaughter cattle 59 59 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 7.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls 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
330–340 335 2 187.50–200.00 $193.66 $649 —
435 435 1 182.00 $182.00 $792 —
465–483 477 5 168.00–175.00 $173.01 $825 —
505–513 510 3 155.00–160.00 $158.35 $808 +18.35
563–590 576 8 150.00–160.00 $156.46 $901 —
670 670 1 140.00 $140.00 $938 -3.88
700–740 721 5 130.00–135.00 $133.00 $959 +13.00
755 755 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,012 +9.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 143.00 $143.00 $786 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 282 3 136.00–151.00 $143.05 $403 +2.70
300–345 326 6 125.00–141.00 $131.84 $430 -11.16
350–390 370 6 130.00–146.00 $135.93 $503 +0.93
400–445 419 5 126.00–139.00 $133.68 $560 -4.27
440 fancy 440 1 154.00 $154.00 $678 —
450–495 473 12 125.00–134.00 $130.36 $617 -4.90
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 -25.26
500–540 523 18 120.00–134.00 $129.04 $675 -0.68
540 540 1 117.00 $117.00 $632 -12.72
555–595 579 4 120.00–130.00 $126.00 $730 -2.54
605–645 630 3 120.00–135.00 $126.17 $795 +1.67
668 fancy 668 2 129.00 $129.00 $862 —
670–680 677 3 110.00–122.00 $115.30 $781 -4.70
755–758 757 3 109.00–114.00 $112.34 $850 -3.66
833 833 2 106.00 $106.00 $883 —
935 935 1 105.00 $105.00 $982 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 1 205.00 $205.00 $666 -5.00
343–345 344 3 164.00–170.00 $167.99 $578 -21.93
370 fancy 370 1 185.00 $185.00 $684 —
395 395 2 167.50–180.00 $173.75 $686 —
400 fancy 400 1 185.00 $185.00 $740 —
450–490 470 7 150.00–169.00 $157.94 $742 -1.56
505 fancy 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 -1.00
500–540 521 8 140.00–156.00 $147.13 $767 -0.96
550–585 573 6 137.00–148.00 $140.55 $805 -6.86
605–640 623 6 121.00–132.00 $127.60 $795 -1.43
655–675 665 2 120.00–130.00 $124.92 $831 +2.76
720–740 730 2 110.00–119.00 $114.56 $836 +2.79
760–790 775 2 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 145.00 $145.00 $471 —
355–385 372 3 150.00–152.00 $150.69 $561 —
530–535 533 2 120.00–131.00 $125.53 $669 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–465 463 2 130.00–134.00 $131.99 $611 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1895 1486 75-80% 4 83.00–86.00 $84.41 $1,254 +7.40
1175–1830 1541 75-80% 11 69.50–80.50 $76.91 $1,185 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1270 1016 85-90% 9 62.00–70.50 $64.67 $657 —
1240 1240 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $893 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1245 1155 80-85% 4 83.50–87.50 $84.95 $981 —
1130–1450 1268 80-85% 5 71.50–80.50 $74.52 $945 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 2 88.00 $88.00 $928 —
1460–1865 1602 3 96.00–102.50 $98.68 $1,581 —
1620–2125 1890 3 108.00–109.00 $108.47 $2,050 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 80.00 $80.00 $672 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 80.00 $80.00 $372 —
600 600 1 75.00 $75.00 $450 —

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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.