Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 290 221 0
Feeder cattle 191 141 0
Slaughter cattle 87 69 0
Replacement cattle 12 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes 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
365 365 1 185.00 $185.00 $675 +5.77
410 410 2 180.00–202.00 $191.00 $783 —
450–495 464 7 160.00–180.00 $167.88 $779 —
520 520 1 160.00 $160.00 $832 -9.00
565 565 1 159.00 $159.00 $898 —
625–635 630 2 148.00–150.00 $149.01 $939 —
820 820 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 142.50 $142.50 $335 —
305–340 323 3 138.00–144.00 $140.22 $453 -5.19
357–390 365 4 136.00–144.00 $138.14 $504 -10.24
400–440 413 6 135.00–142.50 $138.73 $573 -2.76
455–490 478 4 134.00–140.00 $137.48 $657 -10.51
520–540 531 4 132.00–138.00 $134.03 $712 +4.03
550–585 567 3 132.00–136.00 $133.71 $758 +1.22
610 610 1 129.00 $129.00 $787 —
665–685 673 3 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $841 +19.01
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 +4.00
708 708 4 114.00 $114.00 $807 +14.00
730 730 1 100.00 $100.00 $730 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 —
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 —
525–535 530 2 115.00–127.00 $121.06 $642 —
580 580 1 124.00 $124.00 $719 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 131.00 $131.00 $537 +4.17
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 fancy 338 2 200.00–212.00 $205.96 $696 +1.42
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 -1.46
355–385 370 2 170.00–186.00 $178.32 $660 +3.32
395 fancy 395 1 200.00 $200.00 $790 —
400–445 419 5 160.00–180.00 $171.60 $719 +11.60
450–485 468 3 159.00–175.00 $164.46 $770 +4.46
510–515 513 2 157.00–160.00 $158.49 $813 +2.00
550 fancy 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
550–570 560 3 138.00–145.00 $141.29 $791 -8.81
610 fancy 610 1 151.00 $151.00 $921 —
620–630 625 2 134.00–136.00 $135.01 $844 +3.01
655–695 670 5 126.00–134.00 $127.96 $857 -1.42
710–745 734 4 118.00–126.00 $122.02 $896 —
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874 —
812–845 820 4 108.00–120.00 $116.91 $959 +18.91
917–920 918 4 101.00–109.00 $107.00 $982 —
960–995 978 2 103.00–110.00 $106.56 $1,042 —
1100 1100 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 +5.00
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 —
500–545 523 2 139.00–140.00 $139.48 $729 —
555–585 570 2 132.00 $132.00 $752 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1380 1300 75-80% 2 64.50–65.50 $64.97 $845 —
1415 1415 75-80% 1 86.50 $86.50 $1,224 —
1110–1965 1429 75-80% 25 70.00–80.50 $76.79 $1,097 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $804 —
1020–1450 1250 80-85% 12 69.50–79.00 $73.34 $917 +3.85
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1425 1158 85-90% 8 63.00–74.00 $67.11 $777 —
1265 1265 85-90% 1 80.50 $80.50 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2030–2255 2109 4 103.00–109.00 $105.45 $2,224 —
2135–2250 2193 2 112.50–114.00 $113.23 $2,483 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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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 1,070.00 $1,070.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,370.00 $1,370.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,325.00 $1,312.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 89.00 $89.00 $877 —

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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.