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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.71/cwt +19.23 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 486 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.24/cwt +11.21 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 519 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 271 290 382
Feeder cattle 191 191 208
Slaughter cattle 62 87 143
Replacement cattle 18 12 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
420 420 2 177.50 $177.50 $746 -13.50
435 value added 435 1 185.00 $185.00 $805 —
460–480 472 3 155.00–165.00 $160.41 $757 -7.47
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 -9.00
550–560 555 2 160.00–165.00 $162.52 $902 +3.52
645 645 1 145.00 $145.00 $935 -4.01
650–670 660 2 144.00–156.00 $149.91 $989 —
800 800 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,112 +2.00
843 value added 843 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,205 —
851 851 5 141.50 $141.50 $1,204 —
1120 1120 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,355 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $652 —
496 496 4 137.50 $137.50 $682 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 151.00 $151.00 $544 +12.86
375 fancy 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 —
395 value added 395 1 165.00 $165.00 $652 —
405–420 fancy 413 4 168.00–172.00 $168.98 $698 —
400–435 418 2 143.00–150.00 $146.65 $613 +7.92
460–495 486 10 146.00–160.00 $153.62 $747 +16.14
487 fancy 487 3 167.00 $167.00 $813 —
500–515 fancy 507 3 153.00–161.00 $156.63 $794 —
505–545 523 8 135.00–149.00 $140.97 $737 +6.94
550–555 553 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $760 +3.79
610 610 1 140.00 $140.00 $854 +11.00
650–660 655 2 130.00–134.00 $131.98 $864 +6.97
800 800 1 106.00 $106.00 $848 —
855–860 858 2 113.00 $113.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 131.00 $131.00 $491 +1.00
520 520 1 119.00 $119.00 $619 -2.06
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–615 610 2 120.00–128.00 $124.03 $757 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 —
285–290 288 2 180.00–200.00 $190.09 $547 —
290 fancy 290 1 217.50 $217.50 $631 —
355 355 1 180.00 $180.00 $639 +1.68
380 fancy 380 1 210.00 $210.00 $798 +10.00
412–445 425 6 170.00–180.00 $175.35 $745 +3.75
460–485 471 4 168.00–175.00 $170.80 $804 +6.34
530–545 538 2 160.00 $160.00 $861 +1.51
560–565 562 3 140.00–154.00 $148.02 $832 +6.73
605 fancy 605 1 144.00 $144.00 $871 -7.00
610–645 630 4 125.00–133.00 $127.77 $805 -7.24
705 705 2 116.00–124.00 $120.00 $846 -2.02
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 -6.91
965–995 980 2 105.00–114.00 $109.43 $1,072 +2.87
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 155.00 $155.00 $450 —
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
485 485 1 148.00 $148.00 $718 +8.00
520 520 1 134.00 $134.00 $697 —
563–585 570 3 130.50–131.00 $130.67 $745 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 465 2 140.00–149.00 $144.60 $672 -5.40

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1885 1500 75-80% 12 79.00–86.00 $82.64 $1,240 —
1610–1750 1691 75-80% 4 89.00–92.00 $90.25 $1,526 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1430 1345 80-85% 3 89.00–89.50 $89.32 $1,201 —
1190–1585 1380 80-85% 11 80.50–88.50 $85.26 $1,177 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1395 1144 85-90% 11 69.00–78.00 $73.08 $836 —
1215–1425 1320 85-90% 2 81.00–82.00 $81.54 $1,076 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 1 96.50 $96.50 $960 —
1785 1785 1 122.00 $122.00 $2,178 —
1795 1795 1 118.00 $118.00 $2,118 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 90.00 $90.00 $886 —
1005 1005 1 98.00 $98.00 $985 —
1085–1090 1088 2 89.00–97.00 $92.99 $1,012 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 98.00 $98.00 $632 —

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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.