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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $166.44/cwt +19.44 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 530 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.34/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 376 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.39/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 484 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 206 177
Feeder cattle 250 106 119
Slaughter cattle 96 81 44
Replacement cattle 7 19 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. 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
335–345 340 2 209.00–210.00 $209.51 $712 —
425 fancy 425 1 205.00 $205.00 $871 —
415–445 434 6 179.00–184.00 $180.93 $785 —
455–490 468 3 170.00–180.00 $174.55 $817 -24.85
500–525 515 3 168.00–179.00 $172.04 $886 -2.57
560 560 1 170.00 $170.00 $952 +9.02
675 675 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,094 +12.51
905 905 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,167 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 162.00 $162.00 $664 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 160.00 $160.00 $400 —
318–345 329 5 150.00–158.00 $155.73 $512 +11.71
367 fancy 367 3 168.00 $168.00 $617 —
350–395 378 12 143.00–160.00 $150.93 $571 -0.65
410–448 432 5 137.00–148.00 $142.81 $617 +2.81
475 fancy 475 1 156.00 $156.00 $741 —
460–497 485 9 140.00–150.00 $145.32 $705 +1.32
520–525 523 2 140.00–145.00 $142.49 $745 +12.49
550–595 570 7 137.00–149.00 $142.03 $810 +10.34
615 fancy 615 2 141.50 $141.50 $870 —
600–645 622 5 125.00–137.00 $131.75 $819 —
655–670 660 3 110.00–114.00 $112.00 $739 —
700 700 1 128.00 $128.00 $896 —
728 value added 728 2 115.00 $115.00 $837 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 141.00 $141.00 $479 —
460 460 1 134.00 $134.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 175.00 $175.00 $604 -40.00
365–370 fancy 368 2 202.00–210.00 $205.97 $758 —
350–395 379 4 172.00–193.00 $181.54 $688 -6.72
415–440 428 2 178.00–180.00 $178.97 $766 +17.39
430 fancy 430 1 200.00 $200.00 $860 —
475–495 486 5 160.00–175.00 $167.38 $813 +4.89
510 fancy 510 1 178.00 $178.00 $908 —
522–545 531 14 150.00–169.50 $165.61 $879 +18.61
550–580 568 3 163.00–170.00 $166.33 $945 —
605–645 621 9 136.00–159.50 $153.28 $952 +3.28
653–665 657 3 147.00–156.00 $150.04 $986 —
710–740 725 2 120.00–127.00 $123.57 $896 —
770 770 1 117.00 $117.00 $901 —
860–875 868 2 113.00–115.00 $113.99 $989 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 155.00 $155.00 $636 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1420 1368 75-80% 2 99.50–100.00 $99.76 $1,365 +5.51
1120–2000 1435 75-80% 26 84.50–94.50 $88.64 $1,272 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1410 1186 80-85% 13 83.50–95.50 $90.36 $1,072 —
1230–1450 1300 80-85% 6 96.00–103.00 $99.57 $1,294 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–925 918 85-90% 2 79.00–82.50 $80.76 $741 —
930 930 85-90% 1 87.50 $87.50 $814 —
885–1180 1066 85-90% 8 70.00–80.50 $74.19 $791 -7.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,100 —
1315–1410 1363 2 102.50–103.50 $102.98 $1,404 —
1110–1940 1512 5 108.50–120.00 $115.08 $1,740 —
1955–2090 2033 3 125.00–129.00 $127.65 $2,595 —
2400 2400 1 104.50 $104.50 $2,508 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.