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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 11, 2022

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 226 228 221
Feeder cattle 138 135 125
Slaughter cattle 70 80 66
Replacement cattle 18 13 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or 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
385 385 1 175.00 $175.00 $674 —
535 535 1 184.00 $184.00 $984 +19.10
645 645 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,032 +4.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 157.50 $157.50 $362 ±0.00
310–343 332 3 140.00–149.00 $146.20 $485 -2.80
360–370 365 2 136.00–149.00 $142.41 $520 -5.87
430–445 437 3 138.00–141.00 $139.32 $609 -4.32
475–485 478 3 140.00–149.00 $143.04 $684 -8.96
520–530 523 4 134.00–139.00 $135.77 $710 -7.42
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 -23.19
555–590 570 3 130.00–143.00 $135.54 $773 -5.97
610–635 620 3 128.00–140.00 $132.62 $822 -8.35
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 -20.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 136.00 $136.00 $428 —
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 -13.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 —
360–380 366 4 164.00–182.00 $175.36 $642 -4.64
440 440 1 166.00 $166.00 $730 -4.98
475 475 2 150.00 $150.00 $712 -11.74
500–545 512 5 140.00–156.00 $147.28 $754 -5.05
550–555 553 2 138.00–154.00 $145.96 $807 -6.93
605–635 620 2 130.00–144.00 $136.83 $848 -2.17
670 670 2 134.00 $134.00 $898 -3.49
700–720 710 2 117.00–125.00 $120.94 $859 -6.56
755–785 771 5 116.00–119.00 $118.39 $913 -6.61
890 890 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,041 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 166.00 $166.00 $415 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1365 1335 75-80% 2 88.50–92.50 $90.46 $1,208 —
1125–1710 1428 75-80% 17 79.50–85.00 $82.95 $1,185 -3.92
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1000 983 85-90% 3 79.50–83.50 $81.19 $798 —
945–1310 1103 85-90% 10 68.50–76.50 $73.00 $805 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1220 1165 80-85% 4 77.50–84.50 $80.56 $939 +0.88
1070–1585 1333 80-85% 3 94.00–95.00 $94.47 $1,259 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,237 —
1660–1970 1815 2 107.50–114.00 $111.03 $2,015 —
2210 2210 1 100.50 $100.50 $2,221 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1100–1300 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,010.00–1,130.00 $1,070.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
850–900 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–850.00 $787.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00 —

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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.