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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 25, 2022

261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.13/cwt +8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 528 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 261 200 154
Feeder cattle 137 118 110
Slaughter cattle 98 72 37
Replacement cattle 26 10 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 5.00 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
455 455 1 177.00 $177.00 $805 +10.00
575 575 1 164.00 $164.00 $943 -0.96
845 845 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 155.00 $155.00 $814 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 162.50–170.00 $166.11 $346 —
290 290 1 157.50 $157.50 $457 —
400–430 415 2 146.00–148.00 $146.96 $610 +6.49
450–475 463 2 146.00–159.00 $152.32 $705 +5.33
478 fancy 478 2 164.00 $164.00 $784 —
500–535 528 10 139.00–150.00 $145.13 $766 +8.68
565–590 576 4 134.00–138.00 $135.52 $781 -1.43
605–620 616 5 123.00–126.00 $125.21 $771 -13.79
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 -2.00
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 -12.00
765 765 1 114.00 $114.00 $872 —
800 800 2 113.00 $113.00 $904 —
920 920 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 137.50 $137.50 $419 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 172.50 $172.50 $405 —
270 270 1 177.50 $177.50 $479 —
325 325 1 190.00 $190.00 $618 —
360–390 375 2 172.00–190.00 $180.64 $677 +10.77
400–440 419 4 150.00–160.00 $157.04 $658 -1.47
460–480 474 4 159.00–171.00 $163.18 $773 +8.18
500–525 513 3 145.00–160.00 $152.88 $784 —
555–590 567 3 145.00–156.00 $151.76 $860 —
660–665 663 2 141.00–148.00 $144.51 $958 +5.51
840 840 1 102.00 $102.00 $857 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 158.00–163.00 $160.52 $543 —
385 385 1 161.00 $161.00 $620 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 75-80% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,356 +11.46
1155–1805 1413 75-80% 16 82.50–96.00 $90.17 $1,274 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1265 1052 85-90% 9 72.50–86.00 $77.36 $814 -2.64
1000–1215 1089 85-90% 5 69.00–70.50 $69.89 $761 -10.11
1090 1090 85-90% 1 89.00 $89.00 $970 +9.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 80-85% 1 106.50 $106.50 $1,140 —
1040–1425 1214 80-85% 8 83.50–98.00 $88.81 $1,078 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–1815 1757 3 129.00–131.00 $130.02 $2,284 —
1440–2315 1775 11 109.00–123.50 $116.47 $2,067 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
1000–1150 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 940.00–1,010.00 $991.43
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 —
665 665 4 93.00 $93.00 $618 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.