Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 1, 2022

216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 216 261 170
Feeder cattle 126 137 118
Slaughter cattle 77 98 47
Replacement cattle 13 26 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 8.00 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
375 375 1 186.00 $186.00 $698 —
430–440 435 2 179.00 $179.00 $779 —
485–489 488 5 169.00–184.50 $181.42 $885 +4.42
535–545 540 2 151.00–152.00 $151.50 $818 —
615 615 1 148.00 $148.00 $910 —
625 value added 625 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,025 —
820 820 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,115 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 142.00 $142.00 $831 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 157.50 $157.50 $614 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 144.00 $144.00 $446 —
410 410 1 145.00 $145.00 $594 -1.96
440 value added 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
455–473 462 7 140.00–153.00 $148.03 $684 -4.29
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 -5.52
570 value added 570 1 138.00 $138.00 $787 —
605–645 625 2 126.00–129.00 $127.55 $797 +2.34
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 132.50 $132.50 $450 -5.00
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
625 625 1 122.00 $122.00 $762 —

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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 1 177.50 $177.50 $417 +5.00
320 320 1 178.00 $178.00 $570 -12.00
375–380 378 2 167.50–172.50 $170.02 $643 -10.62
415–445 430 2 157.00–168.00 $162.31 $698 +5.27
475–493 489 5 160.00–164.00 $160.78 $786 -2.40
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 -22.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 140.00 $140.00 $490 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $820 —
915–1280 1089 85-90% 14 70.00–79.50 $74.52 $812 +4.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1370 1189 80-85% 9 76.00–85.50 $80.13 $953 —
1395–1400 1398 80-85% 2 93.50–95.00 $94.25 $1,318 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,370 +5.33
1260–1840 1493 75-80% 8 82.00–87.50 $84.55 $1,262 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1740 1688 4 109.00–121.50 $116.23 $1,962 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 3 86.00 $86.00 $899 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,269 —

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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.