Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 229 216 251
Feeder cattle 135 126 149
Slaughter cattle 68 77 89
Replacement cattle 26 13 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaker and lean cows mostly steady with boning cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, and 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
430 430 1 160.00 $160.00 $688 -19.00
475 475 1 156.00 $156.00 $741 -25.42
525 value added 525 1 184.00 $184.00 $966 —
560 560 1 156.00 $156.00 $874 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 —
315–343 329 4 141.00–144.00 $142.56 $469 -1.44
355–380 372 3 135.00–140.00 $138.41 $515 —
420–442 432 7 148.00–154.00 $151.61 $655 +6.61
458–480 466 7 144.00–150.00 $146.58 $683 -1.45
515–548 535 5 144.00–148.00 $146.46 $784 —
595 595 1 131.00 $131.00 $779 —
607–635 614 4 129.00–140.00 $137.16 $842 +9.61
707 707 3 125.00 $125.00 $884 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 168.00–176.00 $172.06 $559 -5.94
340 fancy 340 1 190.00 $190.00 $646 —
365–383 380 7 160.00–168.00 $166.33 $632 -3.69
435–445 442 4 153.00–165.00 $159.51 $705 -2.80
465–477 475 6 144.00–154.00 $152.37 $724 -8.41
510–535 523 2 138.00–149.00 $143.63 $751 +13.63
560–595 588 5 138.00–156.00 $152.57 $897 —
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 —
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 —
810 810 1 113.00 $113.00 $915 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 147.50 $147.50 $435 —
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1240 1071 85-90% 12 70.00–80.50 $75.83 $812 +1.31
1055–1240 1153 85-90% 3 84.50–85.00 $84.83 $978 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1460 1234 80-85% 5 95.00–102.00 $98.12 $1,211 —
970–1540 1235 80-85% 10 80.50–93.50 $88.16 $1,089 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1550 1343 75-80% 13 79.50–93.50 $85.83 $1,153 —
1605 1605 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,541 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 1 102.50 $102.50 $1,317 —
2020–2050 2035 2 118.00–124.00 $121.02 $2,463 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
950–1150 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,075.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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)Open 3 1,040.00–1,250.00 $1,123.33 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.