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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report, Sweetwater, TN

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.72/cwt -4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 524 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 176 229 245
Feeder cattle 114 135 187
Slaughter cattle 56 68 56
Replacement cattle 6 26 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for slaughter cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 467 3 154.00–159.00 $157.38 $735 +1.38
520–540 530 2 154.00–155.00 $154.49 $819 —
544 value added 544 4 160.00 $160.00 $870 -24.00
565 565 1 154.00 $154.00 $870 -2.00
576 value added 576 4 160.00 $160.00 $922 —
710 value added 710 1 138.00 $138.00 $980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 140.00 $140.00 $455 -2.56
385 385 1 142.00 $142.00 $547 +3.59
410–445 427 3 138.00–140.00 $138.98 $593 -12.63
490 490 1 141.00 $141.00 $691 -5.58
504 value added 504 4 146.00 $146.00 $736 —
500–549 535 7 139.00–140.00 $139.27 $745 -7.19
565–598 584 7 142.50–144.00 $143.12 $836 +12.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 134.00 $134.00 $496 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 182.50 $182.50 $593 +10.44
355 355 1 183.00 $183.00 $650 +16.67
415 415 1 149.00 $149.00 $618 -10.51
485–495 490 2 153.00–154.00 $153.51 $752 +1.14
550–580 573 4 135.00–140.00 $136.20 $780 -16.37
855 855 1 109.00 $109.00 $932 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 3 148.00–152.00 $149.42 $475 —
485 485 1 138.00 $138.00 $669 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1865 1421 75-80% 15 82.50–94.50 $88.75 $1,261 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 80-85% 1 91.00 $91.00 $965 —
1175–1470 1295 80-85% 4 102.00–110.50 $104.91 $1,359 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1320 1067 85-90% 3 77.50–80.00 $78.68 $840 +2.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1860 1745 3 109.00–125.00 $118.10 $2,061 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1050 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 920.00–950.00 $935.00

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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 1,090.00 $1,090.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,090.00–1,180.00 $1,135.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.