East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 22, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $154.16/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 474 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	223	176	167
Feeder cattle	133	114	119
Slaughter cattle	80	56	46
Replacement cattle	10	6	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaker cows gauging 6.00 to 7.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for boning and lean cows, slaughter bulls, and 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–640	625	2	139.00–144.00	$141.44	$884	—
715	715	1	137.00	$137.00	$980	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	139.00	$139.00	$702	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	136.00	$136.00	$428	-4.00
375–378	377	4	135.00–142.00	$140.26	$529	-1.74
415–435	424	6	131.00–141.00	$137.79	$584	-1.19
485–498	493	4	135.00–144.00	$138.73	$684	-2.27
500–540	519	7	128.00–139.00	$133.36	$692	-5.91
560–570	565	2	138.00	$138.00	$780	-5.12
610–640	627	3	123.00–128.00	$125.02	$784	—
650	650	1	130.00	$130.00	$845	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–382	382	4	150.00–159.00	$156.76	$599	-26.24
445	445	1	154.00	$154.00	$685	+5.00
473 fancy	473	5	161.00	$161.00	$762	—
460–485	474	5	140.00–155.00	$147.31	$698	-6.20
520	520	1	149.00	$149.00	$775	—
565	565	3	145.00	$145.00	$819	+8.80
600–625	613	2	124.00–136.00	$129.88	$796	—
710	710	1	118.00	$118.00	$838	—
775	775	1	115.00	$115.00	$891	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	134.00	$134.00	$395	—
540	540	1	129.00	$129.00	$697	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	113.00	$113.00	$842	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1580	1356	75-80%	8	104.00–109.00	$106.57	$1,445	—
1155–1775	1445	75-80%	15	89.00–101.50	$95.01	$1,373	+6.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1200	1030	85-90%	9	74.00–82.50	$78.83	$812	—
1020–1165	1105	85-90%	3	87.00–88.00	$87.48	$967	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1310	1140	80-85%	6	89.00–98.00	$93.24	$1,063	—
1145–1260	1198	80-85%	6	104.00–111.00	$107.87	$1,292	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1670	1555	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,944	—
1745–2050	1853	3	109.50–121.00	$116.41	$2,157	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
900–1200	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–1,100.00	$962.50
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,320.00	$1,260.00
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

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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.