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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.85/cwt -8.22 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 574 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 272 1,118 251
Feeder cattle 174 776 146
Slaughter cattle 84 259 95
Replacement cattle 14 83 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with 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
412–425 415 4 170.00–171.00 $170.74 $709 -12.16
453 453 2 179.00 $179.00 $811 +4.27
550–565 555 4 144.00–158.00 $149.73 $831 -11.26
590 590 1 141.00 $141.00 $832 -19.99
595 fancy 595 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,000 —
600 600 1 152.00 $152.00 $912 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 +8.12
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 +2.65
410–415 413 2 136.00–152.50 $144.20 $596 +2.39
455–490 464 5 135.00–144.00 $141.31 $656 +0.35
518–545 527 5 128.00–139.00 $133.93 $706 +11.30
550–589 574 11 123.00–137.00 $126.85 $728 -5.08
620 620 1 129.00 $129.00 $800 -0.21
685–690 688 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $822 +10.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 141.00 $141.00 $501 —
476 476 5 127.00 $127.00 $605 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 138.00 $138.00 $290 —
415 415 1 128.00 $128.00 $531 —

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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 1 180.00 $180.00 $585 -5.33
390 390 1 160.00 $160.00 $624 -2.38
430 430 1 144.00 $144.00 $619 -15.31
450–468 462 3 159.00–160.00 $159.32 $736 +12.32
500 fancy 500 1 154.00 $154.00 $770 +4.00
515–543 535 7 140.00–146.00 $142.57 $763 +3.92
570 570 2 130.00–145.00 $137.50 $784 -1.31
600–620 613 7 128.00–136.00 $129.99 $797 -5.81
650–683 666 6 118.00–126.00 $121.16 $807 -9.40
815–840 828 2 110.00–117.00 $113.45 $939 -5.45
890 890 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,032 —
925 925 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1700 1700 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 -7.31

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1355 1338 75-80% 4 85.50–90.00 $87.87 $1,176 —
1215–1775 1495 75-80% 15 73.50–84.00 $78.38 $1,172 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1190 1078 85-90% 10 62.50–74.50 $67.09 $723 —
1135 1135 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $897 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 85.50 $85.50 $979 —
1014–1375 1196 80-85% 5 75.50–83.50 $78.90 $944 +3.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,765 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1100 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00–990.00 $980.00
1200–1250 1217 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 900.00–1,040.00 $991.67

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 92.50 $92.50 $324 —

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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.