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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 171 272 268
Feeder cattle 130 174 179
Slaughter cattle 39 84 82
Replacement cattle 2 14 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with no comparisons 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
315–335 325 2 176.00–185.00 $180.36 $586 —
360 360 1 181.00 $181.00 $652 —
415 fancy 415 1 186.00 $186.00 $772 —
400–445 423 2 167.00–170.00 $168.58 $713 -2.16
595 595 1 145.00 $145.00 $863 +4.00
605 605 1 144.00 $144.00 $871 -8.00
665 value added 665 1 144.00 $144.00 $958 —
720 value added 720 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,022 —
770–775 773 3 139.00–145.00 $140.99 $1,090 —
815 815 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,117 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 3 130.00 $130.00 $838 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,761 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 142.00 $142.00 $447 -8.00
355 355 1 146.00 $146.00 $518 +1.00
415–422 420 4 148.00–151.00 $150.26 $631 +6.06
485 485 4 151.00 $151.00 $732 +9.69
540 540 1 138.00 $138.00 $745 +4.07
550 value added 550 1 138.00 $138.00 $759 —
575–580 578 2 131.00–134.00 $132.51 $766 +5.66
660 660 1 119.00 $119.00 $785 -0.50
995 995 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 130.00 $130.00 $381 —
395 395 1 120.00 $120.00 $474 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
565–595 580 2 119.00–127.00 $122.90 $713 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 171.00–172.50 $171.77 $567 -8.23
380 380 1 168.00 $168.00 $638 +8.00
410 410 2 169.00–171.00 $170.00 $697 +26.00
490 490 2 159.00 $159.00 $779 -0.32
560–575 568 2 148.00–149.00 $148.51 $844 +11.01
765 765 1 116.00 $116.00 $887 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 133.00 $133.00 $884 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,081 —
1090–1910 1438 75-80% 8 75.00–86.50 $80.77 $1,161 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1345 1128 85-90% 6 71.50–79.00 $74.51 $840 -4.49
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1370 1242 80-85% 3 80.50–87.50 $84.65 $1,051 —
1380–1400 1390 80-85% 2 89.50–90.00 $89.75 $1,248 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1305 1293 2 104.00–117.00 $110.44 $1,428 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
977 977 5 85.00 $85.00 $830 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 69.00 $69.00 $445 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 90.00 $90.00 $432 —
1045 1045 1 92.00 $92.00 $961 —

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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.