Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 292 171 264
Feeder cattle 172 130 175
Slaughter cattle 111 39 82
Replacement cattle 9 2 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows 5.00 to sharply higher, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for both.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 195.00 $195.00 $848 +26.42
565 565 1 171.00 $171.00 $966 +26.00
630 630 1 154.00 $154.00 $970 +10.00
668 668 3 145.00 $145.00 $969 —
790 790 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,106 -0.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,025 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 129.00 $129.00 $916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 161.00 $161.00 $491 +19.00
375–395 385 2 155.00–161.00 $157.92 $608 +11.92
435–445 438 4 148.00–153.00 $151.73 $665 +1.47
450 450 1 154.00 $154.00 $693 +3.00
500–520 512 4 140.00–149.00 $144.23 $738 +6.23
550 fancy 550 1 155.00 $155.00 $852 —
550 550 2 133.00 $133.00 $732 +0.49
626 fancy 626 4 145.50 $145.50 $911 —
650–670 660 2 129.00–130.00 $129.49 $855 +10.49
708 708 3 108.00 $108.00 $765 —
765 765 1 114.00 $114.00 $872 —
810 810 1 106.00 $106.00 $859 —
927 927 8 110.00 $110.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 130.00–139.00 $134.47 $448 —
395 395 1 139.00 $139.00 $549 +19.00
440 440 1 139.00 $139.00 $612 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 193.00 $193.00 $540 —
355–385 370 2 181.00–183.00 $181.96 $673 +13.96
410–445 428 8 170.00–183.00 $176.75 $756 +6.75
465 465 1 171.00 $171.00 $795 +12.00
515 fancy 515 1 164.00 $164.00 $845 —
515–545 540 6 145.00–158.50 $154.92 $837 —
600–640 616 4 131.00–140.00 $135.45 $834 —
680 680 1 131.00 $131.00 $891 —
836 836 5 118.00 $118.00 $986 —
965–990 971 5 92.50–98.00 $93.90 $912 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 —
535 535 1 136.00 $136.00 $728 —
650–680 665 2 114.00–123.00 $118.60 $789 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1275 1110 80-85% 20 85.00–97.00 $89.98 $999 —
1105–1390 1254 80-85% 6 98.00–110.50 $102.72 $1,288 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1370 1091 85-90% 23 72.00–84.00 $78.83 $860 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1455 1307 75-80% 19 86.00–97.00 $92.56 $1,210 —
1305–1435 1358 75-80% 4 99.00–105.00 $100.96 $1,371 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1110 1065 2 96.00–100.00 $98.08 $1,045 —
1430 1430 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,687 —
1610 1610 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,045 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.