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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 305 292 0
Feeder cattle 158 172 0
Slaughter cattle 133 111 0
Replacement cattle 14 9 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 194.00 $194.00 $902 —
500 500 1 183.00 $183.00 $915 —
535 535 1 169.00 $169.00 $904 —
580 580 1 164.00 $164.00 $951 -7.00
620 fancy 620 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,153 —
620–635 627 3 160.00–172.00 $167.00 $1,047 +13.00
650–690 670 2 158.00–159.00 $158.49 $1,062 +13.49
743 value added 743 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 186.00 $186.00 $911 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
330 330 2 170.00 $170.00 $561 +9.00
355 355 1 174.00 $174.00 $618 +16.08
415–432 426 5 160.00–170.00 $163.92 $698 +12.19
450–475 463 2 156.00–162.00 $158.92 $736 +4.92
480 fancy 480 1 170.00 $170.00 $816 —
505 fancy 505 1 154.00 $154.00 $778 —
515–543 534 3 137.00–142.00 $138.61 $740 -5.62
550 fancy 550 1 148.00 $148.00 $814 -7.00
565–585 575 3 130.00–145.00 $134.91 $776 +1.91
580 value added 580 1 147.00 $147.00 $853 —
610–645 630 3 131.00–135.00 $133.30 $840 —
650 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 -2.49
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 +24.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 195.00 $195.00 $488 +2.00
315–340 332 3 190.00–210.00 $196.33 $652 —
355–380 368 3 197.00–200.00 $198.97 $732 +17.01
410 fancy 410 1 189.00 $189.00 $775 —
400–430 415 2 166.00–170.00 $167.93 $697 -8.82
485 485 1 169.00 $169.00 $820 -2.00
520 520 1 156.00 $156.00 $811 +1.08
538–545 value added 540 3 160.00–163.00 $161.01 $869 —
550–565 558 3 149.00–160.00 $156.39 $873 —
600–605 603 2 155.00–157.00 $156.00 $941 +20.55
670 670 1 140.00 $140.00 $938 +9.00
730 730 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 —
755–760 758 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $917 —
990 990 1 100.00 $100.00 $990 +6.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 169.00 $169.00 $608 —
520 520 2 143.00–145.00 $144.00 $749 +8.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 122.00 $122.00 $720 —
600 600 1 129.00 $129.00 $774 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1500 1205 80-85% 11 83.00–96.50 $88.76 $1,070 —
1130–1465 1338 80-85% 16 100.00–110.50 $104.87 $1,403 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1330 1173 75-80% 3 82.50–86.50 $84.56 $992 —
1105–1570 1330 75-80% 13 88.00–97.00 $92.18 $1,226 -0.38
1255–1485 1405 75-80% 5 103.00–109.50 $106.06 $1,490 —
1705–2005 1845 75-80% 3 85.00–87.50 $85.82 $1,583 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1365 1114 85-90% 14 77.00–89.50 $82.05 $914 —
1425 1425 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,496 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1195 1165 4 102.00–110.00 $106.98 $1,246 —
1570–1750 1648 3 122.00–130.00 $126.89 $2,091 —
1300–1955 1673 3 109.50–115.00 $112.42 $1,881 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 790.00 $790.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1000–1300 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,010.00–1,090.00 $1,050.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,325.00 $1,200.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.