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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

160 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 160 318 250
Feeder cattle 86 216 154
Slaughter cattle 66 98 85
Replacement cattle 8 4 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. No comparisons available for 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
550 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 —
695 value added 695 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,036 —
705 value added 705 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,050 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 149.00 $149.00 $499 —
415 415 1 165.00 $165.00 $685 —
525 525 1 154.00 $154.00 $808 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 value added 290 1 144.00 $144.00 $418 —
320 320 1 141.00 $141.00 $451 —
365–398 387 5 136.00–149.00 $143.75 $556 -16.61
435–440 437 3 140.00–145.00 $141.68 $619 -11.14
470–485 475 3 138.00–142.00 $140.64 $668 -7.57
510–525 518 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $702 -3.87
555–565 560 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $731 -8.68
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 124.00 $124.00 $663 —
625 625 1 121.00 $121.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 121.00 $121.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 177.00 $177.00 $611 -20.47
385 385 1 180.00 $180.00 $693 -7.43
435 435 1 155.00 $155.00 $674 -25.00
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 -28.00
500–515 508 3 142.00–156.00 $149.40 $759 -11.62
550–555 553 2 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $816 -11.78
665 665 1 135.00 $135.00 $898 +3.54
730–743 739 3 128.00–129.00 $128.67 $951 +3.01
805–825 815 2 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 132.00 $132.00 $693 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1720 1349 75-80% 13 80.00–89.00 $85.22 $1,150 —
1290–1650 1396 75-80% 4 92.00–97.50 $95.53 $1,334 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1260 1107 80-85% 5 92.50–106.50 $99.83 $1,105 -0.67
1020–1265 1134 80-85% 8 79.00–88.50 $85.28 $967 -15.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1335 1108 85-90% 6 71.50–80.00 $77.15 $855 —
1480 1480 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,154 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 96.50 $96.50 $1,197 —
2065–2085 2078 3 105.00–114.00 $110.66 $2,300 —
2465 2465 1 106.50 $106.50 $2,625 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
700–900 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00 $775.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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.