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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.51/cwt -3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 486 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.37/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 568 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.05/cwt -6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 377 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 290 160 321
Feeder cattle 196 86 204
Slaughter cattle 79 66 75
Replacement cattle 15 8 42

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
420 420 1 175.00 $175.00 $735 —
475 475 1 165.00 $165.00 $784 —
515–535 520 4 146.00–154.00 $148.06 $770 —
580 580 1 149.00 $149.00 $864 -11.00
580 value added 580 2 156.00 $156.00 $905 —
605–615 613 4 137.00–142.00 $139.00 $852 —
690 value added 690 1 140.00 $140.00 $966 -9.00
1065 1065 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,214 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 139.00 $139.00 $556 —
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
780 780 1 121.00 $121.00 $944 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 133.00–143.00 $137.96 $466 -3.04
375 fancy 375 1 146.00 $146.00 $548 —
360–395 377 9 131.00–141.00 $136.06 $513 -7.69
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 -31.68
415–445 429 5 132.00–140.00 $135.36 $581 -6.32
450–498 486 13 130.00–142.00 $139.37 $677 -1.27
480–495 488 2 122.00–129.00 $125.45 $612 -15.19
515 fancy 515 1 137.00 $137.00 $706 —
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 -25.51
500–545 523 6 120.00–128.00 $122.13 $639 -13.38
557 value added 557 3 134.00 $134.00 $746 —
555–595 572 9 120.00–127.00 $122.49 $701 -8.01
605–610 608 2 114.00–122.00 $117.98 $717 —
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 —
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
675 675 1 123.00 $123.00 $830 —
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —
805–815 810 2 95.00–102.00 $98.48 $798 —
870 870 1 99.00 $99.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 125.00 $125.00 $575 —
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 -6.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 —
500 500 1 111.00 $111.00 $555 -13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 151.00 $151.00 $438 —
330 330 1 146.00 $146.00 $482 -31.00
345 345 1 157.00 $157.00 $542 -20.00
350 350 1 144.00 $144.00 $504 -36.00
370–375 373 2 164.00–168.00 $166.01 $619 -13.99
410–445 432 3 149.00–161.00 $154.84 $669 -0.16
475–495 488 3 145.00–152.00 $147.61 $720 -2.39
515–535 525 2 129.00–140.00 $134.40 $706 -15.00
550–585 570 6 126.00–137.50 $132.48 $755 -15.01
605–640 617 3 118.00–124.00 $121.92 $752 —
650–665 660 4 119.00–126.00 $122.26 $807 -12.74
675 value added 675 2 134.00 $134.00 $904 —
700 700 1 118.00 $118.00 $826 —
770–778 775 3 108.00–110.00 $108.66 $842 —
940 940 1 96.00 $96.00 $902 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 131.00–146.00 $138.50 $512 -11.50
435 435 1 132.50 $132.50 $576 —
455–475 463 3 124.00–135.00 $129.35 $599 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 145.00 $145.00 $377 —
395 395 1 159.00 $159.00 $628 —
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1450 1358 75-80% 4 79.00–79.50 $79.24 $1,076 —
1020–1695 1391 75-80% 7 60.00–63.00 $61.82 $860 -33.71
1200–1760 1438 75-80% 19 64.50–75.50 $68.43 $984 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1155 1089 80-85% 6 67.50–79.50 $71.36 $777 —
1170–1225 1198 80-85% 2 61.50–62.50 $61.99 $743 —
1225 1225 80-85% 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,011 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1395 1086 85-90% 5 56.00–68.00 $60.50 $657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1970 1706 6 90.00–106.00 $99.97 $1,705 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1100 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00–800.00 $785.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1095 1083 2 82.00–87.00 $84.53 $915 —
1175 1175 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,034 —
1240 1240 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,091 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 63.00 $63.00 $529 —

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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.