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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 272 290 273
Feeder cattle 190 196 202
Slaughter cattle 72 79 59
Replacement cattle 10 15 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls mostly steady, 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
465 465 1 159.00 $159.00 $739 -6.00
472 value added 472 3 161.00 $161.00 $760 —
578–593 value added 588 6 146.00–151.00 $147.64 $868 -8.36
645 value added 645 2 142.00 $142.00 $916 —
650 650 1 141.00 $141.00 $916 —
725 value added 725 1 134.00 $134.00 $972 —
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 —
825 value added 825 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,089 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 145.00 $145.00 $435 —
418 fancy 418 2 140.00 $140.00 $585 —
400–435 421 4 125.00–130.00 $127.73 $538 +17.73
470 470 1 128.00 $128.00 $602 -11.37
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 -19.37
500 500 1 114.00 $114.00 $570 +4.00
505–525 519 8 124.00–136.00 $127.28 $661 +17.28
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 +2.51
585 value added 585 1 131.00 $131.00 $766 -3.00
605–620 613 2 118.00–123.00 $120.53 $739 +10.53
665–692 value added 685 4 128.00–132.00 $131.03 $898 —
825–840 833 2 104.00–106.00 $104.99 $875 +6.51
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 127.00 $127.00 $438 —
360 360 1 119.00 $119.00 $428 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 323 4 150.00–151.00 $150.24 $485 +4.24
360–395 386 7 149.00–158.00 $153.36 $592 -12.65
410 fancy 410 3 159.00 $159.00 $652 —
420–440 430 3 140.00–150.00 $144.96 $623 -9.88
465–495 480 2 139.00 $139.00 $667 -8.61
510–520 515 2 136.00–146.00 $140.95 $726 +6.55
585–590 588 2 128.00–129.00 $128.50 $756 -3.98
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 -11.92
605–611 610 5 124.00–130.00 $125.19 $764 +3.27
650–690 678 7 116.00–125.00 $119.15 $808 -3.11
745 745 1 107.00 $107.00 $797 —
750–770 760 2 96.00–101.00 $98.47 $748 -10.19
765–775 770 2 105.00–108.00 $106.49 $820 -2.17
845 845 1 95.00 $95.00 $803 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 125.00 $125.00 $438 -13.50
425 425 1 134.00 $134.00 $570 +1.50
470 470 1 133.00 $133.00 $625 +3.65
645 645 1 118.00 $118.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 143.00 $143.00 $365 -2.00
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 -1.00
690 690 1 107.00 $107.00 $738 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1930 1404 75-80% 22 63.00–75.50 $69.42 $975 +0.99
1690 1690 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,318 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1380 1169 80-85% 8 76.00–82.50 $78.87 $922 +16.88
1055–1315 1204 80-85% 5 67.50–75.50 $71.78 $864 -10.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1280 1070 85-90% 6 54.00–67.00 $62.07 $664 +1.57
995–1190 1072 85-90% 3 73.00–74.50 $73.85 $792 +13.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–2195 1808 6 91.50–104.00 $99.04 $1,791 —
1905–2120 2013 2 108.00–110.00 $109.05 $2,195 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1150 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $925.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
928 928 2 100.00 $100.00 $928 —

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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.