East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.51/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 470 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	250	365	396
Feeder cattle	165	228	288
Slaughter cattle	77	117	91
Replacement cattle	8	20	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	3	165.00	$165.00	$597	—
475–495	483	3	149.00–155.00	$151.33	$731	-18.27
500–540	526	8	144.00–155.00	$150.29	$791	—
555–580	561	4	149.00–160.00	$152.74	$857	—
605–625	612	4	145.00–154.00	$151.01	$924	-1.99
725–730	728	2	138.00–143.00	$140.51	$1,023	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	4	139.00–154.00	$146.05	$476	+6.05
370–385	378	2	140.00–144.00	$141.96	$537	-2.04
410–415	413	2	131.00–142.00	$136.47	$564	—
455–495	476	4	129.00–133.00	$131.51	$626	+4.84
500–540	516	8	124.00–137.00	$130.55	$674	+3.72
555–585	570	4	125.00–131.00	$128.49	$732	+10.55
570 fancy	570	1	143.00	$143.00	$815	—
620–635	626	4	124.00–127.00	$125.26	$784	+5.60
655–680	668	2	115.00–128.00	$121.38	$811	-4.90
775	775	1	114.00	$114.00	$884	+3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	2	113.00	$113.00	$534	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	118.00	$118.00	$549	+2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	377	5	159.00–175.00	$166.91	$629	+14.41
415–445	429	5	149.00–164.00	$157.64	$676	-7.48
455–465 fancy	460	2	160.00–165.00	$162.53	$748	—
452–493	473	8	140.00–155.00	$147.51	$698	-0.80
520–535	526	4	136.00–144.00	$140.03	$737	-4.68
550–590	567	3	135.00–142.00	$138.91	$788	+12.71
600–635	618	2	124.00–134.00	$129.14	$798	+3.57
650–695	668	3	118.00–128.00	$123.74	$827	+0.34
705–710	708	2	116.00–118.00	$117.00	$828	+4.81
870	870	1	103.00	$103.00	$896	+12.00
1060	1060	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,007	+5.00
1105	1105	1	86.00	$86.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	103.00	$103.00	$762	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1730	1364	75-80%	19	63.00–73.00	$68.43	$933	—
1275–1560	1412	75-80%	3	75.00–78.50	$77.05	$1,088	+10.73

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1245	1137	80-85%	6	64.00–72.50	$66.90	$761	-0.34
1310	1310	80-85%	1	62.50	$62.50	$819	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$600	—
835–1140	1007	85-90%	3	57.00–67.50	$61.79	$622	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1900	1661	7	91.50–102.50	$96.30	$1,600	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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.