East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.75/cwt -7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 475 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	203	211	210
Feeder cattle	155	148	151
Slaughter cattle	48	54	59
Replacement cattle	—	9	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, trends are not available in feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls were too few to trend, however, a higher undertone was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	185.00–200.00	$192.20	$721	-25.80
445	445	1	202.00	$202.00	$899	-9.00
570–595	583	2	151.00–154.00	$152.47	$889	—
635–640	638	3	149.00–154.00	$151.67	$968	—
658 value added	658	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,053	—
700	700	1	136.00	$136.00	$952	—
838 value added	838	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,182	—
850	850	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–397	393	4	112.00–117.00	$115.79	$455	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	157.50	$157.50	$598	—
435 value added	435	2	186.00	$186.00	$809	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	150.00	$150.00	$435	—
309	309	4	165.00	$165.00	$510	+0.17
358 fancy	358	2	181.00	$181.00	$648	—
355–380	363	3	159.00–169.00	$165.51	$601	-3.85
400–418	412	3	151.00–154.00	$153.03	$630	+8.03
422 value added	422	3	169.00	$169.00	$713	—
470–475 value added	473	2	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$733	+2.66
460–495	475	13	135.00–146.00	$139.71	$664	-1.29
515–535	525	2	148.00–152.00	$149.96	$787	+9.02
555–595	583	6	128.00–142.00	$135.40	$789	+0.40
605	605	1	124.00	$124.00	$750	—
625 value added	625	2	135.00	$135.00	$844	—
1083	1083	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,094	—
1210	1210	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,295	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	141.00–149.00	$145.25	$465	—
400–440	418	3	130.00–142.50	$134.13	$561	—
465	465	1	137.50	$137.50	$639	—
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	132.00	$132.00	$878	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	220.00	$220.00	$715	+25.00
355–385	367	3	200.00–210.00	$206.40	$757	+7.33
425–433	430	3	150.00–180.00	$170.12	$732	-29.88
455 fancy	455	1	205.00	$205.00	$933	—
480	480	1	155.00	$155.00	$744	—
510–525	518	3	150.00–163.00	$154.94	$803	-5.61
560–580	568	3	149.00–157.50	$152.15	$864	+22.15
630	630	1	140.00	$140.00	$882	+6.00
650	650	1	135.00	$135.00	$878	—
810	810	1	113.00	$113.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	137.50	$137.50	$632	—
588–595	590	3	137.00–139.00	$137.67	$812	—
705	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	145.00	$145.00	$551	-18.00
535	535	1	125.00	$125.00	$669	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1360	1200	80-85%	7	63.50–68.50	$66.81	$802	-4.55
1145–1515	1274	80-85%	12	69.50–81.50	$75.16	$958	—
1250–1655	1410	80-85%	4	83.00–91.50	$85.72	$1,209	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–995	983	85-90%	2	46.00–51.50	$48.78	$480	—
860–1235	1035	85-90%	5	54.00–63.50	$57.34	$593	—
1425	1425	85-90%	1	73.50	$73.50	$1,047	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1575	1367	75-80%	7	71.50–80.50	$75.76	$1,036	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1980	1628	3	95.00–107.00	$101.28	$1,649	—
1990	1990	1	113.00	$113.00	$2,249	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	—

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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.