Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 15, 2023

243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 243 346 290
Feeder cattle 151 194 191
Slaughter cattle 86 147 87
Replacement cattle 6 5 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaker cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with boning cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, lean cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 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
335 335 1 217.50 $217.50 $729 —
420 420 1 220.00 $220.00 $924 +10.00
465 value added 465 1 210.00 $210.00 $976 —
510–540 525 2 180.00–182.00 $180.97 $950 +6.97
670 670 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,146 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 185.00 $185.00 $574 —
425 425 1 160.00 $160.00 $680 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,055 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 180.00–185.00 $182.40 $598 +9.73
350–385 368 2 165.00–176.00 $170.24 $626 -12.76
400–415 408 2 178.00–179.00 $178.49 $728 +5.19
425–445 435 2 140.00–157.50 $148.95 $648 -24.35
450–495 468 3 155.00–162.50 $159.24 $745 +0.14
495 fancy 495 1 180.00 $180.00 $891 —
520–535 527 5 160.00–170.00 $166.42 $877 +5.97
530 fancy 530 1 175.00 $175.00 $928 —
540 540 1 147.00 $147.00 $794 -13.45
550–598 578 5 165.00–171.00 $168.33 $973 +20.15
610 610 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,055 —
752 752 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,060 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 —
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 380 3 200.00–210.00 $205.72 $782 -8.97
400–445 423 3 178.00–187.50 $183.38 $776 -5.06
465–490 478 2 172.00–190.00 $181.24 $866 -2.28
490 fancy 490 1 200.00 $200.00 $980 +3.00
540 540 2 180.00–188.00 $184.00 $994 +4.96
565–592 585 4 161.00–165.00 $161.97 $948 -13.89
595 fancy 595 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,077 —
625–635 630 2 150.00 $150.00 $945 -17.00
695 695 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,042 ±0.00
808 808 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,050 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 162.50 $162.50 $520 —
370 370 1 182.50 $182.50 $675 —
445 445 1 169.00 $169.00 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1800 1427 75-80% 16 81.50–95.00 $86.76 $1,238 —
1160–1570 1432 75-80% 3 97.00–105.50 $100.47 $1,439 —
1435 1435 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,062 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1045 938 85-90% 4 58.50–63.50 $60.76 $570 —
870–1230 1054 85-90% 9 65.00–75.00 $69.26 $730 +4.62
1205 1205 85-90% 1 79.50 $79.50 $958 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1390 1161 80-85% 13 77.00–90.50 $82.68 $960 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,258 +19.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 97.50 $97.50 $1,306 —
1525–2180 1681 7 103.00–110.00 $105.72 $1,777 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,080.00–1,180.00 $1,130.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,175.00 $1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 70.00 $70.00 $318 —
518 518 2 67.50 $67.50 $350 —
640 640 1 57.00 $57.00 $365 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 —

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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.