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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report, Sweetwater, TN

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 1, 2023

169 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $191.55/cwt +10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 487 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 169 191 271
Feeder cattle 111 123 191
Slaughter cattle 48 59 62
Replacement cattle 10 9 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows mostly steady with lean cows 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls or 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
265–270 268 2 210.00–225.00 $217.43 $583 —
310 310 1 210.00 $210.00 $651 —
395 395 1 233.00 $233.00 $920 —
425 425 1 227.50 $227.50 $967 +42.50
475 475 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,088 —
535 535 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,166 —
610 610 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,080 —
708 708 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,359 —
770 770 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,401 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 197.00–200.00 $198.48 $953 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 172.50 $172.50 $621 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 185.00 $185.00 $388 —
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
325 325 1 205.00 $205.00 $666 -5.00
390 390 1 176.00 $176.00 $686 +9.84
440 440 1 217.00 $217.00 $955 +28.48
470–494 fancy 487 7 200.00 $200.00 $974 —
485–495 488 3 168.00–177.50 $171.82 $838 -9.70
505–535 525 3 170.00–171.00 $170.68 $896 -8.70
605–610 606 4 144.00–157.00 $148.75 $901 -11.76
715 715 1 135.00 $135.00 $965 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 160.00 $160.00 $656 +32.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 235.00 $235.00 $799 -2.50
425 425 1 209.00 $209.00 $888 +12.58
455–480 468 2 231.00–236.00 $233.57 $1,093 +27.99
520–535 525 3 180.00–205.00 $196.51 $1,032 +7.51
558 558 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,099 +11.38
575 thin fleshed 575 1 165.00 $165.00 $949 —
630–635 633 2 174.00–180.00 $176.99 $1,120 -6.59
645 645 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,064 -18.58
750 750 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,282 -2.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 —
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 185.00 $185.00 $916 +10.03

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1805 1514 75-80% 18 81.50–95.00 $89.38 $1,353 —
1540 1540 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,694 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $731 -20.00
1085–1255 1185 85-90% 5 71.00–84.00 $78.56 $931 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1340 1269 80-85% 5 81.50–93.50 $87.18 $1,106 —
1490 1490 80-85% 1 94.50 $94.50 $1,408 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,664 ±0.00
1245–2285 1765 2 121.00–125.00 $123.59 $2,181 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 353 3 102.50–112.50 $109.10 $385 —

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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.