Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 319 216 353
Feeder cattle 219 143 250
Slaughter cattle 91 69 96
Replacement cattle 9 4 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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
248 248 3 245.00 $245.00 $608 —
310 310 4 225.00 $225.00 $698 —
325 value added 325 1 255.00 $255.00 $829 —
410 410 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,004 —
475–488 483 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,063 -5.00
510–545 value added 528 2 235.00–240.00 $237.42 $1,254 —
565 565 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,220 +8.00
585 value added 585 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,316 —
600–610 605 3 216.00–227.00 $221.03 $1,337 -8.97
675 value added 675 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,434 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1420 1308 2 115.00–120.00 $117.28 $1,534 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 225.00 $225.00 $596 —
325 325 1 217.50 $217.50 $707 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208–240 219 3 200.00–205.00 $201.83 $442 —
320 320 1 195.00 $195.00 $624 -12.99
398 398 2 195.00 $195.00 $776 —
402 value added 402 3 205.00 $205.00 $824 —
435–445 438 3 178.00–195.00 $185.94 $814 -11.45
473 473 3 184.00 $184.00 $870 -6.40
495 495 1 180.00 $180.00 $891 -10.40
500–545 524 5 170.00–190.00 $174.42 $914 -28.94
605 605 1 150.00 $150.00 $908 -19.64
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 —
725 725 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 178.00 $178.00 $543 —
415 415 1 164.00 $164.00 $681 —
460 460 1 175.00 $175.00 $805 —
505–520 513 2 153.00–160.00 $156.45 $803 —
565 565 1 151.00 $151.00 $853 —
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 175.00 $175.00 $551 —
375 375 1 185.00 $185.00 $694 +11.67
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 162.00 $162.00 $664 —
585 585 1 154.00 $154.00 $901 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 241.00 $241.00 $711 —
340 340 1 247.50 $247.50 $842 —
360–380 373 5 215.00–237.50 $230.02 $858 +0.57
435 435 1 210.00 $210.00 $914 -7.66
460–470 fancy 465 2 230.00–240.00 $234.95 $1,093 —
465–470 468 3 200.00 $200.00 $936 -18.10
513 513 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,108 +25.21
565–595 579 8 199.00–212.00 $208.83 $1,209 +15.83
600 fancy 600 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,236 —
610–630 623 4 178.00–189.00 $182.21 $1,135 -6.30
670 670 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,079 -28.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 200.00 $200.00 $480 —
460 460 1 195.00 $195.00 $897 —
510 510 1 180.00 $180.00 $918 —
575 575 1 160.00 $160.00 $920 —
705 705 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 196.00 $196.00 $755 —
432 432 3 196.00 $196.00 $847 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 217.50 $217.50 $544 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1610 1216 80-85% 15 84.50–93.00 $88.74 $1,079 -13.76
1155–1405 1280 80-85% 2 82.50–83.50 $82.95 $1,062 —
1185–1330 1280 80-85% 4 100.50–105.00 $102.43 $1,311 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1545 1450 75-80% 2 107.00–108.00 $107.47 $1,558 —
1345–1575 1460 75-80% 2 78.50–81.50 $80.12 $1,170 —
1200–1810 1512 75-80% 14 85.50–95.50 $89.95 $1,360 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1210 997 85-90% 7 74.00–85.50 $79.50 $793 -0.38
985–1280 1108 85-90% 3 70.50–71.50 $70.96 $786 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1210 1138 2 114.00–119.00 $116.34 $1,324 —
1360–1700 1530 2 124.00–128.00 $126.22 $1,931 —
1530–1645 1588 2 113.00–115.00 $114.04 $1,811 —
1830–1990 1910 2 132.00–134.50 $133.20 $2,544 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,330.00 $1,330.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 85.00 $85.00 $293 —

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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.