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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 6, 2023

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $224.96/cwt -14.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 522 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $212.08/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 509 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.76/cwt +3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,476/hd at 621 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 313 200 219
Feeder cattle 244 140 164
Slaughter cattle 63 52 55
Replacement cattle 6 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 245.00 $245.00 $551 —
475 475 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,259 +22.10
515–520 517 3 230.00–250.00 $243.29 $1,258 +5.28
560 560 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,383 +3.79
608–643 621 10 231.00–241.00 $237.76 $1,476 +9.00
680 680 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,584 +6.70
710 value added 710 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,697 —
785 785 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,798 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 220.00 $220.00 $583 —
310 310 1 210.00 $210.00 $651 —
385 385 1 222.50 $222.50 $857 —
400–435 420 5 200.00–220.00 $208.63 $876 —
455–495 475 3 209.00–224.00 $213.79 $1,016 -7.02
500–520 509 10 204.00–220.00 $212.08 $1,079 -2.65
563–586 579 7 207.00–214.00 $211.48 $1,224 -6.09
629 fancy 629 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,371 —
630–645 640 3 190.00–204.00 $196.72 $1,259 -24.96
670 670 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,367 -15.51
680 680 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,265 -33.51
715 715 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,351 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 270.00 $270.00 $864 +30.00
395 395 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,023 +9.00
440–445 443 3 240.00–250.00 $243.31 $1,078 +22.64
475–495 483 3 225.00–233.00 $229.01 $1,106 -7.48
507–535 522 14 211.00–231.00 $224.96 $1,174 -14.04
568 568 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,176 —
600 600 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,266 -4.00
641 641 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,269 -17.00
732 732 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,340 +10.00
770 770 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,317 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 245.00 $245.00 $612 —
520–535 528 2 200.00–201.00 $200.49 $1,059 -14.51

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1715 1376 75-80% 11 96.00–110.00 $103.00 $1,417 —
1495–1610 1539 75-80% 4 115.00–128.00 $122.03 $1,878 —
1540–1805 1673 75-80% 2 89.00–90.00 $89.54 $1,498 -13.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1065 995 85-90% 3 78.00–82.00 $79.55 $792 —
905–1190 1024 85-90% 9 83.50–93.50 $87.92 $900 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 80-85% 1 93.50 $93.50 $949 —
1000–1325 1122 80-85% 10 95.50–110.50 $102.02 $1,145 +9.52
1305 1305 80-85% 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,533 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,427 —
1850 1850 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,572 —
1585–2145 1913 4 126.00–134.00 $131.78 $2,521 —

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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 2 1,900.00–2,050.00 $1,975.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 17 179.00 $179.00 $820 —
530 530 15 173.00 $173.00 $917 —
625 625 22 164.00 $164.00 $1,025 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 105.00 $105.00 $756 —
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 —
970 970 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,212 —

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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.