East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 15, 2023

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $208.46/cwt -5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 605 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	284	252	188
Feeder cattle	195	191	107
Slaughter cattle	77	52	69
Replacement cattle	12	9	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaker cows gauging 3.00 to 10.00 higher, with boning and lean cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	415	2	245.00–252.50	$248.66	$1,032	+3.66
604–615	605	10	208.00–212.50	$208.46	$1,261	-5.54
655	655	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,336	—
765	765	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,561	—
830	830	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,536	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,418	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	180.00–189.00	$186.00	$698	-4.00
420	420	2	180.00–184.00	$182.00	$764	-20.85
425	425	1	175.00	$175.00	$744	-27.85
450–460	455	2	170.00–176.00	$173.03	$787	-27.92
495	495	2	180.00–181.00	$180.50	$893	-20.45
525–535	530	2	191.00–200.00	$195.46	$1,036	+25.46
553–563	557	5	181.00–187.00	$184.57	$1,028	+14.91
575	575	1	164.00	$164.00	$943	-29.45
575	575	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,006	-18.45
605–630	618	2	165.00–169.00	$166.96	$1,032	+6.96
693 value added	693	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,150	—
700–720	713	3	140.00–150.00	$143.27	$1,022	-13.73
753–793	773	4	157.00–158.00	$157.49	$1,217	+7.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	170.00	$170.00	$484	—
410–415	413	2	160.00	$160.00	$661	—
565	565	1	162.50	$162.50	$918	—
570	570	1	169.00	$169.00	$963	—
610	610	1	152.00	$152.00	$927	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	202.50	$202.50	$729	—
360–380	373	3	222.00–245.00	$229.39	$856	-28.11
425	425	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,016	+17.27
465–480	472	3	190.00–192.50	$190.82	$901	-29.94
500–540	520	4	185.00–202.50	$196.63	$1,022	-5.93
560–570	565	2	177.50–197.50	$187.59	$1,060	-3.62
603–615	607	3	181.00–185.00	$182.35	$1,107	+0.88
615–630	623	2	150.00–160.00	$154.94	$965	-26.53
655	655	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,153	—
735	735	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,066	-7.50
770–775	773	2	152.50–157.50	$154.99	$1,198	+21.23
928	928	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,141	—
1070	1070	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,311	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	200.00	$200.00	$680	—
460	460	1	200.00	$200.00	$920	—
690	690	1	142.50	$142.50	$983	—
735	735	1	131.00	$131.00	$963	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1720	1352	75-80%	13	85.50–101.50	$94.96	$1,284	—
1590	1590	75-80%	2	105.50–106.00	$105.75	$1,681	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	80-85%	2	95.50–103.50	$99.50	$1,199	—
980–1440	1233	80-85%	10	82.00–93.50	$88.42	$1,090	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1080	966	85-90%	4	64.00–70.00	$66.68	$644	-11.37
900–1460	1190	85-90%	4	75.50–84.50	$80.26	$955	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,784	—
1275–1565	1420	2	106.00–119.00	$111.84	$1,588	—
2320	2320	1	108.00	$108.00	$2,506	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–750	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	760.00	$760.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
900–1200	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–1,050.00	$987.50
1100–1150	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	980.00–1,330.00	$1,155.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.