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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 24, 2024

113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 113 130 206
Feeder cattle 56 64 155
Slaughter cattle 50 65 48
Replacement cattle 7 1 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available as sale for last week was cancelled due to inclement weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,259 —
786 value added 786 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,611 —
853 value added 853 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,629 —
910 value added 910 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,693 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 value added 428 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,156 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 value added 330 1 250.00 $250.00 $825 —
630 630 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,087 -12.50
700 700 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,183 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,193 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,058 +6.00
610 610 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,235 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1965 1688 75-80% 13 100.00–110.00 $106.06 $1,790 —
1665–1810 1738 75-80% 2 115.00–118.00 $116.56 $2,026 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $793 —
1050–1480 1173 80-85% 4 118.00–125.00 $120.88 $1,418 —
805–1680 1216 80-85% 9 98.00–110.00 $105.82 $1,287 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1125 973 85-90% 4 89.00–92.00 $90.35 $879 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1135 1057 3 111.00–118.00 $114.72 $1,213 +7.72
1860 1860 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,158 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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.