East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	137	113	151
Feeder cattle	87	56	94
Slaughter cattle	50	50	57
Replacement cattle	—	7	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	358	2	310.00–315.00	$312.55	$1,119	—
420 value added	420	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,376	—
420–435	428	2	300.00–305.00	$302.46	$1,295	—
460–490	475	3	272.50–305.00	$284.51	$1,351	—
530 value added	530	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,510	—
603 value added	603	2	264.00	$264.00	$1,592	—
667 value added	667	3	232.00	$232.00	$1,547	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578 value added	578	2	263.00	$263.00	$1,520	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	250.00	$250.00	$638	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,488	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385 value added	385	1	220.00	$220.00	$847	—
410	410	1	232.50	$232.50	$953	—
480	480	2	230.00–235.00	$232.50	$1,116	—
500–513 value added	509	3	218.00–230.00	$221.93	$1,130	—
530 fancy	530	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,272	—
540	540	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,166	—
565–595	580	2	217.00–220.00	$218.46	$1,267	—
650	650	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,378	—
695	695	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,355	—
725	725	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,450	+31.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	205.00	$205.00	$789	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,017	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–335	322	4	285.00	$285.00	$918	—
445	445	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,335	—
465–490	477	3	260.00–277.50	$269.12	$1,284	+44.12
500	500	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,150	—
550–595	573	2	235.00–247.50	$241.00	$1,381	—
610	610	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,372	+22.50
645	645	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,232	-11.50
758	758	2	192.50	$192.50	$1,459	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	4	235.00	$235.00	$926	—
475	475	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,009	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,027	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1445	1140	80-85%	9	100.00–113.00	$106.83	$1,218	—
1105–1420	1201	80-85%	7	114.00–124.00	$118.59	$1,424	+12.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	75-80%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,920	—
1280–1840	1516	75-80%	7	99.00–111.00	$107.59	$1,631	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1215	1078	85-90%	2	96.00–98.00	$96.87	$1,044	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1895	1521	5	120.00–133.00	$127.41	$1,938	—
1740	1740	1	137.00	$137.00	$2,384	—

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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.