Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 10, 2024

178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 178 139 301
Feeder cattle 97 93 203
Slaughter cattle 70 40 64
Replacement cattle 11 6 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, boning cows mostly steady with no comparisons available for breaker and lean cows, slaughter bulls, or 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
340 340 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,190 —
420–423 422 3 300.00–320.00 $306.64 $1,294 +3.02
475 475 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,449 +2.49
590 590 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,446 —
600 600 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,440 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 value added 245 1 310.00 $310.00 $760 —
290 290 1 255.00 $255.00 $740 +2.50
300 value added 300 1 267.50 $267.50 $802 —
325 325 1 265.00 $265.00 $861 —
415–420 418 4 275.00–292.50 $283.80 $1,186 +3.14
455–485 475 4 235.00–260.00 $242.26 $1,151 -25.37
532 532 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,261 -10.59
570–585 575 3 230.00–238.00 $235.29 $1,353 -7.44
568–595 577 3 220.00–224.00 $222.63 $1,285 -20.10
615 615 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 +26.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 245.00 $245.00 $858 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 285.00 $285.00 $712 +14.97
318–345 327 4 272.50–320.00 $295.55 $966 +5.55
370 370 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,147 -4.58
400–403 402 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,186 -1.62
460 460 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,254 -8.72
450–488 475 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,342 +1.28
533 533 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,332 -10.50
550 550 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,334 -15.33
630 630 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,418 -3.15
673 673 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,380 -20.67
805 805 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,521 —
925 925 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,545 -1.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1455 1128 80-85% 11 114.00–134.00 $123.60 $1,394 —
990–1270 1172 80-85% 3 110.00–111.00 $110.64 $1,297 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,694 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–830 743 85-90% 3 111.00–130.00 $119.86 $891 —
925 925 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $860 —
755–1355 1000 85-90% 5 102.00–106.00 $104.84 $1,048 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,849 +9.49
1195–1585 1395 75-80% 4 116.00–118.00 $116.67 $1,628 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,668 —
1480 1480 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,190 —
1620–1930 1722 5 155.00–164.00 $160.69 $2,767 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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 2 2,350.00–2,850.00 $2,600.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,295 —

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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.