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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 19, 2024

176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 176 126 202
Feeder cattle 104 78 130
Slaughter cattle 68 37 60
Replacement cattle 4 11 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with lean cows sharply lower, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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
653 653 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,691 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 305.00 $305.00 $762 +55.00
310 310 1 320.00 $320.00 $992 +57.50
370–398 390 6 260.00–272.00 $267.78 $1,044 —
400–440 411 5 255.00–280.00 $265.35 $1,091 +16.13
460–490 468 6 265.00–270.00 $267.46 $1,252 -1.39
515 515 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,262 +4.81
515 515 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,210 -5.19
615 615 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,396 -10.54
710 710 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,544 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,044 —
495 495 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,114 —
545 545 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,172 —
618 618 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,073 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 305.00–325.00 $314.93 $1,064 —
360–383 375 3 302.50–310.00 $307.60 $1,154 +4.78
435–440 438 2 280.00–305.00 $292.43 $1,281 -7.52
465–480 473 3 260.00–280.00 $266.69 $1,261 -40.81
510–520 514 9 263.00–277.00 $270.56 $1,391 -11.87
595 595 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,488 +5.00
605 605 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 -1.72
615 615 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,538 +18.28
660 660 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,402 -21.37
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 230.00 $230.00 $943 -51.84
450 450 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,091 —
520 520 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,144 —
635 635 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,508 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 80-85% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,118 —
965–1480 1173 80-85% 20 127.00–144.00 $136.87 $1,605 —
1120–1285 1211 80-85% 5 147.00–151.00 $148.74 $1,801 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1620 1457 75-80% 13 135.00–146.00 $142.01 $2,069 -5.12
1560 1560 75-80% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,402 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1050 935 85-90% 2 116.00–118.00 $116.88 $1,093 -13.12
920–1160 1015 85-90% 4 123.00–134.00 $128.00 $1,299 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1785 1660 3 165.00–169.00 $167.11 $2,774 —
1680 1680 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,520 —
2000 2000 1 182.00 $182.00 $3,640 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,748 —
1310 1310 85-90% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,559 -13.86

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Dairy Steers

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 130.00 $130.00 $962 —

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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.