East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 24, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	227	294	183
Feeder cattle	132	176	114
Slaughter cattle	90	89	54
Replacement cattle	5	29	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts this week, but a higher undertone was noted. Also, no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,193	—
475	475	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,342	—
515	515	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,494	—
615 value added	615	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,660	—
665	665	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,643	—
710	710	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,768	—
825	825	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,840	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,172	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,026	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	7	288.00	$288.00	$1,002	—
430	430	5	281.00	$281.00	$1,208	—
455–475	465	3	255.00–260.00	$256.63	$1,193	—
470 fancy	470	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	—
495	495	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,213	—
500–510	502	9	235.00–259.00	$254.72	$1,279	—
570–580	575	3	235.00–246.00	$240.32	$1,382	—
615–640	626	4	218.00–235.00	$229.41	$1,436	—
650	650	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,521	—
700–705	703	2	202.00–214.00	$207.98	$1,462	—
765–780	772	3	199.00–216.00	$206.61	$1,595	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,125	—
543	543	4	219.00	$219.00	$1,189	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,389	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	305.00	$305.00	$991	—
365–395	380	4	335.00–340.00	$337.40	$1,282	—
450–475	463	5	272.50–305.00	$291.69	$1,351	—
525	525	2	257.50–260.00	$258.75	$1,358	—
550–585	563	3	235.00–250.00	$243.99	$1,374	—
605	605	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,422	—
655–685	670	2	222.50–230.00	$226.17	$1,515	—
700–730	715	2	213.00–215.00	$214.02	$1,530	—
760	760	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,520	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	267.50	$267.50	$856	—
430	430	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,150	—
549	549	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,235	—
600	600	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,326	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,322	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	80-85%	1	119.00	$119.00	$988	—
865–1540	1115	80-85%	23	126.00–140.00	$131.05	$1,461	-8.23
1130–1225	1178	80-85%	2	142.00–144.00	$143.04	$1,685	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1695	1484	75-80%	18	127.00–143.00	$135.16	$2,006	+0.25
1565	1565	75-80%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,956	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1045	993	85-90%	4	108.00–114.00	$110.85	$1,101	—
900–1295	1074	85-90%	10	117.00–128.00	$122.61	$1,317	+9.83
1130	1130	85-90%	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,480	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1995	1704	4	158.00–170.00	$164.23	$2,798	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1600	1600	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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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.