Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.19/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 529 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 171 196 269
Feeder cattle 118 141 199
Slaughter cattle 50 51 60
Replacement cattle 3 4 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week, therefore, no market trends are available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 261.00 $261.00 $900 —
375 375 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,097 -7.50
440–443 442 3 260.00–264.00 $262.67 $1,161 —
455–488 468 8 240.00–270.00 $253.07 $1,184 —
545 545 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,313 —
558–598 571 7 232.00–253.00 $241.08 $1,377 —
609–619 614 8 238.00–243.00 $240.52 $1,477 —
695 695 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,480 —
760 760 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,657 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,191 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 3 227.50–239.00 $235.09 $771 —
350–398 381 7 226.00–242.50 $230.60 $879 +0.60
410 410 1 235.00 $235.00 $964 +5.36
455–462 460 7 228.00–230.00 $228.57 $1,051 +8.71
515–545 529 9 220.00–227.00 $222.32 $1,176 +3.49
530 530 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,118 -7.83
565–570 568 2 207.00–219.00 $212.97 $1,210 +1.47
605–635 629 7 208.00–216.00 $214.90 $1,352 —
653 653 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,313 —
750 750 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,406 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 478 2 200.00–219.00 $209.35 $1,001 —
510 510 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 220.00 $220.00 $902 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 270.00 $270.00 $796 —
355–373 367 3 255.00–269.00 $264.49 $971 —
420 420 1 230.00 $230.00 $966 -29.85
565 565 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,203 -18.45
710 710 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,392 +14.87
723–725 724 4 204.00–215.00 $206.76 $1,497 +25.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 80-85% 1 101.00 $101.00 $929 —
960–1365 1137 80-85% 7 105.00–117.00 $108.98 $1,239 -0.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1730 1505 75-80% 6 105.50–119.50 $113.08 $1,702 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 85-90% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,139 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–2070 1922 3 138.50–147.50 $142.86 $2,746 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,064 —
1210 1210 85-90% 1 104.50 $104.50 $1,264 —
1480–1550 1520 80-85% 3 104.00–108.00 $105.34 $1,601 —
1580 1580 75-80% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,564 -7.50
1670–1745 1708 75-80% 2 106.00–107.00 $106.51 $1,819 —

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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.