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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 23, 2024

282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.59/cwt +11.51 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 415 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 282 219 0
Feeder cattle 210 137 0
Slaughter cattle 62 79 0
Replacement cattle 10 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall, with no trends available for slaughter bulls and 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 305.00 $305.00 $930 -27.50
360–385 373 2 312.50–320.00 $316.38 $1,180 +26.38
405–445 434 9 280.00–288.00 $285.82 $1,240 —
465 465 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 +17.00
500 500 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,338 —
560 560 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 —
615–635 625 2 243.00–244.00 $243.51 $1,522 +13.11
665–695 686 7 232.00–246.00 $242.32 $1,662 —
745 745 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,468 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,011 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 242.50 $242.50 $715 —
350 fancy 350 1 260.00 $260.00 $910 —
350–390 364 6 225.00–245.00 $235.97 $859 -4.56
400–445 415 10 220.00–245.00 $234.59 $974 +11.51
460–490 470 7 217.00–239.00 $228.93 $1,076 +2.22
500–505 504 4 220.00–236.00 $228.02 $1,149 -0.98
555–595 569 5 220.00–228.00 $223.79 $1,273 +11.29
612 612 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,340 +7.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 232.50 $232.50 $802 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 207.00 $207.00 $911 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 277.50–307.50 $292.73 $966 -4.77
360–370 365 2 290.00–305.00 $297.60 $1,086 —
415–440 419 6 275.00–287.50 $279.25 $1,170 +19.25
470–492 487 7 259.00–275.00 $263.78 $1,285 +12.64
505 505 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,136 -5.20
550–593 575 4 220.00–233.00 $226.20 $1,301 -6.20
600–645 628 3 200.00–210.00 $205.73 $1,292 -11.08
670–695 683 2 215.00–220.00 $217.55 $1,486 +15.55
700–745 722 8 187.00–200.00 $190.68 $1,377 -14.32
755–790 780 4 170.00–180.00 $173.14 $1,350 —
845 845 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,504 —
920–935 925 3 160.00–190.00 $169.95 $1,572 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 255.00 $255.00 $951 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,282 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1415 1190 80-85% 11 114.50–127.00 $119.59 $1,423 +3.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–930 863 85-90% 2 93.00–99.00 $96.23 $830 —
770–1075 936 85-90% 6 109.00–114.50 $112.16 $1,050 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1370 1270 75-80% 4 115.00–130.00 $123.28 $1,566 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1170 1123 2 139.50–140.00 $139.74 $1,569 —
1505–2280 1906 5 140.50–152.00 $144.31 $2,751 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,210 +5.00

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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.