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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 158 304 284
Feeder cattle 112 216 195
Slaughter cattle 33 84 77
Replacement cattle 13 4 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,396 +9.79
505–510 508 2 275.00–282.50 $278.77 $1,416 +34.32
570 570 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,442 +11.59
620 620 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,286 -43.23
655 655 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,421 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 value added 373 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,016 —
415 value added 415 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,027 —
470 value added 470 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,152 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 257.50–262.50 $259.91 $741 —
320 320 3 250.00 $250.00 $800 -5.00
350–370 358 3 242.50–265.00 $253.55 $908 +35.55
400 fancy 400 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,110 —
430–435 433 2 230.00–235.00 $232.51 $1,007 -7.68
435 value added 435 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,088 —
490 490 2 233.00–235.00 $234.00 $1,147 +13.65
513 513 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,123 -6.24
565 565 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,288 +8.59
600 600 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 —
805 805 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,417 -9.00
870 870 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,566 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 240.00 $240.00 $780 +12.94
462 value added 462 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,044 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 305.00 $305.00 $762 —
360 360 1 260.00 $260.00 $936 -36.00
415–445 425 5 272.50–293.00 $284.64 $1,210 +9.66
475 475 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 +26.09
525 525 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,386 +16.80
560–574 569 6 228.00–239.00 $231.61 $1,318 +5.06
593 593 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,239 -17.55
625–640 636 4 207.50–220.50 $217.31 $1,382 -2.59
645 645 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,271 -22.90
665 665 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,197 -30.00
715–730 723 2 188.00–206.00 $196.91 $1,424 -2.99
800–835 818 2 165.00–187.50 $176.01 $1,440 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1185 998 80-85% 3 114.00–139.00 $125.93 $1,257 —
960–1285 1114 80-85% 6 98.50–105.00 $100.72 $1,122 -18.01
1170 1170 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,053 -17.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1240 1145 75-80% 2 97.50–100.50 $99.12 $1,135 —
1245 1245 75-80% 2 103.50–110.00 $106.75 $1,329 —
1470 1470 75-80% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,764 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,006 —
885 885 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $743 —
1050–1140 1095 85-90% 2 92.00–96.00 $94.08 $1,030 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,516 —
1575–1840 1683 4 127.00–141.50 $135.67 $2,283 -5.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1150–1500 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,410.00 $1,330.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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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 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 145.00 $145.00 $740 —

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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.