East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report, Sweetwater, TN

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 18, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	132	138	109
Feeder cattle	73	106	58
Slaughter cattle	54	26	40
Replacement cattle	5	6	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 8.00 higher overall , with higher-quality offerings noted. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. No sales will be held the next two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,414	—
620	620	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,544	+6.00
775	775	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,744	—
905 value added	905	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,900	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,378	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,030	-2.50
415	415	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,162	+32.50
480	480	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,296	+6.53
503 value added	503	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,308	—
535–545	540	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,323	-8.39
655	655	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,457	—
805	805	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,530	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	227.50	$227.50	$944	+20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,350	+40.00
453–480	460	4	312.50–317.50	$313.81	$1,444	—
515	515	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,378	-1.50
580–598	589	4	239.00–255.00	$246.88	$1,454	—
610–640	625	2	217.50–234.00	$225.55	$1,410	-8.12
700–703	702	4	220.00–225.00	$221.25	$1,553	+6.25
846	846	4	197.50	$197.50	$1,671	—
855–895	875	2	180.00–190.00	$185.11	$1,620	—
950	950	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,639	—
1000–1020	1010	2	170.00–185.00	$177.57	$1,793	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	373	2	285.00–315.00	$299.70	$1,118	—
785	785	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,452	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1680	1415	75-80%	3	120.50–124.50	$122.20	$1,729	—
1275–1600	1440	75-80%	6	105.50–118.50	$113.37	$1,633	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1200	1160	80-85%	3	111.00–118.00	$114.94	$1,333	—
1055–1275	1165	80-85%	2	120.50–123.50	$122.14	$1,423	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	85-90%	1	95.00	$95.00	$755	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1825–2075	1950	2	140.50–141.50	$140.97	$2,749	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1375	1220	85-90%	3	80.00–91.50	$87.53	$1,068	—
1220–1615	1413	85-90%	6	95.00–111.00	$101.90	$1,440	—
1255–1660	1418	80-85%	5	103.50–118.50	$111.63	$1,583	—
1390–1795	1655	75-80%	5	103.00–108.00	$105.79	$1,751	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,009	—
625	625	3	167.50	$167.50	$1,047	—

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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.