East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	92	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445 value added	445	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,869	—
515	515	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,777	-5.00
550 value added	550	1	372.50	$372.50	$2,049	—
660–685 value added	668	3	282.50–295.00	$290.73	$1,942	—
700 value added	700	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,995	—
835	835	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,046	—
860	860	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,021	—
910 value added	910	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,275	—
915	915	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,059	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,381	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	327.50–345.00	$336.32	$1,103	+3.82
445	445	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,446	+1.63
480	480	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,536	+11.88
505–525	517	3	287.50–297.50	$294.24	$1,521	-3.51
570	570	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,767	—
610–640	621	6	255.00–260.00	$255.82	$1,589	+25.82
692	692	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,668	+3.50
700–713 value added	709	3	241.00–242.50	$241.49	$1,712	—
713	713	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,711	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	330.00	$330.00	$957	—
305	305	1	320.00	$320.00	$976	—
423	423	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,311	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,058	—
455	455	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,297	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,136	-20.00
300	300	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,095	—
355–395	385	5	345.00–415.00	$386.83	$1,489	+11.34
480–490	483	4	337.50–371.00	$362.49	$1,751	+35.53
515–525	522	5	340.00–362.50	$344.44	$1,798	+40.67
615	615	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,660	±0.00
670–687	681	5	257.50–270.00	$266.54	$1,815	-3.46
730–745	735	3	257.50–260.00	$258.34	$1,899	—
750–755	754	4	242.50–260.00	$255.65	$1,928	—
930–945	938	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,876	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	375.00	$375.00	$750	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	80-85%	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,084	—
1120	1120	80-85%	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,669	—
1000–1360	1155	80-85%	5	132.00–143.00	$139.46	$1,611	+9.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	85-90%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,088	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	75-80%	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,204	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1930	1930	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,281	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1230	1003	85-90%	3	117.00–119.00	$118.43	$1,188	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,944	—

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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.