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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 9, 2025

83 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.02/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 560 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 83 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 value added 395 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 -27.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 4 345.00–370.00 $358.93 $1,167 +3.93
370–395 387 8 335.00–380.00 $365.98 $1,416 —
465–490 473 3 310.00–325.00 $316.55 $1,497 +6.55
505 505 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,490 —
550–565 560 13 270.00–312.00 $289.02 $1,619 +4.02
615–635 622 3 236.00–265.00 $245.87 $1,529 -42.13
669 669 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 value added 330 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 —
420 420 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,344 —
575 575 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,322 +2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,296 ±0.00
305 305 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,235 —
365–375 370 2 375.00–425.00 $400.34 $1,481 —
405–440 423 3 370.00–400.00 $381.77 $1,615 —
473 473 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,466 -49.05
482–495 485 4 330.00–385.00 $370.97 $1,799 +11.92
503 503 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,660 —
550 550 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,760 —
610 610 2 298.00 $298.00 $1,818 +15.50
770 770 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,771 —
800–810 805 2 205.00–215.00 $210.03 $1,691 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,683 —
580–585 583 2 285.00–287.50 $286.24 $1,669 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1790 1486 75-80% 5 131.00–136.50 $134.36 $1,997 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1155 1075 80-85% 2 152.50–155.00 $153.66 $1,652 —
1200–1235 1218 80-85% 2 145.50–149.00 $147.22 $1,793 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1785 1785 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,981 —
1850 1850 1 182.00 $182.00 $3,367 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 85-90% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,279 —

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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.