East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	94	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	405.00–410.00	$407.53	$1,528	—
410	410	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,640	-10.00
450 value added	450	1	412.50	$412.50	$1,856	—
460	460	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,656	—
465	465	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,767	—
540	540	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,863	—
550–575	563	2	335.00–340.00	$337.44	$1,900	—
613	613	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,992	—
672 value added	672	3	355.00	$355.00	$2,386	—
820	820	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,091	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,382	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355 value added	355	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,420	—
355	355	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,278	±0.00
400–445	423	2	330.00–335.00	$332.37	$1,406	-2.63
495	495	2	325.00–335.00	$330.00	$1,634	—
505	505	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,591	—
565	565	3	298.00	$298.00	$1,684	—
550–595	573	2	300.00–305.00	$302.60	$1,734	—
610–645	633	3	291.00–297.50	$293.09	$1,855	—
740	740	1	272.50	$272.50	$2,016	—
925	925	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,128	-7.50
950	950	1	218.00	$218.00	$2,071	-19.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380 value added	380	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,235	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	335.00	$335.00	$804	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,160	—
320–325	323	2	405.00–410.00	$407.52	$1,316	—
355	355	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,384	-5.00
415	415	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,660	+37.56
460–495	478	2	360.00–365.00	$362.59	$1,733	—
520–535	528	2	315.00–325.00	$319.93	$1,689	—
553	553	2	316.00	$316.00	$1,747	—
607–610	608	4	300.00–315.00	$311.24	$1,892	—
715	715	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,662	—
750–760	755	2	245.00–260.00	$252.55	$1,907	—
905	905	2	220.00–227.50	$223.75	$2,025	—
960	960	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,824	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,673	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1375	1176	80-85%	10	140.00–160.00	$149.03	$1,753	—
1065–1480	1263	80-85%	4	168.00–185.00	$174.32	$2,202	+35.74

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1540	1430	75-80%	2	174.00–176.00	$174.92	$2,501	—
1405–1705	1508	75-80%	4	154.00–165.00	$160.95	$2,427	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1235	967	85-90%	5	124.00–132.00	$128.02	$1,238	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1675	1620	4	183.00–195.00	$190.18	$3,081	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	85-90%	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,552	—

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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.