East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 14, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	104	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	2	400.00–415.00	$407.14	$1,282	—
408 value added	408	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,754	—
427	427	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,708	—
620	620	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,077	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,440	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	240.00	$240.00	$684	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,174	—
340	340	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,292	-9.31
423–435	430	9	359.00–370.00	$366.11	$1,574	+31.11
460	460	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,644	+6.25
565–570	567	3	290.00–300.00	$296.65	$1,682	-12.09
815	815	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,200	—
1000	1000	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	370.00	$370.00	$906	—
470	470	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,480	±0.00
525	525	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,470	—
590	590	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,564	—
610	610	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,678	—
720	720	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,800	—
815	815	2	190.00–230.00	$210.00	$1,712	—
935	935	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,150	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,235	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	387	3	275.00–350.00	$308.30	$1,193	—
650	650	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,826	-17.73
650	650	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,015	—
905	905	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,172	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1080	1050	80-85%	2	137.00–148.00	$142.66	$1,498	—
1020–1550	1237	80-85%	12	154.00–168.00	$161.55	$1,998	+5.04
1020–1605	1244	80-85%	10	172.00–185.00	$177.93	$2,213	+21.42

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1220	1093	85-90%	3	126.00–133.00	$130.51	$1,426	—
850–1270	1115	85-90%	3	139.00–149.00	$143.53	$1,600	—
1080–1445	1263	85-90%	2	151.00–153.00	$152.14	$1,922	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	176.00	$176.00	$2,402	—
1515	1515	75-80%	1	157.00	$157.00	$2,379	—
1390–1640	1520	75-80%	4	160.00–170.00	$164.63	$2,502	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–2090	1721	7	202.00–215.00	$207.87	$3,577	+12.16
1035–2410	1949	4	179.00–195.00	$187.77	$3,660	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

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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.