East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	110	120	161
Feeder cattle	63	72	98
Slaughter cattle	38	45	51
Replacement cattle	9	3	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345 value added	345	1	600.00	$600.00	$2,070	—
388 value added	388	2	627.50	$627.50	$2,435	—
440 value added	440	3	507.50	$507.50	$2,233	—
710	710	1	347.50	$347.50	$2,467	—
1030	1030	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,987	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,297	—
380–398 value added	392	3	450.00–455.00	$451.62	$1,770	—
410–445	428	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,883	-16.86
470 value added	470	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,115	—
455–485	475	3	415.00	$415.00	$1,971	-54.00
523–545	530	3	370.00–395.00	$386.44	$2,048	—
545 value added	545	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,180	-23.00
580–585	583	2	385.00–390.00	$387.49	$2,259	-2.51
656	656	4	352.50	$352.50	$2,312	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350 thin fleshed	350	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,488	—
410 value added	410	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,620	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	575.00	$575.00	$1,869	-50.04
425–430	428	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,947	-155.00
460–485	473	2	447.50–465.00	$456.02	$2,157	-0.11
525–530	527	3	400.00–452.50	$433.38	$2,284	-11.25
600	600	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,160	—
660–670	667	3	345.00–360.00	$349.95	$2,334	-42.55
930	930	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,744	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255 thin fleshed	255	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,530	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1890	1495	75-80%	11	155.00–169.00	$161.24	$2,411	—
1505	1505	75-80%	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,604	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	85-90%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,428	-13.37
860–1240	1121	85-90%	5	154.00–159.00	$156.40	$1,753	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	80-85%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,591	—
1000–1440	1196	80-85%	4	157.00–168.00	$162.36	$1,942	-0.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1945	1945	1	207.00	$207.00	$4,026	—
2040	2040	1	218.00	$218.00	$4,447	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,850.00–3,000.00	$2,925.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	85-90%	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,757	—
1480	1480	80-85%	1	157.50	$157.50	$2,331	—
1870	1870	75-80%	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,973	—

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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.