Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 25, 2026

995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $331.59/cwt ≈ $3,107/hd at 937 lb · 114 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $388.41/cwt +33.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,358/hd at 607 lb · 78 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $456.18/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,672/hd at 586 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 995 124 762
Feeder cattle 791 94 637
Slaughter cattle 125 30 75
Replacement cattle 79 — 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale, but a higher undertone was noted for slaughter cows and bulls. Heavy receipts with high supply of preconditioned feeder cattle and strong demand was noted for all classes of cattle in response to the annual Customer Appreciation event which included lunch, door prizes, and drawing for prizes for all sellers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 value added 300 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,980 —
305 305 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,769 —
370 value added 370 5 622.50 $622.50 $2,303 —
350–399 386 18 540.00–600.00 $574.18 $2,216 —
414 value added 414 4 565.00 $565.00 $2,339 —
450–488 value added 473 12 505.00–540.00 $526.38 $2,490 —
460–482 477 4 450.00–465.00 $453.62 $2,164 —
503–536 532 15 435.00–490.00 $483.06 $2,570 —
570 570 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,223 —
553–598 value added 586 69 442.50–497.50 $457.14 $2,679 -2.86
605 605 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,480 —
673–680 value added 674 10 375.00–382.50 $375.76 $2,533 —
713–715 value added 713 9 365.00–374.00 $373.00 $2,659 —
750 750 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,550 —
855 value added 855 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,864 —
860–895 878 2 320.00–325.00 $322.45 $2,831 —
937–938 value added 937 114 329.75–333.50 $331.59 $3,107 —
960 960 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,976 —
1000 1000 1 300.00 $300.00 $3,000 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 283 4 530.00–575.00 $554.96 $1,571 —
300–335 value added 318 2 555.00–590.00 $571.54 $1,817 —
325–345 337 3 470.00–515.00 $489.53 $1,650 —
360 thin fleshed 360 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,818 —
359–380 value added 363 5 520.00–537.50 $533.84 $1,938 +48.84
375–390 380 4 460.00–485.00 $468.82 $1,782 —
422–428 value added 425 6 500.00–505.00 $502.52 $2,136 +2.52
405–442 435 20 480.00–485.00 $483.47 $2,103 +13.47
457–463 value added 458 13 490.00–501.00 $499.29 $2,287 —
455–497 477 10 415.00–465.00 $440.18 $2,100 -4.32
515 515 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,931 -50.05
515 value added 515 10 445.00 $445.00 $2,292 —
500–540 530 24 395.00–440.00 $417.93 $2,215 -7.12
551–585 value added 562 21 400.00–435.00 $418.31 $2,351 —
560–583 577 4 369.00–387.50 $373.49 $2,155 -34.01
601–609 value added 602 66 380.50–395.50 $392.97 $2,366 —
630–648 635 12 352.50–367.50 $363.34 $2,307 +8.34
660–680 value added 667 3 345.00–358.00 $353.58 $2,358 -6.42
705–745 722 10 300.00–325.00 $312.83 $2,259 -13.75
746 value added 746 14 346.00 $346.00 $2,581 —
750 750 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,250 —
795 795 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,306 —
933 933 13 297.50 $297.50 $2,776 —
975 975 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,730 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 value added 300 11 455.00 $455.00 $1,365 —
393 393 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,847 +17.50
493 value added 493 4 402.50 $402.50 $1,984 —
650 650 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,918 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,496 —
380 380 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,425 —
600 600 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,740 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 333 4 580.00–585.00 $581.18 $1,935 —
350–393 369 12 530.00–590.00 $569.75 $2,102 —
415 415 5 490.00–520.00 $500.00 $2,075 -60.00
435 435 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,849 -135.00
505–520 515 3 405.00–420.00 $410.05 $2,112 -34.95
503–545 525 7 442.50–490.00 $466.84 $2,451 +21.84
585–598 594 5 385.00–420.00 $406.64 $2,415 +15.64
630–643 639 4 387.50–397.50 $389.96 $2,492 —
650–688 669 7 360.00–376.00 $369.18 $2,470 +19.18
778 778 3 332.50 $332.50 $2,587 —
830–835 833 2 300.00–310.00 $305.02 $2,541 -2.48
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 375 5 440.00–510.00 $490.72 $1,840 —
510 510 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,066 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 417 3 445.00–455.00 $449.92 $1,876 -5.08
798 798 2 304.00 $304.00 $2,426 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1410 1179 80-85% 25 168.00–184.00 $176.68 $2,083 —
1040–1515 1241 80-85% 10 186.00–196.00 $188.44 $2,339 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1510 1348 75-80% 6 188.00–196.00 $191.39 $2,580 —
1185–1735 1441 75-80% 12 168.00–183.00 $177.53 $2,558 +6.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1095 980 85-90% 3 150.00–152.00 $150.68 $1,477 —
910–1160 1047 85-90% 12 155.00–169.00 $162.43 $1,701 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720–1760 1740 2 218.00–219.00 $218.49 $3,802 —
1520–2260 1820 7 196.00–213.00 $207.58 $3,778 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,450.00–2,550.00 $2,483.33
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,000.00–3,300.00 $3,137.50
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,900.00–3,000.00 $2,950.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,100.00–2,300.00 $2,200.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,550.00–3,150.00 $2,842.86
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,700.00–2,750.00 $2,725.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1260 1238 85-90% 2 173.00 $173.00 $2,142 —
1080–1455 1254 85-90% 5 160.00–167.00 $163.68 $2,053 —
1275–1550 1429 80-85% 4 172.00–180.00 $177.17 $2,532 —

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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.