Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 1, 2026

190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $492.60/cwt ≈ $2,227/hd at 452 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $473.10/cwt -14.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,954/hd at 413 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $488.79/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,556/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 190 995 61
Feeder cattle 131 791 33
Slaughter cattle 56 125 25
Replacement cattle 3 79 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady, with no comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 690.00 $690.00 $1,863 —
386 386 5 567.50 $567.50 $2,191 -6.68
435 435 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,175 —
450–478 472 6 475.00–510.00 $484.71 $2,288 +31.09
502–543 523 10 470.00–510.00 $488.79 $2,556 +5.73
700 value added 700 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,485 -18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,464 —
330 330 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,428 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,210 —
285–295 290 2 525.00–555.00 $539.74 $1,565 -15.22
310 310 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,658 +45.47
360–395 377 3 480.00–495.00 $486.44 $1,834 +17.62
405–423 413 10 460.00–485.00 $473.10 $1,954 -10.37
475–495 488 4 430.00–442.50 $438.12 $2,138 -2.06
510–515 513 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,026 +20.00
510–540 525 2 425.00–442.50 $433.50 $2,276 +15.57
560–565 563 2 380.00–382.50 $381.26 $2,146 +7.77
560–590 575 2 360.00–362.50 $361.22 $2,077 -12.27
600 value added 600 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,400 +7.03
610 610 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,226 +1.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,826 —
480 480 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,213 -55.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 321 5 570.00–610.00 $599.41 $1,924 +18.23
350–355 353 2 580.00–600.00 $589.93 $2,082 +20.18
410–435 424 5 480.00–500.00 $492.03 $2,086 -7.97
450–455 452 13 475.00–521.00 $492.60 $2,227 —
525 525 1 447.50 $447.50 $2,349 -19.34
555–590 573 2 422.50–437.50 $429.77 $2,463 +23.13
670–675 673 2 355.00–357.50 $356.25 $2,398 -12.93
785 785 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,571 -5.00
833 833 3 299.00 $299.00 $2,491 -6.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,209 —
630 630 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,189 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,037 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1705 1383 75-80% 16 166.00–186.00 $173.90 $2,405 —
1315–1605 1460 75-80% 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,774 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1020 905 85-90% 2 152.00–155.00 $153.69 $1,391 —
900–1300 1099 85-90% 7 159.00–172.00 $166.12 $1,826 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1360 1212 80-85% 8 167.00–184.00 $175.24 $2,124 -13.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–2190 1651 9 195.00–214.00 $206.41 $3,408 —
2160 2160 1 220.00 $220.00 $4,752 —

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Bred Cows

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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.