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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 8, 2026

141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 141 190 124
Feeder cattle 103 131 92
Slaughter cattle 33 56 26
Replacement cattle 5 3 6

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 590.00 $590.00 $2,154 +22.50
440 value added 440 1 570.00 $570.00 $2,508 —
530–533 532 3 467.50–500.00 $478.29 $2,545 -10.50
550 550 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,392 —
635 value added 635 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,635 —
718 value added 718 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,836 +40.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 437.50 $437.50 $2,100 —
500 value added 500 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,300 —
570 value added 570 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,109 —
740 value added 740 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,627 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,113 -60.00
295 value added 295 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,637 —
330 330 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 -35.00
425 value added 425 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,189 —
420–430 428 4 435.00–437.50 $436.89 $1,870 -36.21
455–467 464 4 427.50–440.00 $430.56 $1,998 -7.56
525 value added 525 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,258 —
550–570 560 4 379.00–415.00 $390.82 $2,189 +9.56
600–618 612 3 340.00–370.00 $360.20 $2,204 -4.80
710–745 value added 719 5 325.00–335.00 $331.96 $2,387 —
740 740 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,257 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 value added 425 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,955 —
493 value added 493 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,071 —
655 value added 655 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,194 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,247 —
260 260 1 670.00 $670.00 $1,742 —
310–320 315 2 580.00–625.00 $602.14 $1,897 +2.73
355–395 368 3 575.00–600.00 $584.64 $2,151 -5.29
428 428 3 545.00 $545.00 $2,333 +52.97
467 467 3 505.00 $505.00 $2,358 +12.40
535–540 539 4 420.00–430.00 $427.52 $2,304 -19.98
555–590 573 2 402.50–455.00 $427.95 $2,452 -1.82
635 635 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,381 —
725 725 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,392 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,152 +2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,998 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,402 -3.69
975–1175 1070 85-90% 4 162.00–168.00 $164.27 $1,758 -1.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1175 1133 80-85% 2 177.00–179.00 $177.96 $2,016 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 75-80% 1 206.00 $206.00 $3,286 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1485 1423 3 175.00–196.00 $188.08 $2,676 —
1300–2155 1693 6 199.00–215.00 $207.91 $3,520 —
1495–2005 1795 3 227.00–230.00 $228.05 $4,093 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00

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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.