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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 15, 2026

190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $479.10/cwt -25.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,258/hd at 471 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 190 141 175
Feeder cattle 126 103 117
Slaughter cattle 55 33 41
Replacement cattle 9 5 17

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
490 490 1 507.50 $507.50 $2,487 —
575 value added 575 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,501 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,155 +20.00
265–290 278 2 530.00–570.00 $550.90 $1,532 —
313–315 314 3 500.00–540.00 $526.61 $1,654 +26.61
370 thin fleshed 370 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,868 —
350–395 376 4 455.00–490.00 $472.67 $1,777 —
405 value added 405 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,025 -15.00
415–422 420 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,016 +43.11
450–475 463 2 430.00–470.00 $450.54 $2,086 +19.98
470 470 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,927 -20.56
503–521 514 7 417.50–420.00 $419.30 $2,155 —
590 value added 590 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,257 —
600–635 615 8 362.50–375.00 $368.75 $2,268 +8.55
700–723 715 3 340.00–347.50 $345.05 $2,467 +40.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,257 —
470 470 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,845 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,300 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,890 +30.00
300–325 312 6 550.00–600.00 $577.06 $1,800 -25.08
335 thin fleshed 335 1 650.00 $650.00 $2,178 —
381–390 384 6 500.00–535.00 $526.54 $2,022 -58.10
420 420 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,016 -65.00
400–445 429 4 500.00–550.00 $519.67 $2,229 -25.33
460–465 463 4 500.00–527.50 $513.68 $2,378 +8.68
468–495 477 6 450.00–467.50 $456.05 $2,175 -48.95
505 505 1 492.50 $492.50 $2,487 +64.98
535 535 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,060 -42.52
555 555 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,970 -72.95
553–580 562 5 400.00–440.00 $418.75 $2,353 -9.20
625 625 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,359 +2.50
665 665 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,211 —
685–695 690 2 367.50–371.00 $369.24 $2,548 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,856 —
480 480 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,968 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,472 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1410 1298 75-80% 3 200.00–201.00 $200.32 $2,600 —
1250–1670 1519 75-80% 12 175.50–190.00 $179.46 $2,726 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1305 1124 80-85% 8 171.00–187.00 $178.87 $2,010 +0.91
1160–1415 1305 80-85% 4 190.00–208.00 $196.32 $2,562 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,407 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,420 —
1335 1335 1 204.00 $204.00 $2,723 —

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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 3,050.00 $3,050.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,750.00–3,400.00 $3,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00

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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)Open 1 3,225.00 $3,225.00 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2245 2245 1 214.00 $214.00 $4,804 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 85-90% 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,703 —

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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.