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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report, Sweetwater, TN

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 10, 2026

90 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 90 135 162
Feeder cattle 51 71 121
Slaughter cattle 39 45 34
Replacement cattle 0 19 7

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
305 305 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,586 —
380 value added 380 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,976 —
453 value added 453 4 460.00 $460.00 $2,084 —
560–565 value added 563 2 435.00–440.00 $437.49 $2,463 +22.49
705 value added 705 2 363.00 $363.00 $2,559 —
730 730 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,482 -1.07
850 value added 850 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,890 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 +40.00
413 413 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,817 +42.43
500–540 526 5 360.00–390.00 $376.16 $1,979 +26.18
560 560 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,100 +18.78
647 647 3 349.00 $349.00 $2,258 —
650 650 1 328.00 $328.00 $2,132 -9.46
770 value added 770 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,426 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,076 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 thin fleshed 325 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,706 —
598 598 2 372.50 $372.50 $2,228 +8.97
605 605 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,148 +5.00
680 680 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,210 —
715 715 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,270 -12.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,020 —
535 535 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,658 —
565 565 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,949 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1555 1409 75-80% 7 172.00–184.00 $177.68 $2,504 —
1210–1575 1429 75-80% 4 192.00–197.00 $194.95 $2,786 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1090 928 85-90% 3 162.00–175.00 $166.69 $1,547 —
1195 1195 85-90% 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,900 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1325 1213 80-85% 4 177.00–188.00 $181.63 $2,203 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 201.00 $201.00 $2,201 —
1515–1895 1734 4 211.00–225.00 $216.51 $3,754 —
1665–1875 1770 2 240.00 $240.00 $4,248 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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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.