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East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $400.45/cwt +24.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,135/hd at 533 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 161 90 164
Feeder cattle 105 51 109
Slaughter cattle 52 39 48
Replacement cattle 4 0 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
399 399 5 535.00 $535.00 $2,135 —
420 value added 420 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,079 —
465–475 value added 470 2 480.00–510.00 $495.16 $2,327 +35.16
575 575 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,300 —
825–830 value added 828 2 337.50–340.00 $338.75 $2,805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 value added 875 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,844 —
1075 1075 1 300.00 $300.00 $3,225 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 9 430.00–450.00 $439.81 $1,443 -10.19
400 400 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,720 -10.00
450 450 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,845 —
475–495 value added 485 2 415.00–420.00 $417.55 $2,025 —
505 505 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,868 -6.16
508 value added 508 2 427.50 $427.50 $2,172 —
543 543 8 397.50 $397.50 $2,158 +21.34
625 value added 625 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,375 —
670 670 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,412 +32.00
725–745 735 2 325.00–340.00 $332.40 $2,443 —
755 755 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,454 —
905 905 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,760 —
930 930 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,790 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,926 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,494 —
313 313 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,628 —
365–375 368 4 460.00–500.00 $489.80 $1,802 —
445 445 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,047 —
525 525 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,310 —
560–568 565 6 380.00–412.50 $401.34 $2,268 +28.84
665 665 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 +15.00
715 715 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 +2.50
775 775 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,461 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — (<2 yrs)N/A 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,201 —
685 685 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,295 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1280 1225 80-85% 2 171.00–176.00 $173.39 $2,124 -8.24
1145–1360 1243 80-85% 10 156.00–168.50 $162.37 $2,018 -19.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1630 1487 75-80% 5 163.50–180.50 $175.15 $2,604 —
1835 1835 75-80% 1 187.00 $187.00 $3,431 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 85-90% 1 140.50 $140.50 $1,510 —
1200 1200 85-90% 1 158.50 $158.50 $1,902 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–2135 1809 8 203.50–219.00 $210.44 $3,807 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1430 1253 85-90% 2 144.00–149.00 $146.85 $1,840 —

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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.