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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 17

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jun 19Jul 17Jul 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 222▲ 198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 63▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026 Graded Holstein Steer SaleFri Oct 9, 2026 Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to observance of July 4th holiday two weeks ago, however, market trends will be available in two weeks.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.78/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$112.78

76 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$4.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.93

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	112.99	620	71
Medium and Large 2-3	435	110.25	480	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	430	108.00	464	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale76 hd

112.78

—

TN average9 barns · 2,025 hd

120.71

−7.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,671	82.36	1,376	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	59.66	843	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	58.01	672	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	871	51.57	449	5thin

Every lot

55 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	136.43/cwt	130.00–139.50	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	134.13/cwt	127.00–137.00	766	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	122.50/cwt	118.00–124.00	790	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	862	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	128.33/cwt	127.00–130.00	420	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	122.32/cwt	118.00–128.00	467	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	121.50/cwt	114.00–128.00	516	11
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	118.99/cwt	114.00–128.00	571	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	115.66/cwt	109.00–120.00	605	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	112.69/cwt	108.00–117.00	641	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	110.67/cwt	108.00–112.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	98.54/cwt	91.00–103.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	768	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	565	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	128.68/cwt	124.00–133.00	548	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	128.62/cwt	124.00–133.00	611	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	488	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	127.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	120.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	686	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	113.69/cwt	109.00–118.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	80.67/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,366	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	871	51.57/cwt	47.50–54.50	449	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	50.49/cwt	44.50–54.50	546	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	69.75/cwt	69.00–71.00	799	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,175	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	846	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	60.75/cwt	56.50–67.50	733	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,210	53.16/cwt	52.50–53.50	643	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	61.43/cwt	56.50–66.50	902	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	11,060	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Wed Jul 17, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 222Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to observance of July 4th holiday two weeks ago, however, market trends will be available in two weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	873	88.00	88.00
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
3	—	632	108.00–112.00	110.67
3	—	327	127.00–130.00	128.33
11	—	425	114.00–128.00	121.50
1	—	730	97.00	97.00
3	—	765	91.00–103.00	98.54
5	—	382	118.00–128.00	122.32
7	—	569	108.00–117.00	112.69
12	—	523	109.00–120.00	115.66
13	—	480	114.00–128.00	118.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	95.00	95.00
1	—	725	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	109.00	109.00
2	—	463	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	116.00	116.00
1	—	385	129.00	129.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	117.00–123.00	120.00
1	—	860	89.00	89.00
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
2	—	398	142.00	142.00
2	—	613	110.00–116.00	112.99
3	—	523	125.00–132.00	127.66
3	—	660	109.00–118.00	113.69
4	—	426	124.00–133.00	128.68
11	—	475	124.00–133.00	128.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	142.50	142.50
1	—	410	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	739	115.00–120.00	116.67
3	—	485	130.00–139.50	136.43
2	—	675	130.00	130.00
8	—	571	127.00–137.00	134.13
4	—	645	118.00–124.00	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	790.00	790.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,693	79.00–82.50	80.67
1	—	1,540	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,081	44.50–54.50	50.49
3	—	1,145	69.00–71.00	69.75
26	—	1,207	56.50–67.50	60.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	52.50–53.50	53.16
11	—	1,469	56.50–66.50	61.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	871	47.50–54.50	51.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	72.00	72.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.