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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 6

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Oct 23Nov 6Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

376 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 275▲ 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 75▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 52▲ 38 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

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls measuring 3.00 to 4.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder steers, however, due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower overall, with exception of breaker cows gauging 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.58/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −72.39 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$111.58

108 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 1-2

$9.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	410	115.48	474	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	112.56	607	80
Small and Medium 1-2	424	106.14	450	20

One grade step is worth $9.35/cwt here — about $23 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 sale108 hd

111.58

—

TN average10 barns · 1,641 hd

115.60

−4.02

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−72.39

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $207.99, low $174.34, median $183.97 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,460	63.57	928	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	50.88	693	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	48.29	564	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	899	39.54	356	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,345	58.50	787	1thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	458	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	129.00/cwt	120.00–132.00	751	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	119.32/cwt	113.00–126.00	749	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2Value Added	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2Value Added	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	300	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	333	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	114.21/cwt	107.00–120.00	495	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	114.65/cwt	111.00–116.00	541	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	111.28/cwt	106.00–118.00	585	13
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	107.51/cwt	104.00–116.00	607	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	102.35/cwt	95.00–109.00	641	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	103.52/cwt	96.00–111.00	692	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	103.97/cwt	102.00–106.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	110.87/cwt	109.00–112.00	910	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	901	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	78.97/cwt	77.00–81.00	766	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	230	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	274	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	132.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	376	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	315	110.18/cwt	105.00–116.00	347	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	129.66/cwt	128.00–131.00	421	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	327	121.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	397	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	132.26/cwt	124.00–139.00	493	12
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	382	109.10/cwt	103.00–120.00	417	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	460	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	123.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	521	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	110.95/cwt	110.00–112.00	472	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	473	109.29/cwt	108.00–111.00	517	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	121.82/cwt	117.00–128.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	535	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2Full	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	111.15/cwt	106.00–120.00	572	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	515	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	502	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	522	97.59/cwt	95.00–101.00	509	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	111.46/cwt	110.00–114.00	638	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	103.61/cwt	95.00–110.00	647	10
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	640	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	108.29/cwt	106.00–111.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	99.27/cwt	96.00–103.00	721	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	90.01/cwt	88.00–91.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	81.57/cwt	76.00–89.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	67.53/cwt	65.00–70.00	691	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	583	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	222	2
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	615	39.71/cwt	38.00–41.50	244	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	618	51.47/cwt	50.00–53.00	318	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	620	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	372	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	730	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	445	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,135	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	568	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,345	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	787	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	52.96/cwt	51.50–54.50	657	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	67.81/cwt	59.50–71.50	1,050	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	793	45.17/cwt	43.00–46.50	358	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	36.16/cwt	31.50–42.50	348	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	46.69/cwt	42.50–52.50	539	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	54.98/cwt	53.00–57.50	651	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	31.50/cwt	31.50–31.50	422	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	50.60/cwt	44.50–56.00	688	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	832	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	3,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	757.50/cwt	675.00–825.00	7,863	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	5,145	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	590.00/cwt	490.00–690.00	7,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,400	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	9,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 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	—	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	—	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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 275Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	146.00	146.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	95.00–100.00	97.45
1	—	660	94.00	94.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	420	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	515	106.00–120.00	111.15
12	—	373	124.00–139.00	132.26
10	—	624	95.00–110.00	103.61
6	—	572	110.00–114.00	111.46
5	—	284	125.00–136.00	132.25
4	—	726	96.00–103.00	99.27
3	—	822	76.00–89.00	81.57
3	—	772	88.00–91.00	90.01
3	—	672	106.00–111.00	108.29
3	—	478	117.00–128.00	121.82
3	—	422	120.00–130.00	123.40
3	—	325	128.00–131.00	129.66
2	—	1,023	65.00–70.00	67.53
1	—	890	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
2	—	385	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	493	108.00–109.00	108.50
3	—	327	120.00–124.00	121.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	119.00	119.00
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
1	—	640	87.00	87.00
2	—	425	110.00–112.00	110.95
3	—	382	103.00–120.00	109.10
3	—	473	108.00–111.00	109.29
3	—	522	95.00–101.00	97.59
5	—	315	105.00–116.00	110.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	129.00	129.00
1	—	530	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
1	—	435	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	540	120.00	120.00
9	—	582	120.00–132.00	129.00
2	—	680	117.00–120.00	118.47
2	—	628	113.00–126.00	119.32
1	—	885	101.00	101.00
1	—	770	113.00	113.00
1	—	475	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	95.00	95.00
1	—	490	104.00	104.00
1	—	300	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	90.00–94.00	92.02
1	—	520	98.00	98.00
1	—	300	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	104.00–116.00	107.51
13	—	526	106.00–118.00	111.28
10	—	668	96.00–111.00	103.52
10	—	433	107.00–120.00	114.21
9	—	626	95.00–109.00	102.35
8	—	821	109.00–112.00	110.87
5	—	472	111.00–116.00	114.65
1	—	875	103.00	103.00
1	—	925	92.00	92.00
2	—	368	137.00–139.00	137.98
2	—	705	108.00–109.00	108.50
2	—	778	102.00–106.00	103.97
2	—	970	77.00–81.00	78.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	86.00	86.00
2	—	500	89.50	89.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	38.00–41.50	39.71
2	—	583	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	50.00–53.00	51.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,135	50.00	50.00
1	—	730	61.00	61.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	963	31.50–42.50	36.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,359	44.50–56.00	50.60
1	—	1,435	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	793	43.00–46.50	45.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,154	42.50–52.50	46.69
8	—	1,184	53.00–57.50	54.98
1	—	1,340	31.50	31.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,548	59.50–71.50	67.81
2	—	1,240	51.50–54.50	52.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	58.50	58.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	530.00	530.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,038	675.00–825.00	757.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	490.00–690.00	590.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	490.00	490.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	720.00	720.00

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.