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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 25

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Mar 11Mar 25Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 211▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 49▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 18▲ 2 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 sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows gauging 4.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes and slaughter bulls, however, a higher undertone was noted for slaughter bulls.

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 $124.03/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$124.03

39 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$16.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

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	404	126.43	511	33
Medium and Large 2-3	425	115.00	489	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	452	110.00	497	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about $14 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 sale39 hd

124.03

—

TN average7 barns · 586 hd

122.55

+1.48

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	—	High	1,502	93.63	1,406	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	66.79	789	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	66.59	913	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	56.49	567	20

Every lot

43 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	467	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	217	142.60/cwt	130.00–150.00	309	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	140.93/cwt	140.00–142.00	378	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	270	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	134.70/cwt	134.00–136.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	467	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	127.20/cwt	123.00–129.00	523	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	117.46/cwt	112.00–123.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	108.72/cwt	104.00–113.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	605	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	508	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	275	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	352	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	155.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	387	135.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	524	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	132.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	121.46/cwt	119.00–124.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,100	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	95.27/cwt	94.50–96.00	1,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	56.49/cwt	52.50–61.50	567	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	57.45/cwt	55.00–58.50	666	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	65.88/cwt	60.00–72.00	771	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,175	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	887	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	77.05/cwt	73.50–81.50	955	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	75.04/cwt	74.50–75.50	1,015	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	65.86/cwt	61.50–72.50	904	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,575	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 Mar 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 211Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 18Year 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	—	340	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
1	—	400	154.00	154.00
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
2	—	508	129.00–135.00	132.01
2	—	570	119.00–124.00	121.46
3	—	373	150.00–165.00	155.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	128.00	128.00
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
3	—	387	130.00–138.00	135.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
2	—	268	140.00–142.00	140.93
4	—	325	134.00–136.00	134.70
4	—	361	128.00–131.00	129.49
4	—	574	104.00–113.00	108.72
5	—	217	130.00–150.00	142.60
5	—	411	123.00–129.00	127.20
6	—	523	112.00–123.00	117.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	129.00	129.00
1	—	370	122.00	122.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	95.00	95.00
1	—	605	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
2	—	285	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	610.00	610.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	100.50	100.50
2	—	1,598	94.50–96.00	95.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	83.50	83.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,159	55.00–58.50	57.45
8	—	1,239	73.50–81.50	77.05
28	—	1,170	60.00–72.00	65.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	75.50	75.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	74.50–75.50	75.04
23	—	1,373	61.50–72.50	65.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,004	52.50–61.50	56.49

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.