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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 8

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Mar 25Apr 8Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 95▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 140▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 4 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 for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for feeder heifers, and for bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. Regarding slaughter classes: breaker cows sharply lower, with boning cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, lean cows 5.00 to 6.00 lower; and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a sharply lower undertone noted. Let it be noted- drop in slaughter prices due, in part, to lighter demand.

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 $110.08/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$110.08

44 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$0.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.95

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	450	111.00	500	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	526	110.04	579	42

One grade step is worth $0.96/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale44 hd

110.08

—

TN average8 barns · 1,325 hd

119.03

−8.95

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	1,614	83.18	1,342	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	59.15	681	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	56.99	820	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	53.05	490	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,155	84.00	970	1thin

Every lot

66 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	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	538	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	127.32/cwt	125.00–131.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	117.24/cwt	114.00–127.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	781	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	304	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	115.35/cwt	114.00–117.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	118.91/cwt	113.00–126.00	554	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	115.55/cwt	109.00–120.00	594	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	105.81/cwt	102.00–111.00	607	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	99.39/cwt	96.00–102.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	92.55/cwt	90.00–100.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	91.32/cwt	90.00–94.00	647	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	230	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	306	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	137.19/cwt	135.00–142.00	495	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	131.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	134.66/cwt	130.00–138.00	626	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	131.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	667	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	116.98/cwt	116.00–119.00	717	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	540	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	394	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,155	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	970	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	81.17/cwt	78.50–83.50	1,254	7
Bulls	—	—	1,734	86.71/cwt	85.50–87.50	1,504	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	823	59.41/cwt	57.50–62.50	489	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	50.93/cwt	45.50–55.50	488	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	66.48/cwt	65.50–67.50	757	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	59.55/cwt	56.50–63.50	684	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	49.26/cwt	48.00–50.50	586	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	57.15/cwt	54.00–60.00	806	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	735	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	1,034	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	—	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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 95Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	57.50–62.50	59.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	958	45.50–55.50	50.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,411	54.00–60.00	57.15
1	—	1,655	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,470	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,148	56.50–63.50	59.55
2	—	1,190	48.00–50.50	49.26
2	—	1,138	65.50–67.50	66.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,545	78.50–83.50	81.17
4	—	1,734	85.50–87.50	86.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	84.00	84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	102.00–111.00	105.81
5	—	466	113.00–126.00	118.91
4	—	671	90.00–100.00	92.55
3	—	708	90.00–94.00	91.32
3	—	632	96.00–102.00	99.39
3	—	425	114.00–117.00	115.35
1	—	325	129.00	129.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	245	124.00	124.00
12	—	514	109.00–120.00	115.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	104.00	104.00
1	—	390	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	135.00–142.00	137.19
4	—	613	116.00–119.00	116.98
4	—	509	129.00–135.00	131.03
3	—	465	130.00–138.00	134.66
1	—	980	75.00	75.00
1	—	910	71.00	71.00
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
1	—	755	94.00	94.00
1	—	745	93.00	93.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	123.00	123.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
6	—	428	130.00–135.00	131.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	230	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	75.00	75.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	125.00–131.00	127.32
2	—	710	105.00–115.00	110.00
2	—	378	140.00–145.00	142.45
1	—	810	96.00	96.00
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
4	—	628	114.00–127.00	117.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	73.00	73.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	820.00	820.00

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.