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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 22

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 8Apr 22May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 140▲ 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 70▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 4▲ 12 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 sale two weeks ago for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however a higher undertone overall was noted. Regarding slaughter classes- boning cows holding mostly steady with breaker and lean cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 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 $128.96/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −55.02 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$128.96

49 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$6.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.51

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	528	129.93	686	38
Medium and Large 2-3	380	129.00	490	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	410	123.64	507	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.29/cwt here — about $179 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 sale49 hd

128.96

—

TN average9 barns · 892 hd

123.44

+5.51

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−55.02

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	1,960	85.38	1,674	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	61.26	681	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	60.88	884	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	53.33	523	9thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	132.75/cwt	132.50–133.00	762	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	146.94/cwt	137.50–157.50	328	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	253	139.25/cwt	138.00–141.00	352	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	136.08/cwt	134.00–138.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	388	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	401	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	393	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	118.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	507	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	100.04/cwt	99.00–101.00	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	107.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	634	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	87.53/cwt	85.00–90.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	1,120	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	1,175	79.95/cwt	76.00–84.00	939	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	362	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	335	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	146.62/cwt	144.00–149.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	398	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	413	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	142.06/cwt	138.00–148.00	594	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	124.60/cwt	123.00–126.00	669	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	127.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	715	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2Full	590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	80.50/cwt	78.00–83.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	927	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	999	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,952	84.36/cwt	82.50–86.50	1,647	5
Bulls	—	—	2,000	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,810	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	795	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	485	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	945	71.39/cwt	68.00–83.00	675	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	52.37/cwt	49.50–57.50	526	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	52.46/cwt	48.50–53.50	538	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	69.08/cwt	67.50–72.50	798	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	60.64/cwt	55.00–65.50	709	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	60.05/cwt	55.00–64.50	860	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	67.08/cwt	66.50–67.50	1,079	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	605.00/cwt	570.00–640.00	6,806	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,170	55.00–65.50	60.64
6	—	1,026	48.50–53.50	52.46
3	—	1,155	67.50–72.50	69.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	49.50–57.50	52.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,432	55.00–64.50	60.05
2	—	1,608	66.50–67.50	67.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	68.00–83.00	71.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,952	82.50–86.50	84.36
1	—	2,000	90.50	90.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	570.00–640.00	605.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	132.50–133.00	132.75
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
1	—	385	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	98.00	98.00
2	—	585	98.00–99.00	98.50
2	—	470	99.00–101.00	100.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	76.00–84.00	79.95
1	—	1,120	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	253	138.00–141.00	139.25
3	—	572	105.00–110.00	107.99
3	—	427	118.00–120.00	118.65
2	—	720	85.00–90.00	87.53
2	—	513	112.00–114.00	113.02
2	—	318	134.00–138.00	136.08
2	—	223	137.50–157.50	146.94
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
1	—	660	96.00	96.00
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
1	—	460	123.00	123.00
1	—	395	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	119.00	119.00
1	—	315	142.50	142.50
1	—	280	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
1	—	325	131.00	131.00
1	—	250	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	138.00–148.00	142.06
5	—	563	124.00–130.00	127.02
5	—	537	123.00–126.00	124.60
3	—	478	139.00	139.00
2	—	945	78.00–83.00	80.50
2	—	610	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	378	144.00–149.00	146.62
1	—	1,175	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,065	87.00	87.00
1	—	225	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	139.00	139.00
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
1	—	210	172.50	172.50

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.