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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

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

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 22May 6May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 122▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 85▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 9 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 and bulls holding mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $130.58/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −53.39 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$130.58

55 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$256

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

$32.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.11

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	250	145.00	363	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	474	131.72	624	50
Medium and Large 2-3	549	112.75	619	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.25/cwt here — about −$256 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 sale55 hd

130.58

—

TN average9 barns · 1,028 hd

123.47

+7.11

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−53.39

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	—	High	1,500	86.11	1,292	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	59.03	854	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	58.98	675	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	58.72	601	13

Every lot

51 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	223	117.19/cwt	116.00–120.00	261	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	122.75/cwt	120.00–129.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	119.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	578	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	112.36/cwt	108.00–116.00	578	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	106.76/cwt	102.00–108.00	662	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	100.15/cwt	96.00–105.00	662	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	93.98/cwt	93.00–95.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	905	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	146.87/cwt	140.00–149.50	488	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	142.22/cwt	139.00–150.00	532	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	136.33/cwt	134.00–141.00	577	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	134.79/cwt	134.00–136.00	629	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	127.91/cwt	123.00–130.00	678	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	121.34/cwt	118.00–124.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	107.50/cwt	104.00–110.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	926	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,093	86.43/cwt	86.00–87.00	945	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	84.27/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,371	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,761	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	523	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	55.78/cwt	51.50–59.00	584	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	59.75/cwt	56.00–64.50	690	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	59.03/cwt	55.50–64.50	854	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,888	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 122Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
2	—	588	122.00–124.00	122.99
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
1	—	410	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	96.00–105.00	100.15
6	—	484	116.00–120.00	119.35
6	—	514	108.00–116.00	112.36
5	—	620	102.00–108.00	106.76
3	—	382	120.00–129.00	122.75
2	—	723	93.00–95.00	93.98
1	—	1,040	87.00	87.00
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
1	—	345	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	223	116.00–120.00	117.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	98.00	98.00
1	—	580	113.00	113.00
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
1	—	395	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	134.00–141.00	136.33
9	—	530	123.00–130.00	127.91
7	—	332	140.00–149.50	146.87
6	—	374	139.00–150.00	142.22
5	—	467	134.00–136.00	134.79
4	—	659	104.00–110.00	107.50
3	—	553	118.00–124.00	121.34
1	—	945	98.00	98.00
1	—	710	93.00	93.00
1	—	270	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,627	83.00–85.50	84.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	86.00–87.00	86.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	50.50	50.50
11	—	1,154	56.00–64.50	59.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,047	51.50–59.00	55.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,446	55.50–64.50	59.03

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.