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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 3

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← May 20Jun 3Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 152▼ 142 vs year ago 191 · −74.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 87▼ 61 vs year ago 113 · −54.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 1 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 this week for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows remaining steady overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.91/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$143.91

17 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$6.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

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	512	144.28	739	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	450	138.00	621	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.28/cwt here — about $118 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 sale17 hd

143.91

—

TN average10 barns · 1,314 hd

141.42

+2.48

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	65.09	828	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	61.91	901	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	57.78	648	6thin

Every lot

29 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	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	143.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	770	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	137.92/cwt	134.00–142.00	793	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	132.56/cwt	131.00–134.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	985	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	749	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	57.78/cwt	54.50–62.50	648	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,175	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	840	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	56.64/cwt	55.50–58.00	715	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	63.32/cwt	59.50–67.00	819	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	77.80/cwt	74.00–82.50	1,023	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	61.04/cwt	57.50–67.50	903	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	—	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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 152Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 87Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	142.00	142.00
1	—	530	133.00	133.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	770	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	134.00–142.00	137.92
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	535	140.00–148.00	143.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	158.00	158.00
4	—	475	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	137.00	137.00
2	—	418	131.00–134.00	132.56
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	910	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,293	59.50–67.00	63.32
2	—	1,263	55.50–58.00	56.64
2	—	1,315	74.00–82.50	77.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	71.50	71.50
11	—	1,480	57.50–67.50	61.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,121	54.50–62.50	57.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	940.00	940.00

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.