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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 5

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jul 22Aug 5Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

192 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 202▲ 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 56▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 19▲ 8 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 and slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for both, with slaughter cows gauging 2.00 higher overall.

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 $124.43/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −59.54 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$124.43

59 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$7.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

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	427	126.98	542	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	589	124.53	733	50
Small and Medium 1-2	490	119.98	588	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.01/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale59 hd

124.43

—

TN average9 barns · 1,036 hd

126.32

−1.89

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−59.54

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	1,698	95.51	1,622	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	64.09	728	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	62.07	829	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	58.38	593	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	74.00	844	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	143.18/cwt	139.00–144.50	911	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	132.36/cwt	125.00–140.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	120.97/cwt	116.00–126.50	924	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	913	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	128.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	131.44/cwt	126.00–138.00	480	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	126.73/cwt	124.00–128.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	128.10/cwt	122.00–130.00	666	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	110.60/cwt	103.00–117.00	681	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	108.84/cwt	103.00–115.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	103.43/cwt	100.00–104.00	733	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	827	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	504	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	159.35/cwt	159.00–160.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	157.05/cwt	153.00–160.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	138.87/cwt	130.00–149.00	586	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	122.96/cwt	119.00–127.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	137.37/cwt	130.00–148.00	657	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	478	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	127.80/cwt	123.00–134.00	671	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	573	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	117.67/cwt	110.00–122.00	735	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	773	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	769	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	104.35/cwt	99.00–108.00	812	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	78.52/cwt	77.00–80.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,140	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	844	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	94.26/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,690	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	58.38/cwt	55.00–63.50	593	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	55.88/cwt	55.00–57.00	626	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	64.31/cwt	60.00–70.50	729	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	72.58/cwt	71.50–73.50	875	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	62.07/cwt	58.00–67.50	829	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	653.33/cwt	610.00–730.00	8,493	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	845.00/cwt	790.00–900.00	11,196	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,150	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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 202Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 0

No comparisons available for feeder classes and slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for both, with slaughter cows gauging 2.00 higher overall.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
2	—	630	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	764	116.00–126.50	120.97
4	—	636	139.00–144.50	143.18
2	—	815	110.00–114.00	111.98
2	—	663	125.00–140.00	132.36
2	—	438	150.00–156.00	152.98
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	139.00	139.00
8	—	616	103.00–117.00	110.60
7	—	709	100.00–104.00	103.43
7	—	520	122.00–130.00	128.10
4	—	335	125.00–135.00	128.54
3	—	473	124.00–128.00	126.73
3	—	365	126.00–138.00	131.44
2	—	673	103.00–115.00	108.84
2	—	415	130.00–131.00	130.49
1	—	985	84.00	84.00
1	—	855	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	113.00–116.00	114.48
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
1	—	430	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	125.50	125.50
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	125.00–128.00	126.45
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	345	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	119.00–127.00	122.96
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
1	—	445	127.00	127.00
1	—	240	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	119.00–121.00	120.01
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	110.00–122.00	117.67
5	—	478	130.00–148.00	137.37
5	—	422	130.00–149.00	138.87
4	—	666	116.00	116.00
4	—	525	123.00–134.00	127.80
3	—	778	99.00–108.00	104.35
3	—	710	105.00–110.00	108.30
3	—	375	159.00–160.00	159.35
2	—	933	77.00–80.00	78.52
2	—	325	150.00–160.00	155.23
1	—	1,170	85.50	85.50
1	—	1,045	82.00	82.00
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	153.00–160.00	157.05
1	—	505	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	55.00–57.00	55.88
2	—	1,205	71.50–73.50	72.58
34	—	1,133	60.00–70.50	64.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,016	55.00–63.50	58.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,335	58.00–67.50	62.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,793	92.00–97.00	94.26
1	—	1,320	100.50	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	790.00–900.00	845.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	610.00–730.00	653.33

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.