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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 30

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Sep 16Sep 30Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 205▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 108▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 17▲ 17 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 gauging 9.00 lower 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 $116.08/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −67.89 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$116.08

26 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$209

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

$9.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

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	395	123.63	488	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	490	118.00	578	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	611	114.10	697	20

One grade step is worth $9.53/cwt here — about −$209 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 sale26 hd

116.08

—

TN average7 barns · 949 hd

121.33

−5.25

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−67.89

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	1,542	74.74	1,152	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	55.48	637	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	53.85	773	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	48.81	504	2thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	133.28/cwt	130.00–139.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	120.83/cwt	118.00–124.00	807	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	908	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	117.56/cwt	111.00–124.00	327	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	461	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	113.41/cwt	113.00–116.00	718	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	469	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	370	128.08/cwt	126.00–130.00	474	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	119.72/cwt	115.00–123.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	116.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	101.44/cwt	99.00–104.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	98.33/cwt	95.00–102.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	66.52/cwt	63.50–69.50	907	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	78.03/cwt	72.50–83.50	1,259	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	583	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	48.81/cwt	47.50–50.00	504	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,080	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	794	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	53.84/cwt	50.50–58.00	628	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	53.85/cwt	49.00–60.50	773	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,270	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	880.00/cwt	870.00–890.00	9,460	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,240	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,400	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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 205Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 9.00 lower 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
5	—	533	130.00–139.00	133.28
3	—	763	119.00	119.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
2	—	870	116.00	116.00
6	—	668	118.00–124.00	120.83
1	—	700	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	746	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	111.00–124.00	117.56
7	—	633	113.00–116.00	113.41
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
2	—	410	110.00–115.00	112.53
1	—	920	85.00	85.00
1	—	465	112.00	112.00
1	—	795	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
1	—	580	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	145.00–148.00	146.48
1	—	430	134.00	134.00
1	—	390	138.00	138.00
1	—	810	96.00	96.00
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
3	—	577	115.00–119.00	116.67
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
2	—	628	106.00–110.00	108.01
2	—	723	99.00–104.00	101.44
3	—	530	115.00–123.00	119.72
3	—	783	95.00–102.00	98.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	126.00–130.00	128.08
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	620.00	620.00

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)	2	—	1,075	870.00–890.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	840.00	840.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	840.00	840.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,613	72.50–83.50	78.03
2	—	1,363	63.50–69.50	66.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	73.50	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,436	49.00–60.50	53.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	47.50–50.00	48.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,166	50.50–58.00	53.84
1	—	940	62.00	62.00

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.