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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 9

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Nov 18Dec 9Dec 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 199▲ 231 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 66▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 31▲ 7 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 due to reporter absence two weeks ago in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.05/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$105.05

69 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$3.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.12

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	553	105.14	582	67
Medium and Large 2-3	445	102.00	454	2thin

One grade step is worth $3.14/cwt here — about $128 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 sale69 hd

105.05

—

TN average8 barns · 2,051 hd

118.17

−13.12

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,188	74.20	882	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	58.42	790	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	56.30	645	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	50.64	505	10

Every lot

63 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 2-3	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	121.66/cwt	120.00–123.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	121.23/cwt	117.00–124.00	689	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	120.23/cwt	115.00–129.00	744	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	117.06/cwt	113.00–124.00	794	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	118.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	439	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	122.43/cwt	116.00–129.00	528	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	113.11/cwt	109.00–115.00	533	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	100.91/cwt	96.00–108.00	520	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	104.49/cwt	100.00–107.00	594	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	96.74/cwt	92.00–105.00	604	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	96.10/cwt	89.00–105.00	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	90.02/cwt	84.00–97.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	77.50/cwt	76.00–79.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	760	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	149.75/cwt	144.00–154.00	565	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	147.43/cwt	137.00–153.00	604	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	468	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	131.25/cwt	128.00–138.00	621	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	119.77/cwt	116.00–123.00	641	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	116.90/cwt	112.00–121.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	107.23/cwt	103.00–112.00	681	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	106.39/cwt	100.00–111.00	703	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	787	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,180	75.35/cwt	70.50–79.50	889	6
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,180	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	909	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	730	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	445	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	49.11/cwt	45.50–53.50	499	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,065	50.84/cwt	47.50–54.50	541	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,090	60.81/cwt	56.50–64.50	663	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	55.36/cwt	48.00–59.50	633	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,220	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	811	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,246	52.79/cwt	51.50–53.50	658	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	780	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	51.58/cwt	49.50–52.50	675	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,381	59.68/cwt	54.00–64.50	824	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	64.00/cwt	62.50–65.00	896	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,270	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,880	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 199Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 31Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to reporter absence two weeks ago in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	88.00	88.00
1	—	290	119.00	119.00
5	—	669	89.00–105.00	96.10
2	—	920	76.00–79.00	77.50
1	—	715	89.00	89.00
3	—	777	84.00–97.00	90.02
6	—	568	100.00–107.00	104.49
9	—	431	116.00–129.00	122.43
10	—	471	109.00–115.00	113.11
9	—	624	92.00–105.00	96.74
3	—	370	115.00–122.00	118.71
2	—	329	116.00–118.00	117.01
10	—	515	96.00–108.00	100.91
1	—	1,070	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	128.00–138.00	131.25
4	—	635	103.00–112.00	107.23
3	—	575	112.00–121.00	116.90
1	—	905	87.00	87.00
7	—	661	100.00–111.00	106.39
10	—	535	116.00–123.00	119.77
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
6	—	410	137.00–153.00	147.43
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
5	—	377	144.00–154.00	149.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
1	—	435	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	127.00	127.00
1	—	420	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	118.00–119.00	118.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	101.00	101.00
1	—	775	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
3	—	678	113.00–124.00	117.06
4	—	568	117.00–124.00	121.23
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
3	—	522	120.00–123.00	121.66
7	—	619	115.00–129.00	120.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,144	48.00–59.50	55.36
1	—	1,290	60.50	60.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	49.50–52.50	51.58
3	—	1,400	62.50–65.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	66.50	66.50
4	—	1,246	51.50–53.50	52.79
20	—	1,381	54.00–64.50	59.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	56.50–64.50	60.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	47.50–54.50	50.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	45.50–53.50	49.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	70.50–79.50	75.35

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	570.00	570.00

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.