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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 27

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jan 13Jan 27Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

413 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 354▲ 100 vs year ago 313 · +31.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 154▲ 45 vs year ago 90 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 37▲ 39 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, feeder steers measuring 1.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. 8.00 lower and those weighing over 500 lbs. 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. 5.00 lower and those weighing over 500 lbs. 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls sharply higher.

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 $114.91/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$114.91

112 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$8.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.99

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	494	115.34	569	106
Small and Medium 1-2	445	107.50	478	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	428	107.25	459	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.09/cwt here — about $111 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 sale112 hd

114.91

—

TN average8 barns · 1,621 hd

122.89

−7.99

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	1,588	94.42	1,499	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	65.57	779	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	61.62	965	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	57.60	620	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,145	80.30	919	2thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	156.08/cwt	150.00–162.00	609	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	470	121.77/cwt	111.00–133.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	147.53/cwt	141.00–159.00	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	142.63/cwt	138.00–145.50	729	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	135.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	793	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	123.85/cwt	119.00–129.00	768	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	118.78/cwt	115.00–125.00	802	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	873	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	106.29/cwt	103.00–110.00	868	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	955	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,102	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	119.95/cwt	114.00–125.00	393	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	121.19/cwt	115.00–128.00	457	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	111.66/cwt	110.00–113.00	421	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	118.67/cwt	113.00–125.00	503	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	117.86/cwt	113.00–124.00	556	12
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	115.41/cwt	108.00–122.00	607	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	111.15/cwt	104.00–115.50	635	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	103.94/cwt	99.00–109.00	649	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	99.57/cwt	94.00–105.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	711	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	95.50/cwt	94.00–97.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	763	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	156.57/cwt	150.00–163.00	357	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	422	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	145.93/cwt	140.00–155.00	479	10
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	485	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	146.19/cwt	139.00–155.00	545	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	592	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	136.01/cwt	132.00–143.00	650	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	593	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	134.26/cwt	126.00–140.00	706	12
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	116.96/cwt	114.00–122.50	669	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	111.39/cwt	108.00–116.00	698	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	114.74/cwt	112.00–118.00	761	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	104.25/cwt	101.00–107.00	740	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	104.01/cwt	102.00–106.00	790	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	523	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Full	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,145	80.30/cwt	77.00–84.00	919	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,313	82.50/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,083	2
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,555	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,684	95.67/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,611	4
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,693	98.01/cwt	96.50–99.50	1,659	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	818	66.09/cwt	62.00–70.00	541	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	55.90/cwt	51.50–59.50	631	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	62.14/cwt	55.50–66.50	707	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,225	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	980	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	70.66/cwt	68.00–75.50	880	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,310	63.85/cwt	58.00–68.00	836	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,530	61.29/cwt	57.00–66.50	938	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	60.38/cwt	54.00–66.50	947	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,129	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,717	69.33/cwt	68.50–70.00	1,190	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	901.67/cwt	875.00–930.00	10,667	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	921.67/cwt	890.00–950.00	11,825	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	770.00/cwt	730.00–810.00	10,203	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	—	3

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 Jan 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 354Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 154Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	107.00–108.00	107.50
2	—	418	164.00	164.00
3	—	817	103.00–110.00	106.29
6	—	585	130.00–139.00	135.50
9	—	511	138.00–145.50	142.63
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
2	—	390	150.00–162.00	156.08
4	—	620	119.00–129.00	123.85
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,060	104.00	104.00
5	—	477	141.00–159.00	147.53
5	—	675	115.00–125.00	118.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	150.50	150.50
4	—	693	126.00	126.00
2	—	580	142.00–145.00	143.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	133.00	133.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
2	—	470	111.00–133.00	121.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	127.00	127.00
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
2	—	555	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	660	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
2	—	458	130.00	130.00
2	—	763	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
12	—	472	113.00–124.00	117.86
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
17	—	377	115.00–128.00	121.19
1	—	725	98.00	98.00
5	—	671	94.00–105.00	99.57
2	—	753	94.00–97.00	95.50
7	—	624	99.00–109.00	103.94
15	—	424	113.00–125.00	118.67
10	—	571	104.00–115.50	111.15
18	—	526	108.00–122.00	115.41
6	—	328	114.00–125.00	119.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	110.00–113.00	111.66
1	—	580	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	108.00–116.00	111.39
6	—	423	135.00–145.00	139.97
4	—	710	101.00–107.00	104.25
9	—	572	114.00–122.50	116.96
12	—	526	126.00–140.00	134.26
4	—	663	112.00–118.00	114.74
6	—	478	132.00–143.00	136.01
10	—	328	140.00–155.00	145.93
2	—	228	150.00–163.00	156.57
2	—	760	102.00–106.00	104.01
14	—	373	139.00–155.00	146.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	128.00	128.00
1	—	415	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	121.00–122.00	121.51
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
1	—	420	129.00	129.00
1	—	310	136.00	136.00
2	—	365	130.00–136.00	132.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	159.00	159.00
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
1	—	340	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	96.50–99.50	98.01
1	—	1,555	100.50	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	81.00–84.00	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,684	94.00–97.00	95.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	69.50	69.50
21	—	1,568	54.00–66.50	60.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,310	58.00–68.00	63.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,128	51.50–59.50	55.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,246	68.00–75.50	70.66
25	—	1,137	55.50–66.50	62.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	62.00–70.00	66.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,717	68.50–70.00	69.33
15	—	1,530	57.00–66.50	61.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	77.00–84.00	80.30

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	875.00–930.00	901.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,283	890.00–950.00	921.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	730.00–810.00	770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,176.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.