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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 17

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 290 vs last sale 405▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 154▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 48▲ 20 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 due to light receipts of quality cattle in this week's sale. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 lower 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.02/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −50.95 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$133.02

23 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

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

$16.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

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	290	141.83	411	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	526	132.38	696	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	125.50	687	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about −$276 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 sale23 hd

133.02

—

TN average10 barns · 1,158 hd

135.32

−2.31

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−50.95

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	1,706	90.88	1,550	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	63.82	779	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	61.34	936	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	56.82	594	13

Every lot

51 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	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	830	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	260	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	479	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	133.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	542	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	334	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	151.29/cwt	150.00–152.50	484	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	518	126.35/cwt	122.00–131.00	654	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	144.74/cwt	139.00–148.00	756	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	136.17/cwt	129.00–141.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	116.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	795	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,325	92.93/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,231	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	85.93/cwt	83.50–90.00	1,512	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,000	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	2,010	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,010	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,849	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	857	62.77/cwt	60.00–68.00	538	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	55.04/cwt	51.00–58.00	607	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	60.97/cwt	58.00–64.50	716	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,185	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	889	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	55.36/cwt	53.50–61.00	727	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	69.56/cwt	67.50–72.00	940	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	68.79/cwt	67.50–70.00	931	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,679	62.25/cwt	59.00–66.00	1,045	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,715	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,183	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	660.00/cwt	650.00–670.00	5,280	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	810.00/cwt	770.00–850.00	7,695	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,005	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	13,390	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,300	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,360	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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 405Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 154Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	139.00	139.00
1	—	365	139.00	139.00
1	—	265	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	115.00–121.00	116.96
2	—	320	150.00–152.50	151.29
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
3	—	570	129.00–141.00	136.17
2	—	723	109.00–111.00	110.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
3	—	522	139.00–148.00	144.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	122.00–131.00	126.35
1	—	415	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	112.00–116.00	113.98
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
2	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.50
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
1	—	655	139.00	139.00
1	—	460	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
2	—	383	124.00–126.00	124.98
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
2	—	315	134.00	134.00
2	—	510	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
7	—	405	130.00–135.00	133.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	132.50	132.50
1	—	490	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	89.00–97.50	92.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	92.00	92.00
1	—	2,000	100.50	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	83.50–90.00	85.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,679	59.00–66.00	62.25
1	—	1,715	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,351	67.50–72.00	69.56
16	—	1,174	58.00–64.50	60.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	60.00–68.00	62.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	67.50–70.00	68.79
5	—	1,313	53.50–61.00	55.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,102	51.00–58.00	55.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	650.00–670.00	660.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	770.00–850.00	810.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	870.00	870.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	720.00	720.00

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.