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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 21

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 7Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

185 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 143▲ 63 vs year ago 122 · +51.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 89▼ 22 vs year ago 85 · −25.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 2 vs year ago 12 · −16.7%

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 last week.

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 $135.53/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −48.44 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$135.53

53 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.83

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	393	140.50	551	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	135.54	731	49
Medium and Large 2-3	388	130.50	506	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/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 sale53 hd

135.53

—

TN average9 barns · 1,323 hd

142.37

−6.83

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−48.44

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	1,563	85.69	1,340	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	62.73	929	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	62.68	690	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	59.11	628	8thin

Every lot

62 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	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	155.53/cwt	149.00–162.00	670	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	148.16/cwt	140.00–155.00	776	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	869	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	648	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	823	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	149.53/cwt	149.00–150.00	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	253	148.79/cwt	145.00–152.50	376	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	140.14/cwt	130.00–145.50	462	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	136.32/cwt	133.00–140.00	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	138.25/cwt	133.00–145.00	582	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	131.74/cwt	128.00–136.00	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	573	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	868	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	872	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	906	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	925	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	888	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	166.08/cwt	162.00–170.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	144.08/cwt	141.00–146.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	136.57/cwt	134.00–140.00	649	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	136.44/cwt	131.00–141.00	700	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	136.23/cwt	130.00–142.00	774	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	114.86/cwt	110.00–117.00	772	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	113.80/cwt	110.00–117.00	805	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,552	84.43/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,310	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	87.59/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,384	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	690	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	59.11/cwt	55.00–64.50	628	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	61.65/cwt	59.00–64.50	688	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	754	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	75.94/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,073	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	60.89/cwt	59.00–63.50	917	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	3,990	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,500	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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 143Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 89Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 12

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
4	—	431	149.00–162.00	155.53
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
4	—	524	140.00–155.00	148.16
1	—	920	106.00	106.00
1	—	595	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
2	—	625	138.00–140.00	139.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	648	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	925	96.00	96.00
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,055	90.00	90.00
3	—	573	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	128.00–136.00	131.74
2	—	228	149.00–150.00	149.53
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
7	—	421	133.00–145.00	138.25
2	—	555	121.00–122.00	121.50
2	—	253	145.00–152.50	148.79
11	—	330	130.00–145.50	140.14
1	—	500	127.00	127.00
1	—	915	99.00	99.00
4	—	368	133.00–140.00	136.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	162.00–170.00	166.08
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
1	—	835	96.00	96.00
8	—	568	130.00–142.00	136.23
1	—	320	167.00	167.00
7	—	475	134.00–140.00	136.57
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
7	—	672	110.00–117.00	114.86
7	—	513	131.00–141.00	136.44
3	—	422	141.00–146.00	144.08
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
5	—	707	110.00–117.00	113.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	151.00	151.00
1	—	415	157.00	157.00
1	—	320	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	131.00	131.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	55.00–64.50	59.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	73.00–78.50	75.94
11	—	1,506	59.00–63.50	60.89
1	—	1,335	56.50	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,116	59.00–64.50	61.65
1	—	920	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	80.00–90.00	84.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	87.00–88.00	87.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	570.00	570.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00

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	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.