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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 28

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 185▲ 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 63▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 9 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 last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts from last week. No comparisons for feeder classes available due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

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 $137.33/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −46.64 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$137.33

44 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$5.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	340	140.00	476	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	485	137.77	669	36
Small and Medium 1-2	339	134.71	457	7thin

One grade step is worth $5.29/cwt here — about $19 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 sale44 hd

137.33

—

TN average8 barns · 924 hd

131.79

+5.54

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−46.64

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	—	High	1,810	86.55	1,567	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	63.88	778	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	810	63.00	510	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	58.08	917	16

Every lot

52 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	137.55/cwt	133.00–142.50	382	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	137.80/cwt	131.00–140.00	427	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	131.45/cwt	129.00–134.00	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	126.79/cwt	123.00–132.00	543	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	127.97/cwt	125.00–132.00	600	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	119.10/cwt	115.00–127.00	623	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	118.21/cwt	113.00–125.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	960	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	268	139.98/cwt	127.50–149.00	375	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	152.42/cwt	147.00–158.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	151.88/cwt	145.00–160.00	563	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	145.11/cwt	140.00–152.00	618	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	143.19/cwt	139.00–146.00	686	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	697	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	127.18/cwt	125.00–131.00	724	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	850	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	494	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,380	91.53/cwt	88.50–94.50	1,263	2
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,585	84.46/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,339	5
Bulls	—	—	1,763	103.13/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,818	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	82.46/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,707	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	810	63.00/cwt	62.00–64.00	510	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	61.84/cwt	58.00–65.00	730	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	51.97/cwt	51.50–52.50	664	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	72.72/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,000	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	59.49/cwt	55.00–64.50	980	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,470	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,813	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	—	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 185Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 0

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	830.00	830.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	775.00	775.00

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	1	—	—	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	99.00–106.50	103.13
8	—	2,070	78.00–87.00	82.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	83.00–87.50	84.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	88.50–94.50	91.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	69.00–78.00	72.72
13	—	1,181	58.00–65.00	61.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,648	55.00–64.50	59.49
3	—	1,278	51.50–52.50	51.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	62.00–64.00	63.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	98.00	98.00
3	—	278	133.00–142.50	137.55
4	—	373	129.00–134.00	131.45
5	—	310	131.00–140.00	137.80
5	—	428	123.00–132.00	126.79
2	—	700	95.00–100.00	97.50
1	—	800	98.00	98.00
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
2	—	643	108.00–109.00	108.50
3	—	563	113.00–125.00	118.21
7	—	523	115.00–127.00	119.10
4	—	469	125.00–132.00	127.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	132.50	132.50
3	—	268	127.50–149.00	139.98
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
1	—	230	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
2	—	340	147.00–158.00	152.42
5	—	569	125.00–131.00	127.18
2	—	783	108.00–109.00	108.50
5	—	371	145.00–160.00	151.88
6	—	426	140.00–152.00	145.11
3	—	520	130.00–138.00	133.95
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
2	—	610	119.00–120.00	119.50
5	—	479	139.00–146.00	143.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	129.00	129.00
1	—	740	118.00	118.00
1	—	390	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	96.00	96.00

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.