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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, May 5

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 169▼ 28 vs year ago 134 · −20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 70▲ 6 vs year ago 56 · +10.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 9▲ 19 vs year ago 9 · +211.1%

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 and bulls gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $123.83/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$123.83

45 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$199

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

$1.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

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	310	125.00	388	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	474	123.80	587	44

One grade step is worth $1.20/cwt here — about −$199 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 sale45 hd

123.83

—

TN average10 barns · 1,959 hd

125.97

−2.15

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	—	High	1,734	93.49	1,621	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	69.00	820	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	65.34	940	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	59.71	602	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	81.00	952	1thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	151.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	575	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	142.14/cwt	139.00–149.00	763	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	136.65/cwt	130.00–139.00	786	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	367	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	137.04/cwt	129.00–141.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	127.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	481	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	119.43/cwt	116.00–123.00	504	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	565	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	122.27/cwt	115.00–127.00	658	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	121.08/cwt	114.00–127.00	694	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	126.57/cwt	124.00–129.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	116.58/cwt	114.00–119.00	723	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	100.98/cwt	98.00–104.00	737	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	141.60/cwt	138.00–147.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	136.90/cwt	134.00–140.00	709	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.17/cwt	125.00–133.00	742	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	91.15/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,559	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,814	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	59.71/cwt	55.50–65.50	602	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	66.67/cwt	61.50–69.00	751	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	72.11/cwt	70.00–76.00	915	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	64.29/cwt	60.50–69.50	919	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	74.75/cwt	73.50–76.00	1,136	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,120	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,120	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,994	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,480	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	853.33/cwt	790.00–890.00	10,522	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	13,720	1
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

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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 169Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 70Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 9Year ago 9

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
5	—	575	130.00–139.00	136.65
1	—	455	159.00	159.00
6	—	379	150.00–154.00	151.60
10	—	537	139.00–149.00	142.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	255	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
2	—	518	134.00–140.00	136.90
2	—	485	133.00–134.00	133.49
1	—	325	158.00	158.00
4	—	570	125.00–133.00	130.17
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
3	—	437	138.00–147.00	141.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	124.00–128.00	127.03
4	—	573	114.00–127.00	121.08
8	—	473	118.00–120.00	119.35
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
2	—	730	98.00–104.00	100.98
5	—	422	116.00–123.00	119.43
2	—	620	114.00–119.00	116.58
5	—	538	115.00–127.00	122.27
3	—	303	129.00–141.00	137.04
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
3	—	248	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
1	—	455	129.00	129.00
2	—	618	124.00–129.00	126.57

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)	3	—	1,233	790.00–890.00	853.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	900.00–1,050.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	640.00	640.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	640.00	640.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,269	70.00–76.00	72.11
8	—	1,127	61.50–69.00	66.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,430	60.50–69.50	64.29
2	—	1,520	73.50–76.00	74.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,008	55.50–65.50	59.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	100.50	100.50
3	—	1,710	87.00–94.00	91.15

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.