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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, May 12

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 106▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 62▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 28▲ 30 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, feeder heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls also 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 $125.43/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −58.54 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$125.43

34 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$4.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

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	445	129.33	576	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	498	126.00	627	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	124.99	722	29

One grade step is worth $4.34/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale34 hd

125.43

—

TN average9 barns · 602 hd

126.48

−1.05

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−58.54

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	1,733	90.17	1,562	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	71.24	863	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	64.87	950	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	63.52	647	9thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	562	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	755	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	136.03/cwt	130.00–142.50	442	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	127.99/cwt	126.00–129.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	123.77/cwt	119.00–130.00	524	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	124.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	117.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	117.24/cwt	116.00–119.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	766	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	153.81/cwt	149.00–161.00	504	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	141.28/cwt	134.00–149.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	135.30/cwt	134.00–138.00	629	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	127.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	124.99/cwt	123.00–128.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	120.96/cwt	119.00–123.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	771	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,060	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,240	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,048	1
Bulls	—	—	1,616	90.43/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,461	4
Bulls	—	—	2,170	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	2,224	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,255	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,860	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	62.71/cwt	57.50–67.00	628	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	816	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	76.84/cwt	75.50–78.50	904	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	69.59/cwt	63.50–73.50	850	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	64.87/cwt	59.00–70.00	950	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	4,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	918.33/cwt	880.00–975.00	11,020	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	891.67/cwt	875.00–900.00	10,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008.33/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	—	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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 106Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	107.00	107.00
2	—	390	149.00–151.00	150.00
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
3	—	328	149.00–161.00	153.81
2	—	423	134.00–149.00	141.28
2	—	738	104.00–105.00	104.49
3	—	465	134.00–138.00	135.30
3	—	627	119.00–123.00	120.96
3	—	570	123.00–128.00	124.99
3	—	533	125.00–129.00	127.33
1	—	1,195	87.00	87.00
1	—	965	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
4	—	524	115.00–120.00	117.24
3	—	357	126.00–129.00	127.99
1	—	970	79.00	79.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
6	—	423	119.00–130.00	123.77
5	—	469	122.00–130.00	124.77
4	—	561	116.00–119.00	117.24
4	—	325	130.00–142.50	136.03
1	—	245	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	305	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	153.00	153.00
2	—	393	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,001	57.50–67.00	62.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	59.00–70.00	64.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	75.50–78.50	76.84
17	—	1,222	63.50–73.50	69.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	84.50	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,255	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,170	102.50	102.50
4	—	1,616	85.00–93.50	90.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	630.00	630.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	600.00	600.00

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)	3	—	1,200	875.00–900.00	891.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	880.00–975.00	918.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,400	950.00	950.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,008.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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.