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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 9

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 118▲ 149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 47▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 5▲ 13 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 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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 $123.81/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$123.81

29 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.68

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	491	124.96	614	25
Medium and Large 2-3	415	119.00	494	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	452	115.83	523	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $90 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 sale29 hd

123.81

—

TN average8 barns · 1,925 hd

132.49

−8.68

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	1,722	104.51	1,799	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	73.65	1,125	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	72.76	849	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	64.75	717	12

Every lot

38 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	145.43/cwt	142.00–149.00	684	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	139.79/cwt	138.00–141.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	132.47/cwt	131.00–134.00	839	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	135.50/cwt	130.00–143.00	503	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	137.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	129.26/cwt	124.00–134.00	597	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	703	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	108.75/cwt	108.00–109.00	713	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	162.12/cwt	158.00–170.00	543	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	148.67/cwt	148.00–149.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	134.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	582	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	136.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	709	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.12/cwt	124.00–132.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	745	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	380	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	285	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	99.35/cwt	93.50–106.00	1,629	5
Bulls	—	—	1,803	109.66/cwt	109.00–111.50	1,977	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	64.75/cwt	61.50–71.00	717	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	72.03/cwt	68.50–76.50	836	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	968	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	73.65/cwt	66.50–77.50	1,125	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,240	2

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 Jun 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 118Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	119.00–121.00	120.02
3	—	335	158.00–170.00	162.12
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
2	—	713	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	375	148.00–149.00	148.67
6	—	568	124.00–132.00	127.12
5	—	434	130.00–139.00	134.21
2	—	518	134.00–140.00	136.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
4	—	656	108.00–109.00	108.75
2	—	338	130.00–131.00	130.51
5	—	371	130.00–143.00	135.50
3	—	462	124.00–134.00	129.26
2	—	633	110.00–112.00	111.00
4	—	413	134.00–140.00	137.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
4	—	528	138.00–141.00	139.79
2	—	633	131.00–134.00	132.47
2	—	470	142.00–149.00	145.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	79.00	79.00
17	—	1,160	68.50–76.50	72.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,108	61.50–71.00	64.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,527	66.50–77.50	73.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,803	109.00–111.50	109.66
5	—	1,640	93.50–106.00	99.35

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	880.00	880.00

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.