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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 16

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 149▲ 47 vs year ago 140 · +33.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 89▼ 26 vs year ago 82 · −31.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%

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 for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but higher-quality offerings overall and a higher undertone on steers was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls 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 $122.04/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$122.04

73 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$180

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

$2.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.57

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	403	124.50	501	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	373	123.10	459	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	121.86	681	67

One grade step is worth $2.64/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale73 hd

122.04

—

TN average10 barns · 2,294 hd

129.61

−7.57

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	—	Average	1,988	109.50	2,176	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	72.38	967	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	67.94	1,113	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	62.87	705	7thin

Every lot

48 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	430	149.26/cwt	145.00–160.00	642	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	153.26/cwt	140.00–161.00	705	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	142.83/cwt	137.00–155.00	750	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	150.71/cwt	144.00–153.00	874	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	138.43/cwt	131.00–141.00	864	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	118.15/cwt	110.00–126.00	789	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	124.06/cwt	120.00–132.00	887	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	131.76/cwt	131.00–132.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	126.20/cwt	122.00–130.00	596	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	123.95/cwt	119.00–127.00	642	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	124.03/cwt	119.00–127.50	709	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	119.46/cwt	114.00–124.00	749	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	114.13/cwt	109.00–116.00	754	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	826	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	803	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	275	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	424	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	315	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	439	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	137.00/cwt	130.00–144.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	135.34/cwt	127.50–140.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	118.62/cwt	118.50–119.00	757	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	109.71/cwt	107.00–114.00	784	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	850	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,970	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,049	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,306	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	62.87/cwt	60.50–64.50	705	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	70.12/cwt	66.50–72.50	922	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	78.59/cwt	77.00–79.50	1,097	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,170	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,646	67.31/cwt	62.00–72.50	1,108	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	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 Jun 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 149Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 89Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 13Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
4	—	580	144.00–153.00	150.71
4	—	430	145.00–160.00	149.26
3	—	525	137.00–155.00	142.83
3	—	460	140.00–161.00	153.26
4	—	624	131.00–141.00	138.43
3	—	715	120.00–132.00	124.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	133.00	133.00
2	—	668	110.00–126.00	118.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	114.00–124.00	119.46
6	—	758	109.00	109.00
4	—	518	119.00–127.00	123.95
6	—	661	109.00–116.00	114.13
4	—	365	131.00–132.00	131.76
2	—	803	100.00	100.00
10	—	572	119.00–127.50	124.03
5	—	432	130.00–135.00	132.03
17	—	472	122.00–130.00	126.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
2	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	120.00–126.00	123.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	154.00	154.00
1	—	315	154.00	154.00
3	—	467	127.50–140.00	135.34
2	—	445	130.00–144.00	137.00
1	—	825	103.00	103.00
3	—	715	107.00–114.00	109.71
4	—	638	118.50–119.00	118.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	143.00	143.00
2	—	275	154.00	154.00
2	—	315	139.00–140.00	139.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	75.50	75.50
12	—	1,646	62.00–72.50	67.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	77.00–79.50	78.59
11	—	1,315	66.50–72.50	70.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,121	60.50–64.50	62.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	104.00	104.00
1	—	2,005	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00

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.