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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 23

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 187▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 56▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 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 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.00/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −53.97 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$130.00

29 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.18

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	546	130.00	709	29

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

130.00

—

TN average8 barns · 798 hd

130.18

−0.18

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−53.97

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	99.48	1,800	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	72.21	892	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	68.08	1,008	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	64.60	716	7thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	665	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	844	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	124.96/cwt	123.00–127.00	847	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,033	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	125.34/cwt	124.00–126.00	430	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	132.53/cwt	128.00–134.00	569	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	120.98/cwt	119.00–122.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	113.45/cwt	109.00–118.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	138.76/cwt	134.00–148.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	132.74/cwt	131.00–134.00	634	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	129.28/cwt	124.00–136.00	738	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	123.20/cwt	117.00–129.00	759	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	115.67/cwt	113.00–120.00	773	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	106.83/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,798	4
Bulls	—	—	1,866	96.21/cwt	91.00–102.50	1,795	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	875	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	604	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	63.87/cwt	60.00–68.00	733	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	70.41/cwt	64.50–74.00	837	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,235	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	976	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,081	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	68.08/cwt	63.50–73.00	1,008	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,938	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,035	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
2	—	618	135.00–145.00	139.98
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
2	—	678	123.00–127.00	124.96
1	—	840	123.00	123.00
2	—	570	137.00–138.00	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	152.00	152.00
2	—	408	162.00–164.00	163.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	128.00–134.00	132.53
4	—	579	119.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	663	109.00–118.00	113.45
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
1	—	360	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
3	—	343	124.00–126.00	125.34
1	—	605	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	126.00	126.00
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
1	—	665	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
1	—	460	147.00	147.00
1	—	605	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	139.00–140.00	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	124.00	124.00
3	—	407	134.00–148.00	138.76
8	—	616	117.00–129.00	123.20
3	—	668	113.00–120.00	115.67
4	—	478	131.00–134.00	132.74
4	—	571	124.00–136.00	129.28
1	—	355	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,683	104.00–109.00	106.83
9	—	1,866	91.00–102.50	96.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	60.00–68.00	63.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	63.50–73.00	68.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,189	64.50–74.00	70.41
2	—	1,423	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	1	—	1,050	670.00	670.00

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.