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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 7

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 98▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 73▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 15 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 2.00 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 $118.72/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −65.25 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$118.72

11 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$17.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.12

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	460	121.00	557	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	602	120.11	723	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	675	104.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.00/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale11 hd

118.72

—

TN average2 barns · 139 hd

132.85

−14.12

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−65.25

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	1,899	99.88	1,896	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	74.73	979	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	68.71	1,038	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	66.75	769	11

Every lot

34 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,025	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	123.45/cwt	121.00–126.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	120.47/cwt	118.00–123.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	141.46/cwt	139.00–144.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,150	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	989	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,050	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,980	1
Bulls	—	—	2,260	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,328	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,485	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	2,386	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	65.47/cwt	62.50–69.50	752	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	72.53/cwt	72.00–73.00	847	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	70.64/cwt	68.50–76.00	871	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	81.74/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,180	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	68.71/cwt	64.50–73.00	1,038	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,045.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,090.00	9,405	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	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 Jul 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 98Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,045.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	90.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,260	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,800	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,485	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,443	79.00–85.50	81.74
12	—	1,233	68.50–76.00	70.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,511	64.50–73.00	68.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,149	62.50–69.50	65.47
2	—	1,168	72.00–73.00	72.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	121.00–126.00	123.45
2	—	583	123.00–124.00	123.49
2	—	628	118.00–123.00	120.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
2	—	673	115.00–117.00	116.02
2	—	433	139.00–144.00	141.46
1	—	780	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	104.00	104.00
1	—	695	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	124.00	124.00
1	—	595	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	86.00	86.00

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.