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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 8

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Aug 11Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

239 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 175▲ 239 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 82▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 7▲ 54 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

No trend is available this week as this market was not reported last week. Trends will resume next week.

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 $131.71/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$131.71

71 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$10.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.97

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	538	132.34	712	66
Small and Medium 1-2	340	128.00	435	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	122.25	686	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.09/cwt here — about $26 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 sale71 hd

131.71

—

TN average6 barns · 1,090 hd

136.68

−4.97

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	1,629	93.66	1,525	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	69.17	817	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	68.47	964	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	60.94	659	14

Every lot

67 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	155.50/cwt	151.00–160.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	148.03/cwt	142.00–154.00	826	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	129.99/cwt	124.00–137.00	998	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	131.68/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,067	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	128.35/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,108	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	125.68/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,154	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	124.38/cwt	124.00–124.50	1,224	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	140.12/cwt	132.00–145.00	404	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	134.60/cwt	132.00–137.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	133.70/cwt	129.00–139.00	559	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	135.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	649	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	125.99/cwt	120.00–132.00	665	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	528	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	125.65/cwt	119.00–131.00	716	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	136.54/cwt	133.00–140.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	136.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	921	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	135.72/cwt	131.00–138.00	977	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	131.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,036	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	157.03/cwt	156.00–158.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	142.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	678	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	136.18/cwt	125.00–145.00	714	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	145.85/cwt	141.00–153.00	842	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	118.68/cwt	117.00–121.00	742	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	137.64/cwt	136.00–139.00	863	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	140.52/cwt	134.00–147.00	918	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	888	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	125.46/cwt	121.00–130.00	970	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	946	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,090	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	921	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	93.37/cwt	91.50–95.00	1,599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,903	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	551	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	60.89/cwt	57.50–64.00	653	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	67.72/cwt	62.50–73.00	780	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	854	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	75.82/cwt	74.50–79.00	999	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	61.60/cwt	60.50–63.00	816	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	69.62/cwt	65.00–73.50	989	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,880	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	925	715.00/cwt	640.00–790.00	6,614	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	962.50/cwt	910.00–980.00	9,384	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	905.00/cwt	860.00–950.00	9,503	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,130.00	10,744	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,660	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	—	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 Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 175Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 7Year ago 0

No trend is available this week as this market was not reported last week. Trends will resume next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	129.00–139.00	133.70
3	—	288	132.00–145.00	140.12
2	—	788	128.00–135.00	131.47
3	—	367	150.00–151.00	150.34
8	—	528	120.00–132.00	125.99
2	—	638	133.00–140.00	136.54
2	—	328	132.00–137.00	134.60
7	—	676	130.00–140.00	136.17
1	—	900	120.00	120.00
14	—	480	130.00–137.00	135.25
11	—	570	119.00–131.00	125.65
4	—	720	131.00–138.00	135.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	129.00–135.00	131.68
2	—	558	142.00–154.00	148.03
2	—	535	151.00–160.00	155.50
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
4	—	984	124.00–124.50	124.38
6	—	768	124.00–137.00	129.99
3	—	863	126.00–130.00	128.35
3	—	918	124.00–129.00	125.68
2	—	675	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	139.00–141.00	140.01
3	—	627	136.00–139.00	137.64
2	—	705	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	773	121.00–130.00	125.46
1	—	870	121.00	121.00
2	—	375	156.00–158.00	157.03
10	—	577	141.00–153.00	145.85
2	—	653	134.00–147.00	140.52
2	—	830	112.00–116.00	114.02
9	—	524	125.00–145.00	136.18
7	—	476	140.00–150.00	142.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	154.00	154.00
1	—	455	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	117.00–121.00	118.68
1	—	660	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,072	57.50–64.00	60.89
1	—	1,050	52.50	52.50
1	—	1,220	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,421	65.00–73.50	69.62
3	—	1,325	60.50–63.00	61.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	74.50–79.00	75.82
23	—	1,152	62.50–73.00	67.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,713	91.50–95.00	93.37
1	—	1,830	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	84.50	84.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	900.00–1,130.00	987.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	860.00–950.00	905.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	975	910.00–980.00	962.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	640.00–790.00	715.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	610.00	610.00

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	2	—	—	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.