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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 22

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 193▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 56▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 11 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, feeder heifers measuring 6.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 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 $117.81/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$117.81

59 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$4.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

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	562	118.01	663	55
Medium and Large 2-3	415	115.32	479	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	445	114.00	507	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.01/cwt here — about $156 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 sale59 hd

117.81

—

TN average8 barns · 1,697 hd

127.92

−10.12

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	1,984	94.31	1,871	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	64.51	779	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	63.67	946	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	60.54	680	10

Every lot

40 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	146.00/cwt	144.00–147.00	711	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	771	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	906	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	949	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	127.31/cwt	124.00–131.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	125.82/cwt	119.00–132.00	535	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	117.53/cwt	114.00–120.00	562	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	120.73/cwt	113.00–127.00	629	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	119.11/cwt	113.00–122.00	678	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	116.54/cwt	112.00–121.00	712	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	766	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	921	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	133.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	119.68/cwt	118.00–121.00	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	678	106.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	789	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,843	98.63/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,818	2
Bulls	—	—	1,902	93.36/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,776	3
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,510	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	2,221	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	60.54/cwt	58.00–63.50	680	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	64.51/cwt	62.00–69.50	779	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,020	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	59.90/cwt	58.50–60.50	852	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	63.98/cwt	62.00–67.50	971	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	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 Sep 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 193Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	105.00–109.00	106.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	118.00–121.00	119.68
3	—	523	132.00–135.00	133.01
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	144.00	144.00
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
2	—	675	117.00	117.00
3	—	713	110.00–112.00	110.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
1	—	435	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	100.00–110.00	105.03
8	—	611	112.00–121.00	116.54
2	—	370	124.00–131.00	127.31
6	—	684	110.00–115.00	111.99
9	—	569	113.00–122.00	119.11
2	—	1,023	90.00	90.00
11	—	521	113.00–127.00	120.73
6	—	478	114.00–120.00	117.53
8	—	425	119.00–132.00	125.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	116.00–118.00	116.98
1	—	490	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	139.00–140.00	139.50
3	—	487	144.00–147.00	146.00
2	—	713	125.00–129.00	127.02
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
2	—	815	115.00–118.00	116.47
1	—	635	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	138.00	138.00

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	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,510	88.50	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,902	90.00–96.50	93.36
2	—	1,843	97.50–100.00	98.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,517	62.00–67.50	63.98
1	—	1,360	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,423	58.50–60.50	59.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,123	58.00–63.50	60.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	62.00–69.50	64.51

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.