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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 6

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 180▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 106▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 17▲ 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, breaker and boning slaughter cows gauging 1.00 higher, with lean cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for heifers and a lower undertone noted for bulls.

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 $119.08/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$119.08

58 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$3.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.98

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	556	119.41	664	53
Medium and Large 2-3	410	116.00	476	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	345	115.50	398	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.91/cwt here — about $265 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 sale58 hd

119.08

—

TN average10 barns · 1,497 hd

125.06

−5.98

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	1,469	86.27	1,268	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	62.60	760	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	61.54	890	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	56.79	639	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,305	76.00	992	1thin

Every lot

55 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 1-2	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	144.08/cwt	141.00–145.50	699	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	136.63/cwt	131.00–140.00	717	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	879	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,092	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	270	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	317	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	357	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	385	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	390	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	130.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	546	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	124.18/cwt	121.00–126.00	596	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	123.16/cwt	122.00–126.00	652	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	121.76/cwt	121.00–122.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	739	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	106.50/cwt	102.00–111.00	857	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	968	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	967	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	499	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	127.69/cwt	121.00–133.00	679	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	122.34/cwt	118.00–128.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	118.94/cwt	116.00–122.00	753	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	760	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	843	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	828	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,142	78.66/cwt	78.00–79.50	898	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	91.98/cwt	89.50–94.00	1,577	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	68.76/cwt	68.50–69.00	738	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	56.79/cwt	51.00–60.50	639	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	61.65/cwt	59.00–65.50	761	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	61.54/cwt	57.00–66.50	890	16
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,305	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	992	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	650	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	720.00/cwt	700.00–740.00	5,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	6,806	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 180Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	385	113.00	113.00
1	—	480	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	295	121.00	121.00
11	—	529	122.00–126.00	123.16
2	—	805	102.00–111.00	106.50
1	—	345	121.00	121.00
6	—	616	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,030	94.00	94.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
8	—	418	125.00–135.00	130.60
2	—	1,138	85.00	85.00
4	—	566	121.00–122.00	121.76
7	—	480	121.00–126.00	124.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	117.50	117.50
1	—	390	108.00	108.00
1	—	450	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	130.00	130.00
3	—	485	141.00–145.50	144.08
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
3	—	673	130.00–132.00	130.66
2	—	588	140.00	140.00
1	—	895	122.00	122.00
3	—	525	131.00–140.00	136.63
1	—	405	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	130.00	130.00
3	—	387	157.00	157.00
1	—	835	101.00	101.00
2	—	670	112.00–115.00	113.48
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
1	—	900	92.00	92.00
2	—	475	132.00	132.00
8	—	532	121.00–133.00	127.69
2	—	633	116.00–122.00	118.94
4	—	575	118.00–128.00	122.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
1	—	375	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,126	51.00–60.50	56.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,447	57.00–66.50	61.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	68.50–69.00	68.76
13	—	1,235	59.00–65.50	61.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,715	89.50–94.00	91.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	78.00–79.50	78.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	700.00–740.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	700.00	700.00

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	800.00	800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	800.00–850.00	825.00

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.