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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 13

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 170▼ 71 vs year ago 275 · −25.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 90▲ 7 vs year ago 68 · +10.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 11▲ 23 vs year ago 19 · +121.1%

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.24/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$117.24

39 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$10.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.61

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	522	117.79	615	37
Small and Medium 1-2	403	107.00	431	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.79/cwt here — about $184 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 sale39 hd

117.24

—

TN average10 barns · 2,265 hd

128.85

−11.61

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	1,769	82.86	1,466	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	64.00	738	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	53.17	775	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	49.80	553	7thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	143.63/cwt	137.00–146.00	616	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	138.50/cwt	136.00–140.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	140.60/cwt	137.00–142.50	863	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	131.91/cwt	124.00–140.00	881	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	392	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	127.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	123.30/cwt	121.00–130.00	545	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	124.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	119.92/cwt	114.00–122.00	633	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	111.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	103.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	750	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	136.76/cwt	130.00–142.00	587	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	124.87/cwt	120.00–135.00	659	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	120.53/cwt	117.00–124.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,160	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	864	1
Bulls	—	—	1,972	85.65/cwt	79.50–90.00	1,689	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,055	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	654	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	494	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	50.68/cwt	47.50–53.50	563	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	825	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	53.17/cwt	50.00–57.00	775	23
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,500	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	22,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	881.25/cwt	850.00–950.00	8,372	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	771.43/cwt	700.00–880.00	9,257	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	12,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036.67/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	—	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 Oct 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 170Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 90Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 11Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	121.00–130.00	123.30
6	—	479	120.00–131.00	124.61
3	—	567	109.00–115.00	111.98
4	—	723	100.00–105.00	103.77
8	—	528	114.00–122.00	119.92
2	—	675	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	358	120.00–135.00	127.55
2	—	333	115.00–120.00	117.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	120.00–135.00	124.87
2	—	610	117.00–124.00	120.53
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
4	—	429	130.00–142.00	136.76
1	—	885	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	112.00	112.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	111.00	111.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	154.00	154.00
1	—	595	151.00	151.00
3	—	614	137.00–142.50	140.60
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
3	—	755	124.00	124.00
4	—	536	136.00–140.00	138.50
2	—	668	124.00–140.00	131.91
6	—	429	137.00–146.00	143.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	44.50	44.50
6	—	1,111	47.50–53.50	50.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,457	50.00–57.00	53.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,972	79.50–90.00	85.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	74.50	74.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,200	700.00–880.00	771.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	950	850.00–950.00	881.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,036.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,490.00	1,490.00

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.