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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 20

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

202 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 204▲ 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 75▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 42▲ 12 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 2.00 to 3.00 higher with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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 $118.70/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$118.70

42 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.19

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	540	118.70	642	42

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

118.70

—

TN average9 barns · 2,003 hd

123.90

−5.19

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	1,652	87.50	1,446	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	61.18	729	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	55.66	815	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	53.19	548	8thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	457	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	658	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	736	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	137.41/cwt	129.00–139.00	802	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	131.01/cwt	125.00–139.00	816	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	857	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	948	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	126.72/cwt	126.00–129.00	999	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	379	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	130.84/cwt	125.00–136.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	125.98/cwt	122.00–129.00	543	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	127.70/cwt	124.00–129.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	122.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	632	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	520	112.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	114.29/cwt	110.00–116.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	106.74/cwt	105.50–109.00	820	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	865	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	139.53/cwt	137.00–142.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	123.49/cwt	118.00–127.00	715	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	115.64/cwt	113.00–118.00	719	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,652	87.50/cwt	81.00–90.50	1,446	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	980	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	559	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	52.65/cwt	49.00–55.00	547	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	59.24/cwt	55.50–62.50	691	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	67.98/cwt	65.50–70.00	869	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	55.66/cwt	52.00–60.50	815	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,888	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,030	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	768	105.50–109.00	106.74
2	—	313	120.00–122.00	121.01
4	—	592	110.00–116.00	114.29
1	—	690	113.00	113.00
6	—	469	124.00–129.00	127.70
4	—	431	122.00–129.00	125.98
1	—	940	92.00	92.00
3	—	375	125.00–136.00	130.84
1	—	800	97.00	97.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
10	—	518	120.00–126.00	122.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
3	—	520	110.00–116.00	112.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	788	126.00–129.00	126.72
8	—	584	129.00–139.00	137.41
2	—	683	124.00–127.00	125.51
3	—	623	125.00–139.00	131.01
3	—	518	142.00	142.00
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
1	—	535	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	140.00	140.00
1	—	815	122.00	122.00
2	—	713	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	101.00	101.00
2	—	383	140.00–145.00	142.45
3	—	622	113.00–118.00	115.64
1	—	965	95.00	95.00
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
8	—	579	118.00–127.00	123.49
3	—	460	135.00	135.00
2	—	523	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	435	137.00–142.00	139.53
1	—	765	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
1	—	580	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	119.00	119.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	65.50–70.00	67.98
7	—	1,167	55.50–62.50	59.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,038	49.00–55.00	52.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,465	52.00–60.50	55.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,652	81.00–90.50	87.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	860.00	860.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	980.00	980.00

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.