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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

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

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 229▼ 84 vs year ago 231 · −36.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 76▼ 85 vs year ago 111 · −76.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%

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 comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts from this week. Regarding slaughter classes, lean cows 3.00 higher with no comparlsons available for breaker and boning cows and 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 $129.08/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$129.08

38 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

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

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	270	136.00	367	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	516	129.33	668	33
Small and Medium 1-2	505	114.50	578	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale38 hd

129.08

—

TN average9 barns · 2,916 hd

132.68

−3.60

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	1,837	86.05	1,581	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	62.44	781	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	60.14	857	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	54.43	649	9thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	367	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	138.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	501	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	126.70/cwt	124.00–128.00	656	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	127.09/cwt	124.00–131.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	121.21/cwt	116.00–125.00	750	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	343	186.96/cwt	184.00–190.00	641	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	173.50/cwt	167.00–180.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	143.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	163.57/cwt	161.00–166.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	142.14/cwt	139.00–145.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	630	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	110.93/cwt	106.00–116.00	793	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	82.83/cwt	79.50–86.50	1,408	2
Bulls	—	—	2,110	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	54.43/cwt	51.00–58.50	649	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	62.44/cwt	61.00–64.00	781	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	60.14/cwt	59.50–60.50	857	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,088	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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 229Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 76Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	161.00–166.00	163.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	140.00–150.00	143.16
1	—	370	169.00	169.00
2	—	345	167.00–180.00	173.50
2	—	473	139.00–145.00	142.14
2	—	505	131.00	131.00
2	—	578	133.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	715	106.00–116.00	110.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	159.00	159.00
4	—	343	184.00–190.00	186.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	148.00	148.00
1	—	325	172.50	172.50
1	—	595	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	124.00–128.00	126.70
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	825	122.00	122.00
6	—	361	130.00–143.00	138.78
2	—	465	128.00–130.00	129.03
3	—	565	124.00–131.00	127.09
5	—	619	116.00–125.00	121.21
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	136.00	136.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	79.50–86.50	82.83
1	—	2,110	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,192	51.00–58.50	54.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	61.00–64.00	62.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	59.50–60.50	60.14

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.