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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 15

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Dec 8Dec 15Dec 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 147▲ 189 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 26▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 9 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

No comparisons available due to limited comparable receipts for feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.63/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −50.34 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$133.63

44 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$22.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.04

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	535	137.15	734	37
Small and Medium 1-2	527	115.02	606	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.13/cwt here — about $128 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 sale44 hd

133.63

—

TN average9 barns · 901 hd

141.67

−8.04

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−50.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $207.99, low $174.34, median $183.97 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,429	89.99	1,286	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	62.40	787	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	61.42	863	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	57.61	598	18

Every lot

60 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	733	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	146.10/cwt	142.00–150.00	991	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	964	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,065	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	213	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	282	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	131.19/cwt	130.00–134.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	137.86/cwt	130.00–144.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	432	147.01/cwt	146.00–149.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	129.60/cwt	127.00–132.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	799	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	155.43/cwt	151.00–160.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	177.92/cwt	175.00–180.00	642	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	135.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	640	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	509	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	575	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	133.14/cwt	128.00–142.00	704	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	131.54/cwt	125.00–138.00	738	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	118.98/cwt	113.00–125.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	772	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	100.00/cwt	98.00–102.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	695	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	445	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,133	79.55/cwt	78.50–80.50	901	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	95.67/cwt	95.00–96.50	1,476	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	943	67.40/cwt	59.00–85.00	636	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	54.81/cwt	52.00–58.00	584	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	61.93/cwt	59.00–66.50	780	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	867	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	710	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	61.79/cwt	58.00–66.50	873	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,855	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 147Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to limited comparable receipts for feeder and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	108.00	108.00
1	—	400	114.00	114.00
1	—	545	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	127.00–130.00	128.46
4	—	378	130.00–144.00	137.86
4	—	323	130.00–134.00	131.19
2	—	525	127.00–132.00	129.60
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	488	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
4	—	644	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	146.00–149.00	147.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	131.00	131.00
1	—	555	146.00	146.00
4	—	431	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	119.00	119.00
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
1	—	260	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
2	—	678	142.00–150.00	146.10
4	—	709	136.00	136.00
4	—	800	132.00	132.00
1	—	775	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	114.00	114.00
4	—	509	110.00–116.00	113.04
1	—	485	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	128.00–142.00	133.14
5	—	561	125.00–138.00	131.54
1	—	415	146.00	146.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
2	—	628	113.00–125.00	118.98
2	—	805	98.00–102.00	100.00
1	—	290	199.00	199.00
2	—	335	151.00–160.00	155.43
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
5	—	473	130.00–145.00	135.33
2	—	668	114.00–117.00	115.52
5	—	361	175.00–180.00	177.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
1	—	625	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,260	59.00–66.50	61.93
1	—	1,275	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,066	52.00–58.00	54.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,413	58.00–66.50	61.79
1	—	1,280	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	59.00–85.00	67.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	99.50	99.50
2	—	1,543	95.00–96.50	95.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	78.50–80.50	79.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	610.00	610.00

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)	1	—	1,150	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	875.00	875.00

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.