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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 16

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Feb 9Feb 16Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 141▲ 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 69▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 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, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $142.20/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −41.77 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$142.20

51 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$2.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.62

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	633	142.26	901	44
Medium and Large 2-3	508	142.16	722	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	455	140.00	637	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.26/cwt here — about $264 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 sale51 hd

142.20

—

TN average9 barns · 1,532 hd

153.82

−11.62

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−41.77

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	2,137	108.04	2,309	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	76.29	1,083	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	74.01	910	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	68.60	803	9thin

Every lot

68 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	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	191.00/cwt	180.00–202.00	783	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	167.88/cwt	160.00–180.00	779	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	939	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,123	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	335	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	140.22/cwt	138.00–144.00	453	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	138.14/cwt	136.00–144.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	138.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	573	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	137.48/cwt	134.00–140.00	657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	121.06/cwt	115.00–127.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	134.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	712	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	133.71/cwt	132.00–136.00	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	841	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	807	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	205.96/cwt	200.00–212.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	178.32/cwt	170.00–186.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	171.60/cwt	160.00–180.00	719	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	164.46/cwt	159.00–175.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	141.29/cwt	138.00–145.00	791	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	844	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	127.96/cwt	126.00–134.00	857	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	122.02/cwt	118.00–126.00	896	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	116.91/cwt	108.00–120.00	959	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	107.00/cwt	101.00–109.00	982	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	106.56/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,221	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	985	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	877	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,109	105.45/cwt	103.00–109.00	2,224	4
Bulls	—	—	2,193	113.23/cwt	112.50–114.00	2,483	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	804	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	67.11/cwt	63.00–74.00	777	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	73.34/cwt	69.50–79.00	917	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,018	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	64.97/cwt	64.50–65.50	845	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,224	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	76.79/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,097	25
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,320	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 141Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	108.00–120.00	116.91
5	—	419	160.00–180.00	171.60
2	—	978	103.00–110.00	106.56
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
4	—	918	101.00–109.00	107.00
3	—	560	138.00–145.00	141.29
2	—	625	134.00–136.00	135.01
2	—	513	157.00–160.00	158.49
5	—	670	126.00–134.00	127.96
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
4	—	734	118.00–126.00	122.02
2	—	370	170.00–186.00	178.32
1	—	1,100	111.00	111.00
3	—	468	159.00–175.00	164.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	200.00–212.00	205.96
1	—	610	151.00	151.00
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	139.00–140.00	139.48
2	—	570	132.00	132.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	132.00–136.00	133.71
1	—	235	142.50	142.50
3	—	673	124.00–126.00	125.01
4	—	708	114.00	114.00
3	—	323	138.00–144.00	140.22
4	—	365	136.00–144.00	138.14
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
6	—	413	135.00–142.50	138.73
4	—	531	132.00–138.00	134.03
4	—	478	134.00–140.00	137.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
2	—	530	115.00–127.00	121.06
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	180.00–202.00	191.00
1	—	820	137.00	137.00
7	—	464	160.00–180.00	167.88
2	—	630	148.00–150.00	149.01
1	—	520	160.00	160.00
1	—	565	159.00	159.00
1	—	365	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,429	70.00–80.50	76.79
2	—	1,300	64.50–65.50	64.97
1	—	1,415	86.50	86.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	82.00	82.00
12	—	1,250	69.50–79.00	73.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,158	63.00–74.00	67.11
1	—	1,265	80.50	80.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,193	112.50–114.00	113.23
4	—	2,109	103.00–109.00	105.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,070.00	1,070.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,370.00	1,370.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	790.00	790.00

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	—	1,000	950.00	950.00

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.