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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

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

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 85▼ 11 vs year ago 115 · −9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 85▲ 42 vs year ago 97 · +43.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 15 vs year ago 20 · −75.0%

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

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes 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 $138.84/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$138.84

25 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

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	537	140.05	753	23
Small and Medium 1-2	400	125.00	500	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $253 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 sale25 hd

138.84

—

TN average11 barns · 2,039 hd

143.33

−4.49

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	1,768	112.49	1,989	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	88.76	1,226	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	84.56	1,320	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,193	73.05	871	14

Every lot

42 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	184.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	856	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	177.17/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,024	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	151.53/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,005	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	149.82/cwt	140.00–160.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	141.33/cwt	135.00–148.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	138.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	823	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	806	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	857	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	172.06/cwt	162.50–178.00	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	163.57/cwt	150.00–170.00	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	154.91/cwt	149.00–159.00	795	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	811	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	585	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	954	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	890	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	136.47/cwt	134.00–139.00	925	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	887	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	112.49/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,989	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	72.14/cwt	66.00–76.50	840	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,358	78.50/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,066	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	85.84/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,182	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	99.48/cwt	93.00–109.50	1,392	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	83.53/cwt	78.00–89.50	1,300	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	94.59/cwt	91.50–99.00	1,527	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,695	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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 85Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 85Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 20

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
1	—	585	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	525	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	120.00–121.00	120.33
3	—	513	149.00–159.00	154.91
2	—	563	143.00–145.00	144.00
3	—	467	150.00–170.00	163.57
1	—	640	139.00	139.00
4	—	427	162.50–178.00	172.06
2	—	678	134.00–139.00	136.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	180.00–190.00	184.92
2	—	335	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	162.50	162.50
6	—	578	170.00–183.00	177.17
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
2	—	663	150.00–153.00	151.53
1	—	445	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	159.00	159.00
2	—	423	140.00–160.00	149.82
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
2	—	723	117.00–120.00	118.53
2	—	523	131.00–135.00	132.99
2	—	618	130.00–131.00	130.49
7	—	594	130.00–140.00	138.63
3	—	460	135.00–148.00	141.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	156.00	156.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00

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	—	1,300	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	670.00	670.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	110.00–116.50	112.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,556	78.00–89.50	83.53
4	—	1,614	91.50–99.00	94.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	78.00–79.00	78.50
12	—	1,165	66.00–76.50	72.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,377	78.00–92.00	85.84
9	—	1,399	93.00–109.50	99.48

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.