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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 27

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 204▼ 55 vs year ago 169 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 118▲ 26 vs year ago 70 · +37.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 17▲ 9 vs year ago 9 · +100.0%

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 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. 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 $149.49/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −34.49 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$149.49

22 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

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	543	151.95	825	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	383	140.75	538	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	518	136.00	704	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $121 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 sale22 hd

149.49

—

TN average8 barns · 876 hd

151.90

−2.42

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−34.49

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	1,823	112.17	2,044	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	79.74	926	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	78.62	1,076	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	70.48	736	24

Every lot

48 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	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	177.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	859	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	984	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	983	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	951	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,057	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	217	159.85/cwt	155.00–170.00	347	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	145.41/cwt	144.00–147.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	141.71/cwt	133.00–147.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	131.99/cwt	131.00–134.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.83/cwt	130.00–142.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	125.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	860	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	174.57/cwt	169.00–180.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	174.95/cwt	169.00–186.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	160.34/cwt	155.00–170.00	738	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	147.07/cwt	144.00–150.00	828	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	129.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	855	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	117.66/cwt	116.00–120.00	892	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	972	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	935	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,010	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,916	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	111.03/cwt	106.00–116.00	2,063	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,020	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	938	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	69.50/cwt	64.50–73.50	733	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	895	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	78.38/cwt	72.50–83.50	923	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	78.62/cwt	70.50–84.50	1,076	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,688	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	787.50/cwt	725.00–850.00	6,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,020	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	12,838	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	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 Apr 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 204Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 118Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 9

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. 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
2	—	563	144.00–150.00	147.07
2	—	663	125.00–133.00	129.02
1	—	500	162.00	162.00
2	—	370	169.00–180.00	174.57
3	—	418	169.00–186.00	174.95
1	—	860	113.00	113.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
3	—	460	155.00–170.00	160.34
3	—	758	116.00–120.00	117.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	142.50	142.50
1	—	410	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	109.00	109.00
4	—	755	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	170.00–185.00	177.50
2	—	638	154.00	154.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
4	—	589	167.00	167.00
1	—	710	134.00	134.00
1	—	530	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	117.00	117.00
1	—	935	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	130.00–142.00	135.83
4	—	423	133.00–147.00	141.71
2	—	588	124.00–127.00	125.48
2	—	373	144.00–147.00	145.41
3	—	473	131.00–134.00	131.99
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
2	—	680	126.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	217	155.00–170.00	159.85
1	—	265	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	—	585	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	76.50	76.50
20	—	1,054	64.50–73.50	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,369	70.50–84.50	78.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,177	72.50–83.50	78.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	119.00	119.00
6	—	1,858	106.00–116.00	111.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	725.00–850.00	787.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	900.00–1,225.00	987.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.