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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, May 4

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 114▲ 29 vs year ago 106 · +27.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 96▲ 18 vs year ago 62 · +29.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 18▼ 15 vs year ago 28 · −53.6%

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 lower overall with exception of lean cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. 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 $155.50/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −28.47 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$155.50

31 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$417

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

$9.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.40

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	250	165.00	413	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	155.19	830	30

One grade step is worth $9.81/cwt here — about −$417 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 sale31 hd

155.50

—

TN average9 barns · 1,056 hd

151.10

+4.40

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−28.47

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	—	Average	1,578	106.13	1,675	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	80.73	1,216	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	80.47	957	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	73.47	766	9thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	188.44/cwt	183.00–194.00	914	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	954	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	841	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	948	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	155.28/cwt	150.00–161.00	986	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	155.01/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,011	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,037	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	148.28/cwt	146.00–150.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	143.64/cwt	141.00–146.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	143.19/cwt	142.00–146.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	140.97/cwt	139.00–145.00	860	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	864	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	120.68/cwt	118.00–126.00	889	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	180.00/cwt	175.00–195.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	161.74/cwt	158.00–164.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	152.33/cwt	149.00–158.00	792	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	152.89/cwt	147.00–161.00	870	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	925	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	931	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	106.13/cwt	100.50–111.00	1,675	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	71.75/cwt	68.00–77.50	745	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	837	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	79.68/cwt	73.00–84.00	942	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,185	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	86.87/cwt	86.50–87.50	1,225	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	79.96/cwt	73.50–84.00	1,215	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	697.50/cwt	620.00–775.00	5,231	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,620	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 114Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 96Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 18Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	142.00–146.00	143.19
3	—	427	141.00–146.00	143.64
3	—	377	146.00–150.00	148.28
1	—	240	157.50	157.50
1	—	470	152.00	152.00
2	—	565	140.00–143.00	141.51
1	—	880	104.00	104.00
2	—	660	129.00–133.00	130.98
1	—	325	149.00	149.00
3	—	737	118.00–126.00	120.68
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
3	—	610	139.00–145.00	140.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	183.00–194.00	188.44
2	—	510	160.00–170.00	164.90
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
1	—	780	133.00	133.00
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
3	—	652	151.00–158.00	155.01
3	—	635	150.00–161.00	155.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	136.00–139.00	137.49
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
4	—	480	158.00–164.00	161.74
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
2	—	730	127.50	127.50
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	139.00	139.00
4	—	520	149.00–158.00	152.33
2	—	435	170.00–172.00	170.98
4	—	375	175.00–195.00	180.00
6	—	569	147.00–161.00	152.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	165.00	165.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,519	73.50–84.00	79.96
3	—	1,410	86.50–87.50	86.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,182	73.00–84.00	79.68
1	—	1,295	91.50	91.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	79.50	79.50
7	—	1,039	68.00–77.50	71.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,578	100.50–111.00	106.13

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	750	620.00–775.00	697.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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.