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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, May 11

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 135▲ 13 vs year ago 125 · +10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 80▲ 4 vs year ago 66 · +6.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 13▼ 12 vs year ago 30 · −40.0%

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 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or 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 $137.06/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$137.06

28 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$8.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.09

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	481	138.15	664	24
Medium and Large 2-3	357	130.67	466	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	400	130.00	520	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.15/cwt here — about $144 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 sale28 hd

137.06

—

TN average9 barns · 1,727 hd

149.15

−12.09

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	1,766	105.89	1,870	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	86.52	1,070	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	83.74	1,188	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	74.89	805	13

Every lot

44 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	984	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	362	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	146.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	485	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	142.41/cwt	136.00–149.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	139.32/cwt	138.00–141.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	143.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	135.77/cwt	134.00–139.00	710	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	135.54/cwt	130.00–143.00	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	132.62/cwt	128.00–140.00	822	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	250	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	415	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	175.36/cwt	164.00–182.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	147.28/cwt	140.00–156.00	754	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	145.96/cwt	138.00–154.00	807	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	136.83/cwt	130.00–144.00	848	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	120.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	859	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	118.39/cwt	116.00–119.00	913	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,041	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,225	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,237	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	111.03/cwt	107.50–114.00	2,015	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,210	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	2,221	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	81.19/cwt	79.50–83.50	798	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	73.00/cwt	68.50–76.50	805	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	80.56/cwt	77.50–84.50	939	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	94.47/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,259	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	90.46/cwt	88.50–92.50	1,208	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	82.95/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,185	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	875	787.50/cwt	725.00–850.00	6,891	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,505	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,070.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,130.00	12,840	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	15,960	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	—	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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 135Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 80Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year ago 30

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	184.00	184.00
1	—	645	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	136.00–149.00	142.41
3	—	620	128.00–140.00	132.62
3	—	478	140.00–149.00	143.04
3	—	570	130.00–143.00	135.54
3	—	332	140.00–149.00	146.20
1	—	230	157.50	157.50
3	—	437	138.00–141.00	139.32
4	—	523	134.00–139.00	135.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	136.00	136.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	117.00	117.00
2	—	475	150.00	150.00
5	—	512	140.00–156.00	147.28
2	—	710	117.00–125.00	120.94
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
2	—	670	134.00	134.00
4	—	366	164.00–182.00	175.36
2	—	553	138.00–154.00	145.96
2	—	620	130.00–144.00	136.83
1	—	440	166.00	166.00
5	—	771	116.00–119.00	118.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	166.00	166.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,140.00	1,140.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,010.00–1,130.00	1,070.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	725.00–850.00	787.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	790.00	790.00

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)	1	—	—	1,285.00	1,285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,210	100.50	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,815	107.50–114.00	111.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	94.00–95.00	94.47
4	—	1,165	77.50–84.50	80.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	88.50–92.50	90.46
17	—	1,428	79.50–85.00	82.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,103	68.50–76.50	73.00
3	—	983	79.50–83.50	81.19

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.