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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 15

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 135▼ 73 vs year ago 187 · −39.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 68▲ 0 vs year ago 56 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 26▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%

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

No comparisons available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for slaughter cows.

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 $141.28/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$141.28

27 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$7.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

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	499	141.56	707	26
Medium and Large 2-3	370	134.00	496	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.56/cwt here — about $211 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 sale27 hd

141.28

—

TN average9 barns · 1,412 hd

141.84

−0.56

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	1,745	118.10	2,061	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	102.13	1,275	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	88.75	1,261	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	78.68	840	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$935	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,090	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,090	1thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	157.38/cwt	154.00–159.00	735	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	922	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	691	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	736	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	139.27/cwt	139.00–140.00	745	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	143.12/cwt	142.50–144.00	836	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	318	149.42/cwt	148.00–152.00	475	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	136.20/cwt	135.00–140.00	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	118.10/cwt	109.00–125.00	2,061	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	965	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	78.68/cwt	77.50–80.00	840	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	104.91/cwt	102.00–110.50	1,359	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	88.75/cwt	82.50–94.50	1,261	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135.00/head	1,090.00–1,180.00	1,135	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	935.00/head	920.00–950.00	935	2

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 Jun 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 135Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 68Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 26Year ago 2

No comparisons available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for slaughter cows.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	138.00	138.00
4	—	576	160.00	160.00
4	—	544	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	154.00–155.00	154.49
3	—	467	154.00–159.00	157.38
1	—	565	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	149.00	149.00
2	—	490	153.00–154.00	153.51
1	—	325	182.50	182.50
4	—	573	135.00–140.00	136.20
1	—	355	183.00	183.00
1	—	855	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	148.00–152.00	149.42
1	—	485	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	138.00–140.00	138.98
3	—	325	140.00	140.00
7	—	535	139.00–140.00	139.27
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
1	—	490	141.00	141.00
7	—	584	142.50–144.00	143.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,090.00–1,180.00	1,135.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,090.00	1,090.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	920.00–950.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,421	82.50–94.50	88.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	102.00–110.50	104.91
1	—	1,060	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	77.50–80.00	78.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	109.00–125.00	118.10

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.