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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 6

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jun 22Jul 6Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 133▼ 6 vs year ago 72 · −8.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 80▼ 25 vs year ago 83 · −30.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 4 vs year ago 15 · −26.7%

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 due to reporter absence last week.

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 $127.38/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$127.38

16 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$5.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	554	128.45	711	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	452	122.71	554	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.75/cwt here — about $157 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 sale16 hd

127.38

—

TN average1 barns · 16 hd

127.38

+0.00

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	—	High	1,795	118.39	2,126	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	93.80	1,364	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	92.91	1,116	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	78.17	808	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,040	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,040	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,020	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$700	1thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	129.78/cwt	126.00–131.00	672	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	124.38/cwt	122.00–129.00	945	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,439	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	129.53/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,238	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	115.53/cwt	107.00–118.50	2,178	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	78.17/cwt	74.00–83.50	808	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	92.91/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,116	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	93.80/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,364	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,040.00/head	1,030.00–1,060.00	1,040	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	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 Jul 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 133Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 80Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 15

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	158.00	158.00
3	—	455	156.00	156.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
3	—	760	122.00–129.00	124.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	143.00	143.00
2	—	493	135.00–139.00	137.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	144.00	144.00
2	—	600	144.00	144.00
1	—	420	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
1	—	610	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	129.00	129.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
5	—	518	126.00–131.00	129.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–124.00	122.06
1	—	405	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,030.00–1,060.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,040.00	1,040.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,060.00	1,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,020.00	1,020.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,728	125.00–134.00	129.53
1	—	1,370	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,885	107.00–118.50	115.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,034	74.00–83.50	78.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	90.00–97.50	92.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,454	92.00–96.00	93.80

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.