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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 31

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 158▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 133▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 8.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 6.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for heifers.

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 $141.99/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$141.99

40 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.94

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	461	143.33	661	35
Medium and Large 2-3	352	138.65	488	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	568	123.50	701	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale40 hd

141.99

—

TN average11 barns · 2,155 hd

153.92

−11.94

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	1,791	110.85	1,985	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	86.32	989	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,324	86.32	1,143	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	78.49	837	7thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	979	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,177	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	124.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,405	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	579	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	133.58/cwt	130.00–143.00	584	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	144.03/cwt	136.00–149.00	677	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	143.66/cwt	138.00–151.00	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	126.78/cwt	124.00–133.00	720	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	194.32/cwt	194.00–195.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	191.34/cwt	185.00–197.50	704	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	184.45/cwt	174.00–190.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	168.17/cwt	164.00–180.00	795	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	148.25/cwt	148.00–149.00	820	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,788	107.21/cwt	103.50–114.00	1,917	7
Bulls	—	—	1,797	119.36/cwt	119.00–120.00	2,145	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	661	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	875	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	84.78/cwt	79.50–90.00	970	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	80.24/cwt	75.50–84.00	921	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	93.01/cwt	91.50–96.00	1,070	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,324	86.32/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,143	5

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 Aug 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 133Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	160.00	160.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	138.00	138.00
4	—	553	148.00–149.00	148.25
5	—	473	164.00–180.00	168.17
4	—	368	185.00–197.50	191.34
3	—	329	194.00–195.00	194.32
3	—	418	174.00–190.00	184.45
1	—	740	129.00	129.00
1	—	285	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,133	120.00–128.00	124.03
1	—	1,085	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	201.00	201.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	130.00–143.00	133.58
7	—	520	138.00–151.00	143.66
1	—	220	147.50	147.50
1	—	345	171.00	171.00
2	—	360	160.00–162.00	160.97
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
4	—	568	124.00–133.00	126.78
7	—	470	136.00–149.00	144.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
2	—	388	137.00–139.00	137.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	156.00	156.00
2	—	428	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	91.50–96.00	93.01
13	—	1,144	79.50–90.00	84.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,324	80.00–90.00	86.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	75.50–84.00	80.24
1	—	1,000	87.50	87.50
2	—	938	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	119.00–120.00	119.36
7	—	1,788	103.50–114.00	107.21

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.