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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 19

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 196▼ 12 vs year ago 202 · −5.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 79▲ 13 vs year ago 59 · +22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 12 · −16.7%

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

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls mostly steady, 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 $132.04/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −51.93 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$132.04

49 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$7.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

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	541	132.98	720	42
Small and Medium 1-2	473	127.50	602	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	493	125.00	617	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.98/cwt here — about $103 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 sale49 hd

132.04

—

TN average9 barns · 1,010 hd

133.18

−1.13

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

−51.93

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	—	High	1,859	101.54	1,888	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	76.14	900	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	69.79	989	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	66.00	707	9thin

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)	1,075	$925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	147.64/cwt	146.00–151.00	868	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	917	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,089	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	127.28/cwt	124.00–136.00	661	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	120.53/cwt	118.00–123.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	131.03/cwt	128.00–132.00	898	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	875	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	365	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	150.24/cwt	150.00–151.00	485	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	153.36/cwt	149.00–158.00	592	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	140.95/cwt	136.00–146.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	125.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	764	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	119.15/cwt	116.00–125.00	808	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	760	98.47/cwt	96.00–101.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	820	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	803	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	928	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	928	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	99.04/cwt	91.50–104.00	1,791	6
Bulls	—	—	2,013	109.05/cwt	108.00–110.00	2,195	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	62.07/cwt	54.00–67.00	664	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	73.85/cwt	73.00–74.50	792	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	78.87/cwt	76.00–82.50	922	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	71.78/cwt	67.50–75.50	864	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	69.42/cwt	63.00–75.50	975	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,318	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	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	1,075	925.00/head	900.00–950.00	925	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	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 Oct 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 196Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 79Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 12

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls mostly steady, No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	114.00	114.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
8	—	519	124.00–136.00	127.28
4	—	421	125.00–130.00	127.73
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	833	104.00–106.00	104.99
2	—	613	118.00–123.00	120.53
1	—	470	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	127.00	127.00
1	—	360	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
4	—	685	128.00–132.00	131.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	159.00	159.00
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	142.00	142.00
1	—	825	132.00	132.00
1	—	725	134.00	134.00
6	—	588	146.00–151.00	147.64
3	—	472	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	140.00–150.00	144.96
1	—	845	95.00	95.00
7	—	678	116.00–125.00	119.15
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
2	—	515	136.00–146.00	140.95
5	—	610	124.00–130.00	125.19
2	—	770	105.00–108.00	106.49
7	—	386	149.00–158.00	153.36
2	—	588	128.00–129.00	128.50
4	—	323	150.00–151.00	150.24
2	—	480	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	96.00–101.00	98.47
1	—	605	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	133.00	133.00
1	—	425	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
1	—	255	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	73.00–74.50	73.85
6	—	1,070	54.00–67.00	62.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	78.00	78.00
22	—	1,404	63.00–75.50	69.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,169	76.00–82.50	78.87
5	—	1,204	67.50–75.50	71.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,013	108.00–110.00	109.05
6	—	1,808	91.50–104.00	99.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	900.00–950.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.