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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 7

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 96▼ 87 vs year ago 147 · −59.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 59▲ 13 vs year ago 26 · +50.0%

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 5.00 lower overall, with no comparisons for slaughter bulls and 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 $127.29/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$127.29

17 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$17.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.31

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	538	129.46	696	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	408	129.00	526	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	615	111.50	686	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.96/cwt here — about $11 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 sale17 hd

127.29

—

TN average11 barns · 2,802 hd

146.61

−19.31

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	1,970	101.02	1,990	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	65.76	804	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	64.83	1,005	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	57.21	580	4thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,542	70.81	1,092	3thin

Every lot

29 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	470	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	897	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,049	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	485	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	749	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	852	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	842	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	317	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	491	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	498	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	136.71/cwt	130.00–144.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,970	101.02/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,990	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	57.21/cwt	53.00–62.00	580	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	65.76/cwt	62.50–73.00	804	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	64.83/cwt	62.00–69.50	1,005	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Standard	1,542	70.81/cwt	66.50–78.00	1,092	3

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 96Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 59Year ago 26

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with no comparisons for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	130.00–144.00	136.71
2	—	460	144.00	144.00
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	155.00	155.00
2	—	498	134.00	134.00
1	—	350	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
1	—	825	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
3	—	364	130.00–135.00	133.33
2	—	578	129.00–130.00	129.51
2	—	605	127.00	127.00
1	—	445	134.00	134.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
3	—	698	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	141.00	141.00
1	—	640	144.00	144.00
2	—	598	150.00	150.00
3	—	470	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	154.00	154.00
2	—	783	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,223	62.50–73.00	65.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,550	62.00–69.50	64.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	53.00–62.00	57.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,970	96.00–105.00	101.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	66.50–78.00	70.81

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.