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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 28

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Dec 14Dec 28Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 118▼ 7 vs year ago 63 · −11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 50▼ 67 vs year ago 180 · −37.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 7 vs year ago 10 · −70.0%

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 due to no sale last week in observance of the Christmas holiday.

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 $127.32/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$127.32

10 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

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	550	127.32	700	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

127.32

—

TN average1 barns · 10 hd

127.32

+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	1,599	101.58	1,624	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	74.15	1,120	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	71.47	905	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	54.37	577	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$540	1thin

Every lot

23 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	—	Small and Medium 1-2	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	871	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,024	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,059	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	125.09/cwt	122.00–128.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	133.34/cwt	132.00–136.00	749	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	218	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	256	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	273	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	341	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	99.10/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,498	8
Bulls	—	—	1,948	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,172	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	51.13/cwt	50.50–52.00	531	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	56.22/cwt	53.00–61.00	604	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	65.21/cwt	64.00–66.00	797	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	73.12/cwt	68.00–78.50	934	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	74.15/cwt	67.50–79.00	1,120	29
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	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 Dec 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 118Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 50Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 10

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
3	—	562	132.00–136.00	133.34
2	—	520	122.00–128.00	125.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	147.00	147.00
2	—	690	152.00–155.00	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	154.00	154.00
1	—	555	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
1	—	680	127.00	127.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	540.00	540.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	110.00–113.00	111.49
8	—	1,512	93.00–104.00	99.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	64.00–66.00	65.21
19	—	1,278	68.00–78.50	73.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,075	53.00–61.00	56.22
4	—	1,039	50.50–52.00	51.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,510	67.50–79.00	74.15

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.