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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 4

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Dec 28Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 56▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 113▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 2 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, breaker and boning cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall with lean cows and slaughter bulls sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but it was noted that feeder cattle offerings were predominantly poor quality and therefore in light demand.

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 $137.70/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$137.70

10 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$23.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.47

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	481	140.00	674	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	410	117.00	480	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about $194 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 sale10 hd

137.70

—

TN average8 barns · 2,422 hd

157.17

−19.47

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	1,469	111.90	1,643	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	79.35	954	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	78.29	1,175	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	70.86	770	10

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	805	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	131.50/cwt	127.00–136.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,150	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	955	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,130	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,141	1
Bulls	—	—	1,336	108.76/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,453	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	119.72/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,105	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	70.86/cwt	66.50–76.00	770	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	77.32/cwt	72.50–82.50	914	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	89.00/cwt	84.50–99.00	1,116	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	69.97/cwt	69.50–70.50	882	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	973	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	77.80/cwt	73.50–82.50	1,163	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,590	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 56Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 113Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	149.00	149.00
1	—	475	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
3	—	355	210.00	210.00
1	—	435	164.00	164.00
1	—	695	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	146.00	146.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
2	—	535	127.00–136.00	131.50
1	—	290	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	108.00–110.00	108.76
3	—	1,758	114.00–124.00	119.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,182	72.50–82.50	77.32
7	—	1,254	84.50–99.00	89.00
2	—	1,260	69.50–70.50	69.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,700	93.50	93.50
14	—	1,495	73.50–82.50	77.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,087	66.50–76.00	70.86

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.