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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 18

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 116▲ 71 vs year ago 77 · +92.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 120▲ 6 vs year ago 48 · +12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 13▼ 13 vs year ago 22 · −59.1%

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 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls holding steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone, increased buyer activity, and hiqher-quality offerings were noted.

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 $145.27/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$145.27

36 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.34

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	524	146.06	765	33
Small and Medium 1-2	357	136.61	488	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about $277 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 sale36 hd

145.27

—

TN average10 barns · 2,229 hd

154.61

−9.34

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	1,529	104.25	1,594	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	73.83	1,020	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	72.79	906	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	66.75	777	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$905	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$625	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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	907	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	164.83/cwt	160.00–174.00	549	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	169.36/cwt	161.00–176.00	627	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	428	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	152.37/cwt	150.00–157.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	821	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	140.94/cwt	137.00–148.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	874	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,000	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,010	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	220	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	358	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	207.42/cwt	200.00–220.00	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	350	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	571	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	199.07/cwt	192.50–208.00	752	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	160.55/cwt	157.00–164.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	153.16/cwt	149.00–156.00	902	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	102.77/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,519	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	108.68/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,829	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	895	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	689	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	56.26/cwt	55.00–57.50	661	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	68.09/cwt	63.50–71.50	813	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	71.36/cwt	67.50–75.00	867	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	797	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	72.33/cwt	68.50–75.50	966	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	85.36/cwt	83.50–87.50	1,146	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	81.31/cwt	80.50–82.00	1,313	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	905.00/head	880.00–930.00	905	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 116Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 120Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
1	—	850	106.00	106.00
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,000	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	161.00–176.00	169.36
3	—	512	137.00–148.00	140.94
3	—	333	160.00–174.00	164.83
2	—	643	136.00	136.00
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	550	144.00	144.00
1	—	495	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	130.00–140.00	134.91
1	—	215	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	—	335	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	150.00–157.00	152.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	181.00	181.00
1	—	510	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	138.00	138.00
2	—	510	170.00	170.00
1	—	385	218.00	218.00
1	—	800	139.00	139.00
1	—	430	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
1	—	350	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	192.50–208.00	199.07
3	—	272	200.00–220.00	207.42
2	—	523	157.00–164.00	160.55
9	—	589	149.00–156.00	153.16
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	134.00	134.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
1	—	430	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
1	—	220	162.50	162.50
1	—	350	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	63.50–71.50	68.09
2	—	1,175	55.00–57.50	56.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,215	67.50–75.00	71.36
2	—	1,235	64.50	64.50
2	—	1,343	83.50–87.50	85.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,335	68.50–75.50	72.33
2	—	1,615	80.50–82.00	81.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	98.00–105.00	102.77
2	—	1,683	107.00–110.00	108.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	880.00–930.00	905.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	950	625.00	625.00

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.