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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 1

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 155▼ 132 vs year ago 226 · −58.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 48▼ 2 vs year ago 59 · −3.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 3▲ 7 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, slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, with strong demand noted. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.37/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$178.37

23 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.53

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	561	178.37	1,000	23

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 sale23 hd

178.37

—

TN average10 barns · 1,432 hd

177.84

+0.53

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	1,648	116.39	1,918	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	101.46	1,437	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	99.32	1,132	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	82.34	844	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$670	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	867	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	947	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	173.48/cwt	173.00–174.00	911	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,004	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	166.61/cwt	159.00–172.00	958	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,060	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	978	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,132	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	839	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	849	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	145.11/cwt	142.00–148.00	827	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	130.32/cwt	129.00–131.00	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	157.83/cwt	149.00–169.00	811	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	127.76/cwt	124.00–129.00	907	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	116.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,918	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	694	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	83.26/cwt	79.00–89.00	863	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	88.07/cwt	83.00–91.50	954	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	101.73/cwt	93.00–111.00	1,137	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	114.56/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,512	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	88.11/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,200	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	103.30/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,470	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,793	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 155Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 48Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, with strong demand noted. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	124.00–129.00	127.76
6	—	514	149.00–169.00	157.83
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	159.00–172.00	166.61
1	—	755	159.00	159.00
2	—	623	157.00	157.00
1	—	305	217.00	217.00
1	—	665	165.00	165.00
2	—	525	173.00–174.00	173.48
1	—	735	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	189.00	189.00
4	—	576	184.00	184.00
1	—	425	204.00	204.00
2	—	493	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	158.00	158.00
2	—	570	142.00–148.00	145.11
3	—	630	129.00–131.00	130.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	480	159.00	159.00
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	153.00	153.00

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	—	900	670.00	670.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	93.00–111.00	101.73
4	—	1,083	83.00–91.50	88.07
2	—	1,320	113.00–116.00	114.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,423	95.00–110.00	103.30
1	—	1,500	119.50	119.50
3	—	1,362	84.00–91.00	88.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,037	79.00–89.00	83.26
1	—	925	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,648	110.00–120.00	116.39

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.