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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 22

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 151▼ 68 vs year ago 191 · −35.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 86▼ 28 vs year ago 87 · −32.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 3 vs year ago 12 · −25.0%

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 measuring 1.00 to 4.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted on heifers and bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $187.46/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 5 of 6 comparable sales and sits +3.49 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$187.46

50 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$30.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.11

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	190.90	1,027	43
Medium and Large 2-3	474	168.63	800	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	545	160.50	875	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.40/cwt here — about $152 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 sale50 hd

187.46

—

TN average8 barns · 729 hd

177.35

+10.11

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

+3.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $207.99, low $174.34, median $183.97 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,760	120.21	2,116	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	91.14	1,263	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	88.11	1,070	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	75.43	754	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)	1,250	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$1,025	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,013	2thin

Every lot

54 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 1-2	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	166.16/cwt	160.00–172.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	388	136.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	395	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	405	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	188.52/cwt	175.00–193.00	801	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	181.52/cwt	180.00–183.00	886	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	179.38/cwt	169.00–186.00	908	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	167.03/cwt	166.00–168.00	952	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	598	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	831	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	160.51/cwt	159.00–162.00	984	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	148.12/cwt	140.00–156.00	985	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	215.01/cwt	207.00–225.00	785	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	217.95/cwt	215.00–220.00	926	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	196.42/cwt	187.50–205.00	850	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	171.10/cwt	162.50–180.00	741	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	205.58/cwt	197.50–213.00	962	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	189.00/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,005	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	185.62/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,060	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,134	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	183.58/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,153	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,306	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,070	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,145	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	120.35/cwt	112.00–124.00	2,205	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	703	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	73.91/cwt	66.00–79.50	740	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,107	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	711	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	956	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	88.51/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,186	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	97.46/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,343	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	89.87/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,246	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	825	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	925	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,187.50/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,188	2

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 151Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 86Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	162.50–180.00	171.10
1	—	530	151.00	151.00
2	—	488	170.00–180.00	174.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	185.00–193.00	189.00
1	—	330	237.50	237.50
4	—	365	207.00–225.00	215.01
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
1	—	755	173.00	173.00
7	—	571	180.00–192.50	185.62
5	—	468	197.50–213.00	205.58
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
7	—	628	175.00–187.00	183.58
1	—	865	125.00	125.00
5	—	433	187.50–205.00	196.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	215.00–220.00	217.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	130.00–142.00	136.04
1	—	405	127.50	127.50
1	—	270	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	140.00–156.00	148.12
9	—	425	175.00–193.00	188.52
2	—	385	160.00–172.00	166.16
1	—	305	210.00	210.00
2	—	613	159.00–162.00	160.51
2	—	570	166.00–168.00	167.03
2	—	488	180.00–183.00	181.52
5	—	506	169.00–186.00	179.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	97.00–98.00	97.46
10	—	1,387	83.00–95.00	89.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	88.00–89.00	88.51
1	—	970	72.50	72.50
1	—	1,080	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,001	66.00–79.50	73.91
1	—	1,120	63.50	63.50
1	—	1,125	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	112.00–124.00	120.35
1	—	1,580	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,725	133.00	133.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,187.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	925.00	925.00

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.