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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 8

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 111▲ 39 vs year ago 85 · +45.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 48▼ 28 vs year ago 85 · −32.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 10 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 sharply higher overall, with lean cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted.

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 $209.41/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +25.44 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$209.41

35 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$57.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.65

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	360	237.50	855	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	514	213.53	1,097	29
Small and Medium 1-2	366	179.89	658	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.61/cwt here — about $197 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 sale35 hd

209.41

—

TN average8 barns · 834 hd

197.76

+11.65

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

+25.44

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	—	Low	1,728	119.04	2,057	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	100.47	1,204	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	98.69	1,437	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,139	78.31	892	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$670	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$650	1thin

Every lot

50 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	—	Small and Medium 1-2	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	989	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,284	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,337	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	922	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	918	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	988	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	194.51/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,093	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	179.76/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,093	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	167.03/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,203	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	325	163.48/cwt	155.00–172.50	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	350	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	253.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	917	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	236.87/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,000	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,091	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	455	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	901	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	487	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,047	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	530	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	994	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	209.92/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,115	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	205.30/cwt	202.50–206.00	1,215	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	176.25/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,110	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	121.88/cwt	119.00–127.00	2,094	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,821	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	67.93/cwt	67.00–69.00	734	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	78.57/cwt	72.50–84.00	903	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,158	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,312	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	88.05/cwt	86.50–89.50	1,033	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	115.89/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,371	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	85.23/cwt	84.50–86.00	1,018	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	97.48/cwt	92.00–104.50	1,180	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	99.92/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,433	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,650	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	86.25/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,331	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	670.00/head	625.00–750.00	670	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 111Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 48Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	240.00	240.00
5	—	592	202.50–206.00	205.30
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
2	—	630	172.50–180.00	176.25
3	—	422	230.00–242.50	236.87
2	—	670	170.00	170.00
3	—	362	250.00–260.00	253.36
4	—	531	205.00–215.00	209.92
1	—	450	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	155.00–172.50	163.48
1	—	350	162.50	162.50
2	—	415	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	198.00	198.00
1	—	530	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	192.50–195.00	194.51
2	—	473	194.00	194.00
2	—	513	190.00–195.00	192.51
1	—	770	154.00	154.00
3	—	437	210.00–212.00	210.99
3	—	390	210.00	210.00
4	—	608	178.00–185.00	179.76
2	—	720	162.00–172.00	167.03
2	—	333	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	195.00	195.00
1	—	285	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	215.00	215.00
3	—	408	242.50	242.50
1	—	825	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	220.00	220.00
1	—	560	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–750.00	670.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	102.00	102.00
6	—	1,718	119.00–127.00	121.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	92.00–104.00	99.92
1	—	1,435	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,543	83.00–88.50	86.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,211	92.00–104.50	97.48
2	—	1,195	84.50–86.00	85.23
2	—	1,183	114.00–118.00	115.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	110.00–115.00	113.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	86.50–89.50	88.05
2	—	1,080	67.00–69.00	67.93
5	—	1,149	72.50–84.00	78.57

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.