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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 19

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 130▼ 666 vs year ago 776 · −85.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 60▼ 211 vs year ago 259 · −81.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 77 vs year ago 83 · −92.8%

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

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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 $207.98/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$207.98

17 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

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	441	207.98	916	17thin

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 sale17 hd

207.98

—

TN average13 barns · 2,508 hd

218.08

−10.11

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	1,855	131.22	2,434	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	102.75	1,478	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	99.18	1,139	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	88.98	878	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$967	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$870	1thin

Every lot

33 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 1-2	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,135	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	243.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,355	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,345	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	355	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	221.55/cwt	210.00–227.00	851	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	214.66/cwt	214.00–215.00	919	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	197.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	909	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	199.95/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,020	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,112	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	695	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,418	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	134.63/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,690	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	895	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	886	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	846	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	82.47/cwt	82.00–83.00	800	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	89.36/cwt	86.00–93.00	896	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	96.94/cwt	92.00–104.50	1,083	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	110.04/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,450	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	86.42/cwt	85.00–88.50	1,212	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,593	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	107.23/cwt	106.00–108.50	1,563	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	966.67/head	900.00–1,100.00	967	3

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 Jul 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 130Year ago 776

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 60Year ago 259

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 83

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	240.00	240.00
1	—	425	235.00	235.00
1	—	620	217.00	217.00
3	—	557	240.00–250.00	243.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	210.00–215.00	212.48
3	—	428	214.00–215.00	214.66
2	—	510	195.00–205.00	199.95
2	—	460	190.00–205.00	197.50
5	—	384	210.00–227.00	221.55
1	—	650	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	210.00	210.00
1	—	515	215.00	215.00
1	—	655	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	205.00	205.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	933	900.00–1,100.00	966.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,998	134.00–135.00	134.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,003	86.00–93.00	89.36
2	—	970	82.00–83.00	82.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,318	109.00–111.00	110.04
10	—	1,117	92.00–104.50	96.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	106.00–108.50	107.23
1	—	1,410	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,403	85.00–88.50	86.42

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.