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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 26

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 110▼ 60 vs year ago 174 · −34.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 48▼ 30 vs year ago 84 · −35.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%

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, breaker and lean cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with boning cows sharply higher. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for slaughter 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 $207.93/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 6 of 6 comparable sales and sits +23.96 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$207.93

25 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

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

$21.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	310	225.00	698	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	531	206.92	1,099	20
Small and Medium 1-2	423	203.33	861	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale25 hd

207.93

—

TN average9 barns · 928 hd

208.88

−0.95

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

+23.96

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	1,917	125.11	2,399	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	111.20	1,411	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	109.20	1,600	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	88.75	974	7thin

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)	1,125	$1,269	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$855	2thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,174	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	212.09/cwt	210.00–217.00	986	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,143	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	193.00/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,183	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	620	182.04/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,129	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	246.11/cwt	238.00–255.00	930	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	227.10/cwt	219.00–237.50	949	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	205.35/cwt	203.00–210.00	990	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	211.66/cwt	197.50–217.50	1,099	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,253	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,276	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,250	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,763	128.76/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,270	4
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,535	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	2,801	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	90.21/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,019	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	111.15/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,369	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,197	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,719	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	110.11/cwt	103.00–115.50	1,598	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,812	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	96.52/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,506	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,268.75/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,269	4

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 110Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 48Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 6Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
1	—	315	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	219.00–237.50	227.10
1	—	810	157.50	157.50
1	—	880	142.00	142.00
8	—	519	197.50–217.50	211.66
1	—	755	166.00	166.00
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
3	—	482	203.00–210.00	205.35
2	—	378	238.00–255.00	246.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	197.00	197.00
1	—	535	210.00	210.00
6	—	465	210.00–217.00	212.09
1	—	700	170.00	170.00
4	—	613	190.00–194.00	193.00
2	—	338	205.00	205.00
3	—	387	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	177.00–187.00	182.04
1	—	560	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	185.00	185.00
1	—	480	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	232.50	232.50

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	—	800	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,268.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,260.00	1,260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,535	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,763	128.00–129.00	128.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,232	104.00–116.00	111.15
1	—	1,260	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,438	119.00–120.00	119.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	94.00–99.00	96.52
16	—	1,451	103.00–115.50	110.11
1	—	1,510	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,130	84.00–96.00	90.21

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.