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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 4

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 154▲ 113 vs year ago 86 · +131.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 78▼ 6 vs year ago 66 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 17▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +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, breaker and boning cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, with lean cows steady, and slaughter bulls sharply lower. 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $196.94/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 5 of 6 comparable sales and sits +12.97 against this barn's trailing median of $183.97.

Average price

$196.94

30 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$2.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

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	492	197.01	969	29
Medium and Large 2-3	440	195.00	858	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.01/cwt here — about $111 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 sale30 hd

196.94

—

TN average12 barns · 1,425 hd

198.59

−1.65

This barn, trailing median6 sales

183.97

+12.97

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	1,753	111.85	1,961	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	88.09	1,237	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	82.53	900	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	74.49	801	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	$1,088	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,012	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	228.05/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,174	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,263	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	218.53/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,464	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,636	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	211.15/cwt	205.00–223.00	870	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,004	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	193.39/cwt	185.00–205.00	919	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	197.98/cwt	182.00–206.00	1,057	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	172.16/cwt	164.00–195.00	1,009	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	176.63/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,109	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	223.18/cwt	210.00–235.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	215.03/cwt	212.50–220.00	714	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	230.89/cwt	220.00–250.00	845	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,135	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	953	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	176.70/cwt	167.50–181.00	1,007	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	166.89/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,036	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,198	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	749	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	712	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,753	111.85/cwt	110.50–115.00	1,961	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	572	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	82.53/cwt	77.50–88.50	900	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	76.07/cwt	72.50–79.50	843	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	88.23/cwt	82.00–97.50	1,223	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,617	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	76.73/cwt	76.00–77.50	1,166	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,087.50/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 154Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 78Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	230.00–240.00	234.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	212.50–220.00	215.03
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
4	—	570	167.50–181.00	176.70
1	—	675	177.50	177.50
2	—	275	210.00–235.00	223.18
2	—	423	207.50	207.50
2	—	495	185.00–200.00	192.50
5	—	366	220.00–250.00	230.89
7	—	621	150.00–170.00	166.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	205.00	205.00
1	—	875	187.00	187.00
1	—	450	260.00	260.00
5	—	670	215.00–224.00	218.53
2	—	555	225.00–230.00	227.52
4	—	426	237.50	237.50
4	—	515	220.00–231.00	228.05
1	—	625	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	749	95.00	95.00
5	—	595	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	169.00–184.00	176.63
3	—	475	185.00–205.00	193.39
3	—	534	182.00–206.00	197.98
5	—	586	164.00–195.00	172.16
3	—	412	205.00–223.00	211.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	216.00	216.00
1	—	550	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	800.00	800.00

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	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	110.50–115.00	111.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,090	77.50–88.50	82.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,386	82.00–97.50	88.23
1	—	1,490	108.50	108.50
2	—	1,520	76.00–77.50	76.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	72.50–79.50	76.07
1	—	880	65.00	65.00

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.