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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 10

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jan 3Jan 10Jan 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 99▼ 52 vs year ago 116 · −44.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 94▼ 55 vs year ago 120 · −45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 13▼ 12 vs year ago 13 · −92.3%

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, regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower with boning and lean cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.28/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$209.28

19 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$496

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.90

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	258	215.00	555	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	505	208.21	1,051	16thin

One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about −$496 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 sale19 hd

209.28

—

TN average12 barns · 1,958 hd

214.18

−4.90

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	1,612	121.61	1,960	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,326	97.64	1,295	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	93.73	1,480	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	83.29	943	12

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)	900	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

24 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	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	258	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	212.32/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,042	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	198.73/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,029	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,163	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	703	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,209	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 4	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,055	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	123.01/cwt	117.00–128.00	2,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,396	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	624	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	884	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	83.86/cwt	80.00–90.00	974	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	105.67/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,400	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	95.06/cwt	86.50–99.00	1,280	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	93.73/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,480	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 99Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 94Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 13Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	219.00	219.00
1	—	575	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	215.00	215.00
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
6	—	491	212.00–214.00	212.32
2	—	518	195.00–202.50	198.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,730	117.00–128.00	123.01
1	—	1,815	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	83.00	83.00
13	—	1,347	86.50–99.00	95.06
6	—	1,325	101.00–116.00	105.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,579	90.00–97.00	93.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,162	80.00–90.00	83.86
1	—	810	77.00	77.00

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.