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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 24

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jan 10Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 64▼ 99 vs year ago 155 · −63.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 65▲ 2 vs year ago 48 · +4.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 1▲ 4 vs year ago 3 · +133.3%

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

No comparisons available as sale for last week was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $211.89/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$211.89

14 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$455

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

$67.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.40

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	428	270.00	1,156	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	797	202.21	1,611	12thin

One grade step is worth $67.79/cwt here — about −$455 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 sale14 hd

211.89

—

TN average5 barns · 753 hd

241.30

−29.40

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	1,258	115.04	1,447	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	109.35	1,287	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	107.46	1,821	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	90.35	879	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$940	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,025	1thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2Value Added	428	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,156	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,259	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,611	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	853	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,629	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,693	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	615	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,193	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,087	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,183	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,235	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,057	114.72/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,213	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,158	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	90.35/cwt	89.00–92.00	879	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	120.88/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,418	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	105.82/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,287	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	106.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,790	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,738	116.56/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,026	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 64Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 65Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 3

No comparisons available as sale for last week was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	786	205.00	205.00
2	—	853	191.00	191.00
2	—	910	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	225.00	225.00
1	—	610	202.50	202.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	111.00–118.00	114.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	118.00–125.00	120.88
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
9	—	1,216	98.00–110.00	105.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	115.00–118.00	116.56
13	—	1,688	100.00–110.00	106.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	89.00–92.00	90.35

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.