Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2020-01-10

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Jan 10

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Nov 8Jan 10Feb 28 →

Receipts

817 head

▲ 289 vs last sale 528▲ 817 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026 Graded Holstein Steer SaleFri Oct 9, 2026 Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.48/cwt on 397 head.

Average price

$116.48

397 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$3.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.71

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	117.09	694	324
Medium and Large 2	455	113.75	518	73

One grade step is worth $3.34/cwt here — about $176 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 sale397 hd

116.48

—

TN average12 barns · 3,710 hd

122.18

−5.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

57 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	132.67/cwt	132.00–134.00	454	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	539	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	553	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	146.82/cwt	145.00–147.00	639	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	460	136.05/cwt	133.00–137.00	626	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	614	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	679	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	484	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	711	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	693	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	134.32/cwt	129.00–135.50	708	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	548	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	737	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	766	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	832	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	864	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	118.33/cwt	118.00–119.00	890	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	769	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,000	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	986	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	945	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	963	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	953	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	116.82/cwt	116.00–118.00	393	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	430	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	120.89/cwt	117.00–122.00	452	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	114.67/cwt	112.00–115.00	497	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	118.38/cwt	118.00–118.50	539	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	591	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	486	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	119.10/cwt	117.00–120.00	573	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	113.94/cwt	112.00–114.00	600	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	108.83/cwt	104.00–110.00	587	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	680	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	110.02/cwt	109.00–111.00	619	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	113.44/cwt	107.00–114.50	656	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	110.84/cwt	108.00–112.00	710	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	780	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	776	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	877	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	2

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 Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Sweetwater, TN

Fri Jan 10, 2020

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Receipts 817Last week 528Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	105.00–108.00	106.50
1	—	795	89.00	89.00
9	—	433	112.00–115.00	114.67
10	—	336	116.00–118.00	116.82
14	—	364	118.00	118.00
1	—	720	86.00	86.00
5	—	476	102.00	102.00
5	—	539	104.00–110.00	108.83
6	—	563	109.00–111.00	110.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	122.50	122.50
3	—	735	107.00	107.00
2	—	940	75.00	75.00
2	—	760	102.00	102.00
1	—	835	98.00	98.00
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
31	—	641	108.00–112.00	110.84
33	—	527	112.00–114.00	113.94
18	—	374	117.00–122.00	120.89
19	—	578	107.00–114.50	113.44
23	—	481	117.00–120.00	119.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
17	—	455	118.00–118.50	118.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	776	113.00	113.00
55	—	562	121.00	121.00
72	—	653	119.50	119.50
15	—	473	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	141.00	141.00
4	—	738	120.00	120.00
20	—	578	132.50	132.50
15	—	527	129.00–135.50	134.32
14	—	483	140.50	140.50
11	—	435	145.00–147.00	146.82
6	—	633	131.50	131.50
3	—	752	118.00–119.00	118.33
2	—	888	111.00	111.00
14	—	657	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	131.00	131.00
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
1	—	360	134.00	134.00
3	—	523	132.50	132.50
3	—	422	131.00	131.00
3	—	342	132.00–134.00	132.67
2	—	758	96.00	96.00
1	—	945	99.00	99.00
1	—	610	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	99.00	99.00
7	—	484	147.00	147.00
40	—	558	140.00	140.00
63	—	769	130.00	130.00
76	—	655	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
3	—	620	122.00	122.00
6	—	548	134.50	134.50
9	—	460	133.00–137.00	136.05

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.