Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2020-03-13

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Mar 13

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Feb 28Mar 13Apr 10 →

Receipts

825 head

▲ 509 vs last sale 316▲ 825 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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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.15/cwt on 439 head.

Average price

$131.15

439 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$2.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	133.23	723	50
Medium and Large 1	646	130.88	846	389

One grade step is worth $2.35/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale439 hd

131.15

—

TN average10 barns · 1,755 hd

135.93

−4.79

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

Every lot

51 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	151.69/cwt	151.00–152.00	502	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	496	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	552	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	132.28/cwt	130.50–134.00	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	625	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	449	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	687	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	452	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	723	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	453	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	135.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	634	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	638	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	718	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	808	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	644	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	744	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	128.10/cwt	128.10–128.10	838	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	914	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	110.58/cwt	109.00–111.00	848	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	827	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	910	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	847	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	923	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	785	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	876	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	387	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	430	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	119.85/cwt	115.00–120.50	506	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	435	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	469	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	585	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	117.36/cwt	111.00–118.00	557	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	601	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	641	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	559	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	640	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	110.81/cwt	109.00–111.00	636	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	646	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	623	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	686	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	758	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	720	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	709	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 Mar 13, 2020

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

Receipts 825Last week 316Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	105.00	105.00
2	—	525	137.50	137.50
2	—	408	130.50–134.00	132.28
6	—	467	130.00–139.00	135.76
2	—	380	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,030	85.00	85.00
14	—	524	137.00	137.00
13	—	474	134.50	134.50
11	—	641	126.00	126.00
9	—	381	145.00	145.00
7	—	431	145.00	145.00
6	—	331	151.00–152.00	151.69
14	—	767	109.00–111.00	110.58
4	—	882	95.00–97.00	96.01
1	—	665	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	153.00	153.00
2	—	453	153.00	153.00
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
21	—	565	137.00	137.00
7	—	644	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	827	110.00	110.00
41	—	535	160.00	160.00
34	—	452	160.00	160.00
75	—	654	128.10	128.10
67	—	743	123.00	123.00
22	—	585	136.00	136.00
6	—	923	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	106.00	106.00
4	—	345	109.00	109.00
2	—	583	94.00	94.00
1	—	460	97.00	97.00
12	—	646	96.50	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	115.00	115.00
3	—	753	85.00	85.00
2	—	985	72.00	72.00
1	—	945	72.00	72.00
1	—	850	78.00	78.00
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
12	—	537	112.00	112.00
11	—	475	111.00–118.00	117.36
10	—	574	109.00–111.00	110.81
8	—	422	115.00–120.50	119.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	758	95.00	95.00
33	—	469	124.75	124.75
70	—	653	105.00	105.00
63	—	553	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	114.50	114.50
4	—	435	115.50	115.50
2	—	475	109.00	109.00
1	—	500	115.50	115.50

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.