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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Mar 12

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Feb 26Mar 12Apr 9 →

Receipts

763 head

▼ 244 vs last sale 1,007▼ 62 vs year ago 825 · −7.5%

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 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 $123.82/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$123.82

376 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$23.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.01

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	339	146.13	495	12thin
Medium and Large 1	615	123.13	757	330
Medium and Large 2	521	122.67	638	34

One grade step is worth $23.47/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale376 hd

123.82

—

TN average11 barns · 3,736 hd

127.83

−4.01

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	362	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	583	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	634	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	149.12/cwt	144.00–150.00	629	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.50	633	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	707	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	559	134.73/cwt	130.00–135.50	753	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	860	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	140.41/cwt	133.00–142.00	807	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	641	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	901	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	813	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	867	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	916	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	781	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	998	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	936	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,034	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	106.69/cwt	103.50–113.00	1,049	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,142	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	225	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	329	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	323	144.80/cwt	140.00–148.00	468	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	361	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	500	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	129.07/cwt	126.00–130.50	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	128.72/cwt	126.00–129.50	548	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	464	129.77/cwt	126.00–130.50	602	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	636	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	604	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	121.07/cwt	120.00–121.25	644	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	756	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	564	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	108.42/cwt	106.00–116.00	617	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	119.32/cwt	114.00–120.25	684	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	121.65/cwt	119.00–122.00	794	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	668	108.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	725	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	759	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	873	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	799	3

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 12, 2021

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

Receipts 763Last week 1,007Year ago 825

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	533	145.00	145.00
3	—	983	103.50–113.00	106.69
3	—	384	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,098	104.00	104.00
27	—	575	133.00–142.00	140.41
7	—	422	144.00–150.00	149.12
6	—	471	150.00	150.00
12	—	742	123.50	123.50
24	—	657	132.00	132.00
7	—	643	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
5	—	467	135.00–136.50	135.60
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
2	—	580	124.00	124.00
2	—	548	131.00	131.00
2	—	425	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	461	160.00	160.00
7	—	936	110.50	110.50
51	—	561	153.25	153.25
68	—	641	140.50	140.50
65	—	781	127.75	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	90.00	90.00
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
1	—	515	134.00	134.00
7	—	559	130.00–135.50	134.73
3	—	625	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	464	126.00–130.50	129.77
7	—	668	105.00–110.00	108.53
2	—	225	146.00	146.00
1	—	735	103.00	103.00
4	—	564	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	653	119.00–122.00	121.65
66	—	759	115.00	115.00
3	—	540	129.00	129.00
28	—	468	136.00	136.00
58	—	564	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	424	126.00–130.50	129.07
4	—	569	106.00–116.00	108.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	573	114.00–120.25	119.32
15	—	655	110.00	110.00
8	—	373	134.00	134.00
7	—	479	126.00	126.00
3	—	828	96.50	96.50
3	—	760	103.00	103.00
2	—	608	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	103.00	103.00
9	—	426	126.00–129.50	128.72
21	—	532	120.00–121.25	121.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	140.00–148.00	144.80
5	—	361	148.00	148.00

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.