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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Sep 10

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Aug 27Sep 10Oct 8 →

Receipts

252 head

▼ 316 vs last sale 568▼ 164 vs year ago 416 · −39.4%

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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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All cattle included in this- the Southeast Pride SelectVac Sale- follow a strict protocol of weaning, double-vaccinating and deworming using all-Zoetis products.

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 $148.09/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$148.09

160 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$262

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	156.50	814	2thin
Medium and Large 1	727	147.98	1,076	158

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about −$262 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 sale160 hd

148.09

—

TN average7 barns · 728 hd

147.56

+0.53

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

Every lot

12 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	873	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,026	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	140.85/cwt	140.85–140.85	1,138	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,182	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	653	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	925	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	932	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	969	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 Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Sweetwater, TN

Fri Sep 10, 2021

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

Receipts 252Last week 568Year ago 416

All cattle included in this- the Southeast Pride SelectVac Sale- follow a strict protocol of weaning, double-vaccinating and deworming using all-Zoetis products.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	102.00	102.00
5	—	843	110.50	110.50
7	—	462	141.25	141.25
26	—	561	140.00	140.00
46	—	679	136.25	136.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	931	127.00	127.00
11	—	537	162.50	162.50
63	—	808	140.85	140.85
76	—	666	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
1	—	580	143.00	143.00

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.