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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Aug 5

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Jun 3Aug 5Aug 26 →

Receipts

1,667 head

▲ 1,095 vs last sale 572▲ 14 vs year ago 1,653 · +0.8%

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 $170.20/cwt on 860 head.

Average price

$170.20

860 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	172.12	1,111	730
Medium and Large 2	590	159.45	940	130

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $170 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 sale860 hd

170.20

—

TN average12 barns · 3,411 hd

170.29

−0.08

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

Every lot

54 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	327	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	749	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	807	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	458	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	845	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	918	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	799	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	836	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	950	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	806	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	548	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	844	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	1,028	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	153.66/cwt	143.00–155.00	894	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	184.33/cwt	172.00–184.75	1,170	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	161.78/cwt	147.00–169.50	1,042	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	651	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,032	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	170.25/cwt	147.00–171.75	1,112	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	153.45/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,027	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	712	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,230	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	144.41/cwt	140.25–147.00	1,048	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	158.11/cwt	156.60–163.75	1,165	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	821	158.09/cwt	142.50–160.25	1,298	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	834	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,168	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	930	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,307	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	983	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,160	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,414	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	482	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	574	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	647	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	458	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	666	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	466	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	746	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	139.90/cwt	139.00–140.00	662	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	723	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	744	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	152.24/cwt	142.00–153.25	807	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	162.64/cwt	159.50–163.00	906	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	557	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	841	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	874	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	634	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	951	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	144.02/cwt	131.00–145.00	925	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	646	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	846	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	159.01/cwt	154.50–160.00	1,034	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	946	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	956	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	734	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	993	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,016	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	746	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,078	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	823	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	955	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,161	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,123	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 Aug 5, 2022

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

Receipts 1,667Last week 572Year ago 1,653

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	834	140.00	140.00
22	—	458	184.50	184.50
22	—	548	154.00	154.00
22	—	651	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	477	167.50	167.50
23	—	644	147.00–169.50	161.78
40	—	531	179.00	179.00
67	—	580	170.00	170.00
88	—	737	156.60–163.75	158.11
1	—	1,010	140.00	140.00
150	—	653	147.00–171.75	170.25
10	—	434	186.00	186.00
3	—	387	177.00	177.00
3	—	327	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	150.00	150.00
5	—	433	173.00	173.00
13	—	669	150.00–154.50	153.45
15	—	726	140.25–147.00	144.41
6	—	385	172.00	172.00
11	—	582	143.00–155.00	153.66
2	—	983	118.00	118.00
3	—	492	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	635	172.00–184.75	184.33
79	—	561	183.25	183.25
73	—	712	172.75	172.75
59	—	821	142.50–160.25	158.09
25	—	467	196.50	196.50
8	—	930	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	734	135.25	135.25
17	—	650	145.50	145.50
18	—	458	145.50	145.50
19	—	557	151.00	151.00
1	—	920	106.00	106.00
2	—	823	115.00–117.00	115.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	746	144.50	144.50
89	—	650	154.50–160.00	159.01
37	—	855	135.75	135.75
100	—	557	159.50–163.00	162.64
6	—	634	150.00	150.00
31	—	466	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	582	150.25	150.25
85	—	642	131.00–145.00	144.02
55	—	530	142.00–153.25	152.24
27	—	481	150.25	150.25
18	—	659	145.00	145.00
14	—	739	137.50	137.50
14	—	430	150.50	150.50
10	—	379	151.50	151.50
2	—	1,030	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	139.00–140.00	139.90
13	—	360	134.00	134.00
2	—	418	139.00	139.00
5	—	646	131.00	131.00
6	—	515	144.50	144.50

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.