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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Sep 9

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Aug 26Sep 9Sep 23 →

Receipts

187 head

▼ 262 vs last sale 449▼ 65 vs year ago 252 · −25.8%

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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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $175.49/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$175.49

129 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$12.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	716	176.27	1,261	121
Medium and Large 2	689	163.63	1,128	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.65/cwt here — about $133 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 sale129 hd

175.49

—

TN average9 barns · 956 hd

175.92

−0.43

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

Every lot

18 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	879	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,086	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	976	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	691	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,147	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	169.59/cwt	166.75–172.00	1,309	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,346	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,314	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,440	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	770	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	912	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,084	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,088	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 9, 2022

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

Receipts 187Last week 449Year ago 252

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	158.00	158.00
7	—	461	167.00	167.00
14	—	556	164.00	164.00
27	—	684	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
1	—	735	148.00	148.00
3	—	563	149.50	149.50
1	—	350	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	166.00	166.00
1	—	870	151.00	151.00
2	—	595	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	685	180.00	180.00
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
3	—	429	205.00	205.00
5	—	923	156.00	156.00
9	—	554	196.00	196.00
11	—	772	166.75–172.00	169.59
27	—	823	163.50	163.50

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.