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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Mar 10

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

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Receipts

880 head

▲ 531 vs last sale 349▲ 221 vs year ago 659 · +33.5%

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 classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.33/cwt on 417 head.

Average price

$208.33

417 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$10.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	209.54	1,298	367
Medium and Large 2	536	199.47	1,069	50

One grade step is worth $10.08/cwt here — about $229 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 sale417 hd

208.33

—

TN average10 barns · 1,453 hd

213.69

−5.35

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 2	368	210.95/cwt	210.00–215.00	776	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	825	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	901	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	201.78/cwt	200.00–207.50	890	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,088	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	211.68/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,003	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	977	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,118	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	549	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,087	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,260	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,050	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,148	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,119	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,370	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	192.77/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,234	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	644	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,236	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,192	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	659	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,404	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	708	180.88/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,281	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,392	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	778	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,323	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,374	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	835	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	946	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,556	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,337	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	196.36/cwt	185.00–199.50	723	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	651	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	818	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	205.93/cwt	200.50–207.00	964	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	476	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	881	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	190.74/cwt	177.00–192.50	921	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	185.19/cwt	183.50–185.50	976	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	546	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	988	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	553	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,001	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	186.25/cwt	186.25–186.25	1,039	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	984	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,024	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	182.76/cwt	170.00–183.50	1,181	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	179.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,171	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,109	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,099	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	728	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,041	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,254	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	840	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,100	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	940	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,250	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	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 Mar 10, 2023

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

Receipts 880Last week 349Year ago 659

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	185.00	185.00
9	—	546	181.00	181.00
5	—	553	181.00	181.00
4	—	728	143.00	143.00
4	—	655	170.00	170.00
1	—	840	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	586	168.00	168.00
8	—	642	159.50	159.50
8	—	435	188.00	188.00
3	—	723	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
1	—	695	159.50	159.50
13	—	527	183.50–185.50	185.19
17	—	483	177.00–192.50	190.74
14	—	368	185.00–199.50	196.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	152.50	152.50
4	—	383	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	143.00	143.00
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
1	—	315	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	654	170.00–180.00	179.08
3	—	940	133.00	133.00
92	—	558	186.25	186.25
37	—	468	200.50–207.00	205.93
89	—	646	170.00–183.50	182.76
49	—	768	163.25	163.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	640	183.00–196.00	192.77
2	—	825	166.00–167.00	166.50
1	—	1,105	121.00	121.00
1	—	765	171.00	171.00
12	—	474	208.00–212.00	211.68
11	—	530	211.00	211.00
9	—	574	200.00	200.00
9	—	433	208.00	208.00
4	—	720	175.00	175.00
4	—	380	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	200.00–207.50	201.78
5	—	368	210.00–215.00	210.95
2	—	525	186.00	186.00
1	—	655	182.00	182.00
1	—	615	182.00	182.00
1	—	560	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	460	220.00	220.00
8	—	549	198.00	198.00
7	—	644	192.00	192.00
3	—	778	170.00	170.00
2	—	708	170.00–192.00	180.88
1	—	835	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	555	227.00	227.00
81	—	659	213.00	213.00
70	—	763	182.50	182.50
46	—	467	233.00	233.00
12	—	640	214.00	214.00
9	—	946	164.50	164.50

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.