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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Sep 8

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Aug 25Sep 8Sep 22 →

Receipts

134 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 301▼ 53 vs year ago 187 · −28.3%

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.

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 $252.11/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$252.11

74 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	745	252.44	1,881	72
Medium and Large 2	598	240.00	1,434	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $447 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 sale74 hd

252.11

—

TN average9 barns · 643 hd

247.85

+4.26

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

Every lot

11 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,361	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	256.46/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,328	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,708	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,903	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,069	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,094	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,297	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,591	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,790	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 8, 2023

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

Receipts 134Last week 301Year ago 187

All cattle included in this- the Southeast Pride SelectVac Sale- follow a strict protocol of weaning, 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	—	825	217.00	217.00
14	—	544	238.50	238.50
41	—	683	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	247.50–265.00	256.46
4	—	481	283.00	283.00
14	—	657	260.00	260.00
23	—	848	244.00	244.00
29	—	758	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	250.00	250.00
1	—	655	230.00	230.00

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.