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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Sep 22

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Sep 8Sep 22Oct 6 →

Receipts

820 head

▲ 686 vs last sale 134▲ 251 vs year ago 569 · +44.1%

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 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 $239.88/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$239.88

413 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$2.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.27

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	240.39	1,600	317
Medium and Large 2	569	238.19	1,354	96

One grade step is worth $2.20/cwt here — about $246 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 sale413 hd

239.88

—

TN average13 barns · 2,160 hd

245.15

−5.27

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	789	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	907	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,077	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,076	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	445	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,108	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,234	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	470	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,203	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,171	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	520	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	1,255	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,166	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,273	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	562	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	1,356	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,430	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	216.14/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,251	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	236.25/cwt	236.25–236.25	1,370	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	638	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	1,501	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,476	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	1,531	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	237.21/cwt	227.00–237.75	1,547	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	253.16/cwt	240.00–255.25	1,656	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	719	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,632	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	727	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	1,728	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	1,669	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	752	237.52/cwt	229.00–237.75	1,786	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,797	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	878	226.60/cwt	226.60–226.60	1,990	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	767	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	756	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	205.65/cwt	205.00–207.00	843	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	950	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	471	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,159	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,078	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	487	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,096	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	211.90/cwt	200.00–213.50	1,115	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,183	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,295	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	564	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,269	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	1,281	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	639	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,395	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	209.75/cwt	200.00–210.25	1,344	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,187	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,499	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	680	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	731	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,553	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	199.79/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,464	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,591	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	784	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,705	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	858	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,767	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	928	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,800	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,607	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 22, 2023

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

Receipts 820Last week 134Year ago 569

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	580	236.25	236.25
4	—	644	237.75	237.75
4	—	378	240.00	240.00
40	—	652	227.00–237.75	237.21
1	—	335	231.00	231.00
13	—	741	225.25	225.25
2	—	813	221.00	221.00
1	—	1,045	199.00	199.00
27	—	531	239.75	239.75
11	—	482	243.00	243.00
4	—	443	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	719	227.00	227.00
3	—	520	241.25	241.25
20	—	562	241.25	241.25
26	—	638	235.25	235.25
1	—	445	249.00	249.00
1	—	815	215.00	215.00
18	—	470	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	227.50	227.50
7	—	639	231.00	231.00
3	—	340	232.00	232.00
3	—	470	231.00	231.00
4	—	579	214.00–223.00	216.14
3	—	523	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	752	229.00–237.75	237.52
5	—	727	237.75	237.75
1	—	405	266.00	266.00
24	—	563	254.00	254.00
7	—	464	266.00	266.00
48	—	878	226.60	226.60
60	—	654	240.00–255.25	253.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	200.00–213.50	211.90
4	—	365	207.00	207.00
3	—	410	205.00–207.00	205.65
1	—	555	205.00	205.00
3	—	645	184.00	184.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	641	200.00–210.25	209.75
23	—	579	221.25	221.25
17	—	534	221.50	221.50
4	—	422	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,020	157.50	157.50
14	—	479	225.00	225.00
4	—	733	196.00–201.00	199.79
5	—	362	212.00	212.00
1	—	785	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	487	225.00	225.00
3	—	840	180.00	180.00
8	—	731	212.50	212.50
9	—	564	225.00	225.00
2	—	680	218.25	218.25
12	—	639	218.25	218.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	246.00	246.00
4	—	858	206.00	206.00
1	—	735	216.50	216.50
6	—	928	194.00	194.00
66	—	653	229.50	229.50
65	—	784	217.50	217.50
33	—	557	232.50	232.50

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.