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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Oct 20

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Oct 6Oct 20Nov 10 →

Receipts

772 head

▲ 551 vs last sale 221▼ 17 vs year ago 789 · −2.2%

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 $231.80/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$231.80

378 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.47

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	234.02	1,550	308
Medium and Large 2	577	222.01	1,280	70

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $270 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 sale378 hd

231.80

—

TN average12 barns · 1,413 hd

238.27

−6.47

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	886	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	243.01/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,047	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	996	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	228.77/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,064	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	469	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,229	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,169	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,065	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,238	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,245	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	256.18/cwt	237.50–257.25	1,437	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	568	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,309	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	231.50/cwt	229.50–232.50	1,329	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,171	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	610	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,357	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,296	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	648	239.51/cwt	215.00–243.75	1,552	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	653	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,453	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	222.26/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,465	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,377	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,476	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	742	232.10/cwt	232.10–232.10	1,722	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	748	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	1,644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	863	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,782	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	876	217.25/cwt	217.25–217.25	1,903	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,071	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	202.58/cwt	173.50–207.00	877	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	796	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,056	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	459	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	982	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	183.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	978	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	171.26/cwt	165.00–181.00	892	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	197.25/cwt	197.25–197.25	1,045	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	534	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	988	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	568	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,153	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	192.10/cwt	182.00–195.25	1,103	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,034	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	181.06/cwt	175.50–185.10	1,142	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	636	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,285	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	649	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,416	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	185.10/cwt	185.10–185.10	1,231	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	718	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,278	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,363	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	767	210.35/cwt	210.35–210.35	1,613	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	770	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	975	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	936	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 Oct 20, 2023

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

Receipts 772Last week 221Year ago 789

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	736	200.50	200.50
3	—	377	235.00	235.00
2	—	1,138	182.00	182.00
1	—	840	195.00	195.00
5	—	431	231.00–246.00	243.01
25	—	659	205.00–223.00	222.26
11	—	477	245.00	245.00
4	—	632	205.00	205.00
18	—	574	229.50–232.50	231.50
16	—	530	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	203.00	203.00
3	—	433	230.00	230.00
4	—	383	216.00	216.00
3	—	517	206.00	206.00
1	—	710	182.00	182.00
1	—	685	201.00	201.00
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
12	—	465	227.00–230.00	228.77
1	—	345	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	742	232.10	232.10
10	—	469	262.00	262.00
36	—	876	217.25	217.25
67	—	648	215.00–243.75	239.51
37	—	561	237.50–257.25	256.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	222.50	222.50
18	—	653	222.50	222.50
14	—	568	230.50	230.50
2	—	863	206.50	206.50
1	—	540	230.50	230.50
5	—	748	219.75	219.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	165.00–181.00	171.26
3	—	342	177.00	177.00
4	—	579	178.50	178.50
5	—	436	182.50	182.50
4	—	470	180.00–185.00	183.74
5	—	363	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,040	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	735	185.50	185.50
7	—	483	202.50	202.50
5	—	366	173.50	173.50
1	—	345	173.50	173.50
21	—	574	182.00–195.25	192.10
12	—	665	185.10	185.10
1	—	905	171.00	171.00
24	—	530	197.25	197.25
7	—	433	173.50–207.00	202.58
12	—	631	175.50–185.10	181.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	185.00	185.00
6	—	636	202.00	202.00
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	178.00	178.00
2	—	718	178.00	178.00
7	—	459	214.00	214.00
9	—	568	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	649	218.25	218.25
41	—	767	210.35	210.35
20	—	458	230.50	230.50
1	—	975	176.00	176.00
44	—	560	225.00	225.00

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.