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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Nov 10

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Oct 20Nov 10Jan 5 →

Receipts

692 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 772▲ 26 vs year ago 666 · +3.9%

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

Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 746 lbs., $219.25, medium flesh, mostly black.

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 $213.86/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$213.86

362 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$24.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.57

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	216.20	1,470	327
Medium and Large 2	570	192.04	1,095	35

One grade step is worth $24.16/cwt here — about $376 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 sale362 hd

213.86

—

TN average11 barns · 1,916 hd

240.43

−26.57

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

Every lot

49 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	204.71/cwt	200.00–209.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	205.46/cwt	190.00–209.00	773	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	983	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	443	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,019	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	463	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	982	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,030	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,111	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	229.60/cwt	215.00–230.50	1,304	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,214	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,068	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	210.36/cwt	210.00–210.50	1,351	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,372	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	659	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,478	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	191.56/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,395	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	728	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,238	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	746	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	1,636	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,454	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	884	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,883	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,787	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	349	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	558	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	646	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	745	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	162.04/cwt	160.00–164.00	745	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	466	190.15/cwt	180.00–195.00	886	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	468	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	795	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	846	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	159.35/cwt	153.00–160.00	841	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	553	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	915	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,158	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	921	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	968	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	162.17/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,018	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	642	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,091	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	651	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,126	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	656	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,282	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	159.63/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,063	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,085	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,092	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,244	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	935	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	953	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,534	2

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 Nov 10, 2023

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

Receipts 692Last week 772Year ago 666

Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 746 lbs., $219.25, medium flesh, mostly black.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	145.00	145.00
4	—	666	150.00–163.00	159.63
5	—	748	145.00	145.00
8	—	438	170.00	170.00
10	—	369	175.00	175.00
10	—	572	161.00	161.00
21	—	528	153.00–160.00	159.35
16	—	628	150.00–163.00	162.17
14	—	482	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	166.00	166.00
8	—	553	165.50	165.50
5	—	651	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	180.00–195.00	190.15
51	—	768	162.00	162.00
36	—	562	206.00	206.00
1	—	935	156.00	156.00
2	—	953	161.00	161.00
43	—	656	195.50	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	590	164.00	164.00
2	—	513	165.00	165.00
2	—	460	160.00–164.00	162.04
5	—	349	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	884	213.00	213.00
52	—	659	224.25	224.25
34	—	568	215.00–230.50	229.60
70	—	746	219.25	219.25
6	—	443	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	640	180.00	180.00
3	—	728	170.00	170.00
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
4	—	463	212.00	212.00
12	—	553	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	227.50	227.50
14	—	529	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,045	171.00	171.00
11	—	479	215.00	215.00
2	—	808	180.00	180.00
14	—	728	189.00–192.00	191.56
35	—	642	210.00–210.50	210.36
6	—	655	209.50	209.50
5	—	376	190.00–209.00	205.46
22	—	578	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	182.00	182.00
2	—	470	185.00	185.00
1	—	440	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,015	165.00	165.00
2	—	368	200.00–209.00	204.71

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.