Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2020-06-03

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 3
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
49 head
103 vs last sale 152 142 vs year ago 191 · 74.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
35 vs last sale 87 61 vs year ago 113 · 54.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
5 vs last sale 6 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereGraded Holstein Steer SaleFri Aug 14, 2026Graded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Aug 7, 2026Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available this week for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows remaining steady overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.91/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$143.91
17 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$6.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.48
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512144.2873916thin
Small and Medium 1-2450138.006211thin
One grade step is worth $6.28/cwt here — about $118 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 sale17 hd
143.91
TN average10 barns · 1,314 hd
141.42
+2.48
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27365.0982816
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45561.9190112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12157.786486thin

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475142.00/cwt142.00–142.006751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530133.00/cwt133.00–133.007051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29363.32/cwt59.50–67.0081911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575137.92/cwt134.00–142.007936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006121
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006211
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2940.00/cwt940.00–940.001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2398137.00/cwt137.00–137.005452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418132.56/cwt131.00–134.005542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535143.96/cwt140.00–148.007702
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17571.50/cwt71.50–71.508401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48061.04/cwt57.50–67.5090311
CowsLean 85-90%1,12157.78/cwt54.50–62.506486
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26356.64/cwt55.50–58.007152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31577.80/cwt74.00–82.501,0232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-291090.00/cwt90.00–90.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed650109.00/cwt109.00–109.007091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed77098.00/cwt98.00–98.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540121.00/cwt121.00–121.006532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added415158.00/cwt158.00–158.006561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007134
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed98576.00/cwt76.00–76.007491

How this sale compares

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.