Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2021-04-07

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 7
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
143 head
24 vs last sale 119 3 vs year ago 140 · +2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
45 vs last sale 44 19 vs year ago 70 · +27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
4 vs last sale 14 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%
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 for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week. Also, no comparisons available for slaughter cows and bulls due to limited comparable receipts from last week, but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.36/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 62.52 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.
Average price
$145.36
49 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$252
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$9.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.49
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2337154.005183thin
Medium and Large 2-3333153.005092thin
Medium and Large 1-2533144.4277044
One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about −$252 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 sale49 hd
145.36
TN average10 barns · 994 hd
141.87
+3.49
This barn, trailing median2 sales
207.88
−62.52
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
BullsHigh1,86397.021,8074thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26374.6094225
CowsLean 85-90%High92765.2060416
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42563.8991115
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,78085.501,5221thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2795131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425159.88/cwt155.00–165.006792
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy318200.00/cwt200.00–200.006362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370140.87/cwt136.00–145.005214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850101.00/cwt101.00–101.008591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660123.00/cwt123.00–123.008121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525155.37/cwt152.00–159.008162
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2605136.00/cwt136.00–136.008231
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
BullsMedium and Large 1-290587.00/cwt87.00–87.007871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370183.04/cwt180.00–186.006772
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2340157.00/cwt157.00–157.005341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy745129.00/cwt129.00–129.009611
Bulls1,825104.79/cwt104.00–105.501,9122
Bulls1,50596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4451
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29074.00/cwt74.00–74.009551
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45963.80/cwt60.00–71.5093113
SteersChoice and Prime1,78085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,5221
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
BullsHeavy Weight2,29582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,8931
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2800850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,8001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2800750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2983775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,6183
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3800800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4001
CowsLean 85-90%86069.43/cwt68.50–70.505972
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,12555.00/cwt55.00–55.006191
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed85579.99/cwt69.00–90.006842
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25870.94/cwt64.50–75.0089216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667127.06/cwt123.00–131.008475
CowsLean 85-90%95062.03/cwt57.00–67.5058912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700111.00/cwt111.00–111.007771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621127.59/cwt120.00–130.007926
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,05087.00/cwt87.00–87.009141
Dairy SteersLarge 3-458798.00/cwt98.00–98.005753
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390131.00/cwt131.00–131.005111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27181.11/cwt77.50–89.501,0319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425132.93/cwt130.00–136.005652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575137.64/cwt129.00–142.007914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2531140.68/cwt130.00–146.007478
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415141.00/cwt141.00–141.005851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669119.76/cwt117.00–121.008014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465135.78/cwt130.00–140.006314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2443169.97/cwt164.00–176.007532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755108.00/cwt108.00–108.008151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371165.89/cwt159.00–175.006154
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2511128.51/cwt124.00–133.006574
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2564122.94/cwt118.00–128.006935
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2980104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2758122.00/cwt122.00–122.009252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474152.19/cwt146.00–159.007218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600119.50/cwt119.00–120.007172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567139.57/cwt135.00–149.007913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485169.00/cwt169.00–169.008201

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.