Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2021-04-28

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 28
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
16 vs last sale 185 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
7 vs last sale 63 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
1 vs last sale 10 9 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

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts from last week. No comparisons for feeder classes available due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.33/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 70.55 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.
Average price
$137.33
44 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 1-2
$5.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.54
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3340140.004761thin
Medium and Large 1-2485137.7766936
Small and Medium 1-2339134.714577thin
One grade step is worth $5.29/cwt here — about $19 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 sale44 hd
137.33
TN average8 barns · 924 hd
131.79
+5.54
This barn, trailing median2 sales
207.88
−70.55
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
BullsHigh1,81086.551,56717
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21763.8877816
CowsLean 85-90%Average81063.005102thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57958.0891716

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900830.00/cwt830.00–830.007,4701
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2750775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,8131
Bulls1,763103.13/cwt99.00–106.501,8182
BullsNatural1,58584.46/cwt83.00–87.501,3395
BullsReturn to Feed1,38091.53/cwt88.50–94.501,2632
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37572.72/cwt69.00–78.001,0003
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2510104.00/cwt104.00–104.005301
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2395132.50/cwt132.50–132.505232
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2268139.98/cwt127.50–149.003753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340152.42/cwt147.00–158.005182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007031
Bulls2,07082.46/cwt78.00–87.001,7078
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18161.84/cwt58.00–65.0073013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed420129.00/cwt129.00–129.005421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740118.00/cwt118.00–118.008731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-298098.00/cwt98.00–98.009601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278137.55/cwt133.00–142.503823
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2550108.00/cwt108.00–108.005941
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373131.45/cwt129.00–134.004904
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390164.00/cwt164.00–164.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310137.80/cwt131.00–140.004275
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428126.79/cwt123.00–132.005435
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569127.18/cwt125.00–131.007245
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2970.00/cwt970.00–970.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2980.00/cwt980.00–980.001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2783108.50/cwt108.00–109.008502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-270097.50/cwt95.00–100.006832
Dairy SteersLarge 351596.00/cwt96.00–96.004941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64859.49/cwt55.00–64.5098013
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed81063.00/cwt62.00–64.005102
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27851.97/cwt51.50–52.506643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-280098.00/cwt98.00–98.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650109.00/cwt109.00–109.007091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371151.88/cwt145.00–160.005635
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426145.11/cwt140.00–152.006186
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520133.95/cwt130.00–138.006973
BullsMedium and Large 1-2215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2643108.50/cwt108.00–109.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563118.21/cwt113.00–125.006663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523119.10/cwt115.00–127.006237
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610119.50/cwt119.00–120.007292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479143.19/cwt139.00–146.006865
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed585106.00/cwt106.00–106.006201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469127.97/cwt125.00–132.006004

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.