Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2021-05-12

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, May 12
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
19 vs last sale 106 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
4 vs last sale 62 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
2 vs last sale 28 30 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, feeder heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls also due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.43/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 82.45 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.
Average price
$125.43
34 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$146
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.05
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2445129.335763thin
Medium and Large 2-3498126.006272thin
Medium and Large 1-2577124.9972229
One grade step is worth $4.34/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale34 hd
125.43
TN average9 barns · 602 hd
126.48
−1.05
This barn, trailing median2 sales
207.88
−82.45
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
BullsAverage1,73390.171,5627thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21271.2486322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46464.879507thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01963.526479thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2765107.00/cwt107.00–107.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2390150.00/cwt149.00–151.005852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed85085.00/cwt85.00–85.007232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284085.00/cwt85.00–85.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2605107.00/cwt107.00–107.006471
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2475131.00/cwt131.00–131.006221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524117.24/cwt115.00–120.006144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added521145.00/cwt145.00–145.007556
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2305125.00/cwt125.00–125.003811
CowsLean 85-90%1,16570.00/cwt70.00–70.008161
CowsLean 85-90%1,00162.71/cwt57.50–67.006288
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46464.87/cwt59.00–70.009507
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17776.84/cwt75.50–78.509045
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22269.59/cwt63.50–73.5085017
BullsLight Weight1,24084.50/cwt84.50–84.501,0481
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2750630.00/cwt630.00–630.004,7251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2700600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200891.67/cwt875.00–900.0010,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3750750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3800750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200918.33/cwt880.00–975.0011,0203
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400950.00/cwt950.00–950.0013,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,008.33/cwt950.00–1,075.003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2328153.81/cwt149.00–161.005043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Gaunt580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,06078.00/cwt78.00–78.008271
BullsHeavy Weight2,25582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,8601
Bulls2,170102.50/cwt102.50–102.502,2241
Bulls1,61690.43/cwt85.00–93.501,4614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423141.28/cwt134.00–149.005982
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430153.00/cwt153.00–153.006581
SteersMedium and Large 2-3393143.00/cwt143.00–143.005622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2357127.99/cwt126.00–129.004573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-297079.00/cwt79.00–79.007661
BullsMedium and Large 2-3498126.00/cwt126.00–126.006272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2738104.49/cwt104.00–105.007712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465135.30/cwt134.00–138.006293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423123.77/cwt119.00–130.005246
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627120.96/cwt119.00–123.007583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469124.77/cwt122.00–130.005855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561117.24/cwt116.00–119.006584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325136.03/cwt130.00–142.504424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570124.99/cwt123.00–128.007123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533127.33/cwt125.00–129.006793
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,19587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 1-296580.00/cwt80.00–80.007721

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.