Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2021-05-19

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, May 19
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
33 vs last sale 125 6 vs year ago 152 · +3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
4 vs last sale 66 25 vs year ago 87 · 28.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
4 vs last sale 30 20 vs year ago 6 · +333.3%
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 remaining mostly steady overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for feeder heifers and slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.66/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 68.22 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.
Average price
$139.66
35 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$31
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.45
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2450140.0663034
Medium and Large 2-3525126.006621thin
One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale35 hd
139.66
TN average9 barns · 1,152 hd
132.20
+7.45
This barn, trailing median2 sales
207.88
−68.22
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
BullsHigh1,71097.501,6677thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11469.7777721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41264.149067thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94362.825936thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585115.00/cwt114.00–116.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425128.46/cwt125.00–133.005464
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2325129.00/cwt129.00–129.004191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820101.95/cwt100.00–104.008362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2269139.30/cwt138.00–140.003756
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476138.76/cwt130.00–142.006606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378129.48/cwt129.00–130.004892
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38465.33/cwt60.00–71.009046
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17678.62/cwt74.50–82.509254
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521132.42/cwt130.00–134.006905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2321151.03/cwt149.00–156.004854
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,01088.00/cwt88.00–88.008891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2273160.97/cwt158.00–162.004394
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369146.90/cwt140.00–153.005428
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2208142.50/cwt142.50–142.502962
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58057.00/cwt57.00–57.009011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09967.69/cwt63.50–72.5074417
Bulls1,710103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,7611
Bulls1,71096.58/cwt94.00–100.001,6526
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2900740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,6601
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350940.00/cwt900.00–980.0012,6902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315133.00/cwt133.00–133.004191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2234164.41/cwt164.00–165.003855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523122.44/cwt119.00–128.006406
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,08591.00/cwt91.00–91.009871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525126.00/cwt126.00–126.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465125.94/cwt124.00–128.005862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630134.18/cwt130.00–141.008454
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740125.00/cwt125.00–125.009251
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,015101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0251
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed94582.00/cwt82.00–82.007751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615119.00/cwt119.00–119.007321
BullsMedium and Large 1-282099.00/cwt99.00–99.008121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677128.98/cwt128.00–130.008733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-289095.00/cwt95.00–95.008461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565126.95/cwt125.00–129.007172
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2957.50/cwt890.00–1,025.002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2860.00/cwt860.00–860.001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428144.36/cwt143.00–148.006186
CowsLean 85-90%94358.99/cwt56.50–60.505565

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.