Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2021-09-15

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 15
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
193 head
46 vs last sale 239 12 vs year ago 205 · 5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
22 vs last sale 78 52 vs year ago 108 · 48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
45 vs last sale 54 8 vs year ago 17 · 47.1%
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 weighing under 600 lbs. mostly steady overall with those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Regarding slaughter classes- boning and lean cows holding mostly steady overall with breaker cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.17/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$129.17
50 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.16
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499129.1764450
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale50 hd
129.17
TN average9 barns · 1,957 hd
130.33
−1.16
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
BullsAverage1,71591.211,5645thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25068.028506thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55266.571,03319
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05562.916645thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2661122.01/cwt116.00–126.008066
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523146.84/cwt142.00–150.007684
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full805118.00/cwt118.00–118.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524131.40/cwt122.00–135.006896
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476129.38/cwt127.00–133.006165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576123.44/cwt119.00–128.007114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2495144.00/cwt144.00–144.007131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740124.00/cwt124.00–124.009181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760124.00/cwt124.00–124.009421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2668129.50/cwt129.00–130.008652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2584153.26/cwt149.00–159.008954
Dairy SteersLarge 453090.00/cwt90.00–90.004771
Dairy SteersLarge 4245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Dairy SteersLarge 380086.00/cwt86.00–86.006881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610145.31/cwt141.00–153.008863
SteersMedium and Large 1-2810124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735109.47/cwt105.00–114.008052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440145.13/cwt136.00–149.006395
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620128.75/cwt125.00–132.007984
BullsSmall and Medium 1-275097.00/cwt97.00–97.007281
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382137.14/cwt131.00–143.005249
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427135.63/cwt129.00–139.0057910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628122.00/cwt122.00–122.007662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718111.51/cwt111.00–112.008012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578133.29/cwt131.00–135.007703
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375153.83/cwt150.00–160.005775
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy535114.00/cwt114.00–114.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2307132.01/cwt131.00–134.004053
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340159.00/cwt159.00–159.005411
BullsMedium and Large 1-287592.00/cwt92.00–92.008051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526140.84/cwt130.00–144.0074112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473146.40/cwt140.00–153.006922
BullsMedium and Large 1-291582.50/cwt82.50–82.507551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2653120.51/cwt118.00–123.007872
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900910.00/cwt910.00–910.008,1901
Bulls2,08896.65/cwt95.50–97.502,0183
BullsLight Weight1,15583.06/cwt81.50–84.509592
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25068.02/cwt64.00–70.508506
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55266.57/cwt62.50–69.501,03319
CowsLean 85-90%1,05562.91/cwt58.00–65.506645

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.