Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2021-10-06

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 6
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
170 head
10 vs last sale 180 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
16 vs last sale 106 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
6 vs last sale 17 11 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, breaker and boning slaughter cows gauging 1.00 higher, with lean cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for heifers and a lower undertone noted for bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.08/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$119.08
58 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$3.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.98
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556119.4166453
Medium and Large 2-3410116.004761thin
Small and Medium 1-2345115.503984thin
One grade step is worth $3.91/cwt here — about $265 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 sale58 hd
119.08
TN average10 barns · 1,497 hd
125.06
−5.98
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
BullsAverage1,46986.271,2687thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21362.6076015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44761.5489016
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12656.796398thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,30576.009921thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2Full575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295121.00/cwt121.00–121.003573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2529123.16/cwt122.00–126.0065211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805106.50/cwt102.00–111.008572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345121.00/cwt121.00–121.004171
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2270117.50/cwt117.50–117.503172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616120.00/cwt120.00–120.007396
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added670113.00/cwt113.00–113.007572
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410116.00/cwt116.00–116.004761
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2390108.00/cwt108.00–108.004211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713130.00/cwt130.00–130.009272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,03094.00/cwt94.00–94.009682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485144.08/cwt141.00–145.506993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673130.66/cwt130.00–132.008793
SteersMedium and Large 1-2588140.00/cwt140.00–140.008232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2895122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525136.63/cwt131.00–140.007173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2436130.00/cwt130.00–130.005674
BullsMedium and Large 1-2387157.00/cwt157.00–157.006083
BullsMedium and Large 1-2835101.00/cwt101.00–101.008431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670113.48/cwt112.00–115.007602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715107.00/cwt107.00–107.007651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy456149.00/cwt149.00–149.006794
Dairy HeifersSelect1,30576.00/cwt76.00–76.009921
CowsLean 85-90%1,12656.79/cwt51.00–60.506398
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44761.54/cwt57.00–66.5089016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07368.76/cwt68.50–69.007382
Bulls1,71591.98/cwt89.50–94.001,5774
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23561.65/cwt59.00–65.5076113
BullsLight Weight1,14278.66/cwt78.00–79.508983
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2750720.00/cwt700.00–740.005,4002
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2650700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,8001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825825.00/cwt800.00–850.006,8062
BullsMedium and Large 1-290092.00/cwt92.00–92.008281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475132.00/cwt132.00–132.006272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2532127.69/cwt121.00–133.006798
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490122.00/cwt122.00–122.005981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full385113.00/cwt113.00–113.004351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418130.60/cwt125.00–135.005468
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375133.00/cwt133.00–133.004991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2633118.94/cwt116.00–122.007532
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2435119.00/cwt119.00–119.005181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575122.34/cwt118.00–128.007034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,13885.00/cwt85.00–85.009672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566121.76/cwt121.00–122.006894
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2450119.00/cwt119.00–119.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full480119.00/cwt119.00–119.005711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480124.18/cwt121.00–126.005967

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.