Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2022-01-05

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 5
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
87 head
24 vs last sale 63 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
93 vs last sale 180 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
7 vs last sale 10 3 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 measuring 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.36/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$126.36
20 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
14.41
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513126.3664820
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 sale20 hd
126.36
TN average7 barns · 1,524 hd
140.77
−14.41
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
BullsHigh1,66495.811,5943thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37165.3489510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47863.0893223
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17258.716888thin
Dairy HeifersStandardAverage1,80563.501,1461thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,41164.7991413

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1-2800101.00/cwt101.00–101.008081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2645114.00/cwt114.00–114.007351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430148.00/cwt148.00–148.006361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523135.02/cwt130.00–140.007062
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495141.00/cwt141.00–141.006981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2745112.00/cwt112.00–112.008341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655116.00/cwt116.00–116.007601
Dairy SteersLarge 345592.50/cwt92.50–92.504211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006893
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580132.00/cwt132.00–132.007661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2388134.00/cwt134.00–134.005202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2773125.06/cwt121.00–129.009672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765104.00/cwt104.00–104.007961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2603119.69/cwt115.00–124.007223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2416134.74/cwt134.00–135.005614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471129.31/cwt124.00–134.006097
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710104.00/cwt104.00–104.007381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515136.47/cwt133.00–140.007032
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2950900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,5501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47863.08/cwt59.00–67.5093223
CowsLean 85-90%1,16957.53/cwt52.50–62.006737
CowsLean 85-90%1,19067.00/cwt67.00–67.007971
Bulls1,625100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6251
Bulls1,68393.72/cwt90.00–96.501,5772
CowsBoner 80-85%1,58280.50/cwt80.50–80.501,2741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34763.65/cwt61.50–65.508579
Dairy HeifersStandard1,80563.50/cwt63.50–63.501,1461
Dairy SteersStandard1,41164.79/cwt64.00–70.0091413

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.