Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2022-02-09

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 9
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
141 head
85 vs last sale 226 121 vs year ago 262 · 46.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
10 vs last sale 59 123 vs year ago 192 · 64.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
11 vs last sale 0 9 vs year ago 20 · 45.0%
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, regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows and bulls 6.00 higher overall with boning and lean cows 2.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.44/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$138.44
44 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$11.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.65
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484139.5267640
Small and Medium 1-2403127.625144thin
One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $162 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 sale44 hd
138.44
TN average8 barns · 1,512 hd
145.08
−6.65
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
BullsAverage1,536107.741,6554thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49981.781,22617
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21875.8792410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10668.087538thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450139.00/cwt139.00–139.006261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy695106.00/cwt106.00–106.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy410155.00/cwt155.00–155.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy77096.00/cwt96.00–96.007391
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480147.99/cwt140.00–155.007107
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558132.49/cwt130.00–135.007392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325145.41/cwt139.00–151.004733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2508141.72/cwt136.00–148.507205
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379179.23/cwt178.00–182.006793
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added458194.00/cwt194.00–194.008892
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2420126.83/cwt120.00–130.005333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428141.49/cwt135.00–150.006066
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2890105.00/cwt105.00–105.009351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530169.00/cwt169.00–169.008962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630147.00/cwt147.00–147.009261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520156.49/cwt155.00–158.008142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added425183.00/cwt183.00–183.007782
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy313204.54/cwt200.00–209.006402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,045110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370148.38/cwt139.00–156.005498
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full630132.00/cwt132.00–132.008321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2890103.00/cwt103.00–103.009171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670129.38/cwt124.00–135.008672
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy330158.00/cwt158.00–158.005211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577150.10/cwt140.00–155.008663
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325171.46/cwt160.00–180.005573
BullsMedium and Large 2-3405144.00/cwt144.00–144.005832
BullsMedium and Large 1-281598.00/cwt98.00–98.007991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006962
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2325151.00/cwt151.00–151.004911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,152.50/cwt1,130.00–1,175.0014,4062
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2950775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,3631
Bulls1,390105.15/cwt99.50–110.501,4623
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39089.31/cwt88.50–90.001,2412
CowsLean 85-90%1,10668.08/cwt62.50–72.507538
Bulls1,975115.50/cwt115.50–115.502,2811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58073.50/cwt73.50–73.501,1611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50981.30/cwt75.50–86.501,22714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28269.49/cwt68.50–70.508913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17176.45/cwt73.50–79.508956
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30591.50/cwt91.50–91.501,1941

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.