Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2022-06-01

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 1
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
126 head
11 vs last sale 137 8 vs year ago 118 · +6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
21 vs last sale 98 30 vs year ago 47 · +63.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
13 vs last sale 26 8 vs year ago 5 · +160.0%
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, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 8.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for 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 $140.17/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$140.17
17 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$14.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.20
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484142.7469014thin
Small and Medium 1-2463128.175943thin
One grade step is worth $14.57/cwt here — about $96 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 sale17 hd
140.17
TN average7 barns · 1,292 hd
146.37
−6.20
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
BullsAverage1,688116.231,9624thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48785.771,2759thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22782.701,01511
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08175.2281315
Dairy HeifersStandardAverage1,36593.001,2691thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,0501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$1,5501thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-2Full510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2235177.50/cwt177.50–177.504171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320178.00/cwt178.00–178.005701
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430162.31/cwt157.00–168.006982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2489160.78/cwt160.00–164.007865
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615148.00/cwt148.00–148.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added625164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375186.00/cwt186.00–186.006981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310144.00/cwt144.00–144.004461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540151.50/cwt151.00–152.008182
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2390157.50/cwt157.50–157.506141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1151
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,04586.00/cwt86.00–86.008993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435179.00/cwt179.00–179.007792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2488181.42/cwt169.00–184.508855
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585142.00/cwt142.00–142.008311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2462148.03/cwt140.00–153.006847
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625127.55/cwt126.00–129.007972
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added570138.00/cwt138.00–138.007871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378170.02/cwt167.50–172.506432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2340132.50/cwt132.50–132.504511
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39894.25/cwt93.50–95.001,3182
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18980.13/cwt76.00–85.509539
Bulls1,688116.23/cwt109.00–121.501,9624
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed96585.00/cwt85.00–85.008201
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49384.55/cwt82.00–87.501,2628
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43595.50/cwt95.50–95.501,3701
CowsLean 85-90%1,08974.52/cwt70.00–79.5081214
Dairy HeifersStandard1,36593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2691

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.