Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2022-06-15

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 15
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
21 vs last sale 135 73 vs year ago 187 · 39.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
12 vs last sale 68 0 vs year ago 56 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
20 vs last sale 26 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
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

No comparisons available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for slaughter cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.28/cwt on 27 head.
Average price
$141.28
27 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$699
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.56
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499141.5670726
Medium and Large 2-3370134.004961thin
One grade step is worth $7.56/cwt here — about $211 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 sale27 hd
141.28
TN average9 barns · 1,412 hd
141.84
−0.56
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
BullsAverage1,745118.102,0613thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,248102.131,2755thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42188.751,26115
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06778.688403thin

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)1,025$9352thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,0903thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,0901thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710138.00/cwt138.00–138.009801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415149.00/cwt149.00–149.006181
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2318149.42/cwt148.00–152.004753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490153.51/cwt153.00–154.007522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325182.50/cwt182.50–182.505931
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2485138.00/cwt138.00–138.006691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573136.20/cwt135.00–140.007804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530154.49/cwt154.00–155.008192
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467157.38/cwt154.00–159.007353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added576160.00/cwt160.00–160.009224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427138.98/cwt138.00–140.005933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added504146.00/cwt146.00–146.007364
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535139.27/cwt139.00–140.007457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565154.00/cwt154.00–154.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385142.00/cwt142.00–142.005471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2355183.00/cwt183.00–183.006501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2855109.00/cwt109.00–109.009321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added544160.00/cwt160.00–160.008704
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490141.00/cwt141.00–141.006911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2584143.12/cwt142.50–144.008367
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,135.00/head1,090.00–1,180.001,1352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025935.00/head920.00–950.009352
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42188.75/cwt82.50–94.501,26115
Bulls1,745118.10/cwt109.00–125.002,0613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295104.91/cwt102.00–110.501,3594
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06091.00/cwt91.00–91.009651
CowsLean 85-90%1,06778.68/cwt77.50–80.008403

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.