Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2022-06-22

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 22
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
133 head
19 vs last sale 114 14 vs year ago 119 · +11.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
24 vs last sale 56 34 vs year ago 46 · +73.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
4 vs last sale 6 8 vs year ago 2 · +400.0%
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, breaker cows gauging 6.00 to 7.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for boning and lean cows, slaughter bulls, and 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 $135.49/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$135.49
29 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
8.13
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481135.4965229
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 sale29 hd
135.49
TN average8 barns · 1,246 hd
143.63
−8.13
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
BullsHigh1,734119.852,0785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,169100.551,17512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41499.031,40023
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04980.9984912

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,2602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$9632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$7901thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)700$7201thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1-2Fancy473161.00/cwt161.00–161.007625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full710118.00/cwt118.00–118.008381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613129.88/cwt124.00–136.007962
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2540129.00/cwt129.00–129.006971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520149.00/cwt149.00–149.007751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565138.00/cwt138.00–138.007802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493138.73/cwt135.00–144.006844
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505139.00/cwt139.00–139.007021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715137.00/cwt137.00–137.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625141.44/cwt139.00–144.008842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377140.26/cwt135.00–142.005294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627125.02/cwt123.00–128.007843
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519133.36/cwt128.00–139.006927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424137.79/cwt131.00–141.005846
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315136.00/cwt136.00–136.004282
BullsMedium and Large 1-2775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2295134.00/cwt134.00–134.003951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382156.76/cwt150.00–159.005994
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474147.31/cwt140.00–155.006985
BullsMedium and Large 2-3745113.00/cwt113.00–113.008421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2445154.00/cwt154.00–154.006851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,260.00/head1,200.00–1,320.001,2602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050962.50/head825.00–1,100.009632
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2700720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bulls1,555125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9442
Bulls1,853116.41/cwt109.50–121.002,1573
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14093.24/cwt89.00–98.001,0636
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198107.87/cwt104.00–111.001,2926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,356106.57/cwt104.00–109.001,4458
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44595.01/cwt89.00–101.501,37315
CowsLean 85-90%1,03078.83/cwt74.00–82.508129
CowsLean 85-90%1,10587.48/cwt87.00–88.009673

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.