Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2022-07-06

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 6
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
66 head
67 vs last sale 133 6 vs year ago 72 · 8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
22 vs last sale 80 25 vs year ago 83 · 30.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
1 vs last sale 10 4 vs year ago 15 · 26.7%
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 due to reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.38/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$127.38
16 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554128.4571113thin
Medium and Large 2-3452122.715543thin
One grade step is worth $5.75/cwt here — about $157 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 sale16 hd
127.38
TN average1 barns · 16 hd
127.38
+0.00
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
BullsHigh1,795118.392,12611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45493.801,3648thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20192.911,1168thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03478.178088thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,0601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,0403thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,0401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,0201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$7001thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1-2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full810109.00/cwt109.00–109.008831
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2455156.00/cwt156.00–156.007103
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570144.00/cwt144.00–144.008211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580129.00/cwt129.00–129.007482
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600144.00/cwt144.00–144.008642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670123.00/cwt123.00–123.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518129.78/cwt126.00–131.006725
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475122.06/cwt120.00–124.005802
SteersMedium and Large 2-3610134.00/cwt134.00–134.008171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420159.00/cwt159.00–159.006681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760124.38/cwt122.00–129.009453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full555124.00/cwt124.00–124.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Gaunt650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3405124.00/cwt124.00–124.005021
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430143.00/cwt143.00–143.006151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3493137.01/cwt135.00–139.006752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,040.00/head1,030.00–1,060.001,0403
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2900700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28001,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Bulls1,728129.53/cwt125.00–134.002,2383
Bulls1,370105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4391
Bulls1,885115.53/cwt107.00–118.502,1787
CowsLean 85-90%1,03478.17/cwt74.00–83.508088
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20192.91/cwt90.00–97.501,1168
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45493.80/cwt92.00–96.001,3648

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.