Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2022-08-31

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 31
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
29 vs last sale 158 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
66 vs last sale 133 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 2.00 to 8.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 6.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.99/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$141.99
40 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$40
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$19.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.94
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2461143.3366135
Medium and Large 2-3352138.654883thin
Small and Medium 1-2568123.507012thin
One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale40 hd
141.99
TN average11 barns · 2,155 hd
153.92
−11.94
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
BullsHigh1,791110.851,98510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14586.3298916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32486.321,1435thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06778.498377thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2275152.50/cwt152.50–152.504191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650138.00/cwt138.00–138.008971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2553148.25/cwt148.00–149.008204
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473168.17/cwt164.00–180.007955
SteersMedium and Large 1-2553177.00/cwt177.00–177.009793
Dairy SteersSmall 484095.00/cwt95.00–95.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437133.58/cwt130.00–143.005847
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,133124.03/cwt120.00–128.001,4052
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,085129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added738159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,1773
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400201.00/cwt201.00–201.008041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520143.66/cwt138.00–151.007477
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3388137.98/cwt137.00–139.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220147.50/cwt147.50–147.503251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345171.00/cwt171.00–171.005901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360160.97/cwt160.00–162.005792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy480156.00/cwt156.00–156.007493
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2495127.00/cwt127.00–127.006291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568126.78/cwt124.00–133.007204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470144.03/cwt136.00–149.006777
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368191.34/cwt185.00–197.507044
BullsMedium and Large 1-2329194.32/cwt194.00–195.006393
BullsMedium and Large 1-2418184.45/cwt174.00–190.007713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2740129.00/cwt129.00–129.009551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285221.00/cwt221.00–221.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy428151.00/cwt151.00–151.006462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15093.01/cwt91.50–96.001,0703
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14484.78/cwt79.50–90.0097013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32486.32/cwt80.00–90.001,1435
CowsLean 85-90%1,14880.24/cwt75.50–84.009214
CowsLean 85-90%1,00087.50/cwt87.50–87.508751
Bulls1,797119.36/cwt119.00–120.002,1453
Bulls1,788107.21/cwt103.50–114.001,9177
CowsLean 85-90%93870.50/cwt70.50–70.506612

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.