Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2022-09-21

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 21
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
86 head
130 vs last sale 216 68 vs year ago 154 · 44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
32 vs last sale 98 19 vs year ago 85 · 22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
4 vs last sale 4 3 vs year ago 11 · 27.3%
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 1.00 to 4.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. 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 $137.44/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$137.44
20 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$89
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.09
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2437140.1661317thin
Small and Medium 1-2580122.507112thin
Medium and Large 2-3580121.007021thin
One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about −$89 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 sale20 hd
137.44
TN average9 barns · 1,841 hd
149.53
−12.09
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
BullsAverage1,988107.002,1275thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12490.881,02113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36087.651,19217
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16177.278977thin

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)1,300$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$7754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)650$6401thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1-2553147.49/cwt145.00–150.008162
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2345177.00/cwt177.00–177.006111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2508149.40/cwt142.00–156.007593
BullsMedium and Large 1-2739128.67/cwt128.00–129.009513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added705149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2415165.00/cwt165.00–165.006851
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2525154.00/cwt154.00–154.008091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added695149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0361
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2335149.00/cwt149.00–149.004991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added290144.00/cwt144.00–144.004181
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3580121.00/cwt121.00–121.007021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320141.00/cwt141.00–141.004511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525132.00/cwt132.00–132.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475140.64/cwt138.00–142.006683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437141.68/cwt140.00–145.006193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2387143.75/cwt136.00–149.005565
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2535124.00/cwt124.00–124.006631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2815122.47/cwt120.00–125.009982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518135.51/cwt135.00–136.007022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560130.50/cwt130.00–131.007312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsSmall 1-2650640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred CowsSmall 1-2750775.00/head775.00–775.007754
BullsHeavy Weight2,465106.50/cwt106.50–106.502,6251
BullsLight Weight1,24096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,1971
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10799.83/cwt92.50–106.501,1055
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34985.22/cwt80.00–89.001,15013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39695.53/cwt92.00–97.501,3344
Bulls2,078110.66/cwt105.00–114.002,3003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13485.28/cwt79.00–88.509678
CowsLean 85-90%1,10877.15/cwt71.50–80.008556
CowsLean 85-90%1,48078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1541

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.