Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2022-12-07

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 7
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
60 head
36 vs last sale 96 87 vs year ago 147 · 59.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
20 vs last sale 59 13 vs year ago 26 · +50.0%
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, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with no comparisons for 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 $127.29/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$127.29
17 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$11
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$17.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
19.31
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538129.4669613thin
Medium and Large 2-3408129.005262thin
Small and Medium 1-2615111.506862thin
One grade step is worth $17.96/cwt here — about $11 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 sale17 hd
127.29
TN average11 barns · 2,802 hd
146.61
−19.31
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
BullsAverage1,970101.021,9904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22365.768045thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55064.831,0056thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01357.215804thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,54270.811,0923thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 1-2533136.71/cwt130.00–144.007293
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2317155.00/cwt155.00–155.004913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2460144.00/cwt144.00–144.006622
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2498134.00/cwt134.00–134.006672
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415143.00/cwt143.00–143.005931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575139.00/cwt139.00–139.007991
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2405121.00/cwt121.00–121.004901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530141.00/cwt141.00–141.007471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640144.00/cwt144.00–144.009221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2598150.00/cwt150.00–150.008972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470159.00/cwt159.00–159.007473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364133.33/cwt130.00–135.004853
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578129.51/cwt129.00–130.007492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2605127.00/cwt127.00–127.007682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445134.00/cwt134.00–134.005961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600154.00/cwt154.00–154.009241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added783134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2350139.00/cwt139.00–139.004871
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2825102.00/cwt102.00–102.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2698122.00/cwt122.00–122.008523
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3408129.00/cwt129.00–129.005262
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22365.76/cwt62.50–73.008045
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55064.83/cwt62.00–69.501,0056
CowsLean 85-90%1,01357.21/cwt53.00–62.005804
Bulls1,970101.02/cwt96.00–105.001,9904
Dairy SteersStandard1,54270.81/cwt66.50–78.001,0923

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.