Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2022-12-28

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 28
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
56 head
62 vs last sale 118 7 vs year ago 63 · 11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
63 vs last sale 50 67 vs year ago 180 · 37.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
6 vs last sale 9 7 vs year ago 10 · 70.0%
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

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.32/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$127.32
10 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
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 1-2550127.3270010thin
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 sale10 hd
127.32
TN average1 barns · 10 hd
127.32
+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
BullsHigh1,599101.581,62410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51074.151,12029
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26671.4790524
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06254.3757711

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)Aged (>8 yrs)850$5401thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2845104.00/cwt104.00–104.008791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690153.50/cwt152.00–155.001,0592
Dairy SteersLarge 3273125.00/cwt125.00–125.003412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680127.00/cwt127.00–127.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625124.00/cwt124.00–124.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562133.34/cwt132.00–136.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520125.09/cwt122.00–128.006502
Dairy SteersLarge 4218117.50/cwt117.50–117.502562
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added555157.00/cwt157.00–157.008711
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2850540.00/head540.00–540.005401
Bulls1,948111.49/cwt110.00–113.002,1722
Bulls1,51299.10/cwt93.00–104.001,4988
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22265.21/cwt64.00–66.007975
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27873.12/cwt68.00–78.5093419
CowsLean 85-90%1,07556.22/cwt53.00–61.006047
CowsLean 85-90%1,03951.13/cwt50.50–52.005314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51074.15/cwt67.50–79.001,12029

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.