Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2023-01-04

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 4
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
71 head
15 vs last sale 56 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
20 vs last sale 113 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
1 vs last sale 3 2 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, breaker and boning cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall with lean cows and slaughter bulls sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but it was noted that feeder cattle offerings were predominantly poor quality and therefore in light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.70/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$137.70
10 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
19.47
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481140.006749thin
Medium and Large 2-3410117.004801thin
One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about $194 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 sale10 hd
137.70
TN average8 barns · 2,422 hd
157.17
−19.47
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
BullsAverage1,469111.901,6438thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20279.3595433
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50178.291,17516
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08770.8677010

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,1251thin

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 1-2Full440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2430149.00/cwt149.00–149.006411
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2475138.00/cwt138.00–138.006561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420156.00/cwt156.00–156.006551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525146.00/cwt146.00–146.007672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2640127.00/cwt127.00–127.008131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410117.00/cwt117.00–117.004801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added485166.00/cwt166.00–166.008051
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,15083.00/cwt83.00–83.009551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350146.00/cwt146.00–146.005111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435164.00/cwt164.00–164.007131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535131.50/cwt127.00–136.007042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290142.00/cwt142.00–142.004121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
BullsLight Weight1,130101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1411
Bulls1,336108.76/cwt108.00–110.001,4534
Bulls1,758119.72/cwt114.00–124.002,1053
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18277.32/cwt72.50–82.5091424
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25489.00/cwt84.50–99.001,1167
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26069.97/cwt69.50–70.508822
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39070.00/cwt70.00–70.009731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70093.50/cwt93.50–93.501,5901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49577.80/cwt73.50–82.501,16314
CowsLean 85-90%1,08770.86/cwt66.50–76.0077010

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.