Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2023-02-01

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 1
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
94 head
61 vs last sale 155 132 vs year ago 226 · 58.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
9 vs last sale 48 2 vs year ago 59 · 3.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
4 vs last sale 3 7 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 and bulls sharply higher, with strong demand noted. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.37/cwt on 23 head.
Average price
$178.37
23 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,000
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.53
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561178.371,00023
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 sale23 hd
178.37
TN average10 barns · 1,432 hd
177.84
+0.53
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
BullsAverage1,648116.391,9184thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,416101.461,43716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14099.321,13212
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02582.348449thin

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)900$6701thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710127.76/cwt124.00–129.009074
BullsMedium and Large 1-2514157.83/cwt149.00–169.008116
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670112.00/cwt112.00–112.007501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575166.61/cwt159.00–172.009584
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531158.00/cwt158.00–158.008395
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623157.00/cwt157.00–157.009782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added531189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0044
SteersMedium and Large 1-2305217.00/cwt217.00–217.006621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added576184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0604
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570145.11/cwt142.00–148.008272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525173.48/cwt173.00–174.009112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added425204.00/cwt204.00–204.008671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added493192.00/cwt192.00–192.009472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1321
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665129.00/cwt129.00–129.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added480159.00/cwt159.00–159.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630130.32/cwt129.00–131.008213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added555153.00/cwt153.00–153.008491
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2900670.00/head670.00–670.006701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,118101.73/cwt93.00–111.001,1376
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,423103.30/cwt95.00–110.001,47012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,7931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36288.11/cwt84.00–91.001,2003
CowsLean 85-90%1,03783.26/cwt79.00–89.008638
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08388.07/cwt83.00–91.509544
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320114.56/cwt113.00–116.001,5122
Bulls1,648116.39/cwt110.00–120.001,9184
CowsLean 85-90%92575.00/cwt75.00–75.006941

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.