Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2023-07-19

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 19
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
20 vs last sale 130 666 vs year ago 776 · 85.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
12 vs last sale 60 211 vs year ago 259 · 81.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 12 77 vs year ago 83 · 92.8%
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 reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.98/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$207.98
17 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
10.11
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2441207.9891617thin
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 sale17 hd
207.98
TN average13 barns · 2,508 hd
218.08
−10.11
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
BullsAverage1,855131.222,4344thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,438102.751,4788thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14899.181,13914
CowsLean 85-90%Average98788.9887811

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)933$9673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$8701thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2323212.48/cwt210.00–215.006862
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390205.00/cwt205.00–205.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy695204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428214.66/cwt214.00–215.009193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510199.95/cwt195.00–205.001,0202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full355189.00/cwt189.00–189.006711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460197.50/cwt190.00–205.009092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384221.55/cwt210.00–227.008515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added473240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1352
SteersMedium and Large 1-2557243.35/cwt240.00–250.001,3553
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2933966.67/head900.00–1,100.009673
Bulls1,425121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7241
CowsLean 85-90%1,00389.36/cwt86.00–93.008968
CowsBoner 80-85%95089.00/cwt89.00–89.008461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,318110.04/cwt109.00–111.001,4503
CowsLean 85-90%97082.47/cwt82.00–83.008002
Bulls1,998134.63/cwt134.00–135.002,6903
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed89599.00/cwt99.00–99.008861
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11796.94/cwt92.00–104.501,08310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458107.23/cwt106.00–108.501,5635
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,5931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40386.42/cwt85.00–88.501,2122

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.