Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2023-07-26

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 26
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
4 vs last sale 110 60 vs year ago 174 · 34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
6 vs last sale 48 30 vs year ago 84 · 35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
9 vs last sale 6 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%
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 lean cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with boning cows sharply higher. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $207.93/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +0.06 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.
Average price
$207.93
25 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$163
per head · Large 1 over Small and Medium 1-2
$21.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.95
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1310225.006982thin
Medium and Large 1-2531206.921,09920
Small and Medium 1-2423203.338613thin
One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale25 hd
207.93
TN average9 barns · 928 hd
208.88
−0.95
This barn, trailing median2 sales
207.88
+0.06
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
BullsAverage1,917125.112,3995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,269111.201,41112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,466109.201,60019
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09888.759747thin

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)1,125$1,2694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,2601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,2601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)850$8552thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
BullsLarge 1310225.00/cwt225.00–225.006982
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2418227.10/cwt219.00–237.509493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2810157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2880142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1431
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1741
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480187.50/cwt187.50–187.509001
HeifersLarge 1580180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465212.09/cwt210.00–217.009866
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full620182.04/cwt177.00–187.001,1292
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613193.00/cwt190.00–194.001,1834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338205.00/cwt205.00–205.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2387210.00/cwt210.00–210.008133
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519211.66/cwt197.50–217.501,0998
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482205.35/cwt203.00–210.009903
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378246.11/cwt238.00–255.009302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0361
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2800750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29501,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,268.75/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29001,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
BullsHeavy Weight2,535110.50/cwt110.50–110.502,8011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232111.15/cwt104.00–116.001,3699
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56096.52/cwt94.00–99.001,5062
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,451110.11/cwt103.00–115.501,59816
CowsLean 85-90%90580.00/cwt80.00–80.007241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8121
Bulls1,763128.76/cwt128.00–129.002,2704
CowsLean 85-90%1,13090.21/cwt84.00–96.001,0196
CowsBoner 80-85%1,438119.51/cwt119.00–120.001,7192

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.