Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2024-01-10

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 10
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
64 head
35 vs last sale 99 52 vs year ago 116 · 44.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
29 vs last sale 94 55 vs year ago 120 · 45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
12 vs last sale 13 12 vs year ago 13 · 92.3%
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, regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower with boning and lean cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.28/cwt on 19 head.
Average price
$209.28
19 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$974
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$496
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.90
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3258215.005553thin
Medium and Large 1-2505208.211,05116thin
One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about −$496 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 sale19 hd
209.28
TN average12 barns · 1,958 hd
214.18
−4.90
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
BullsAverage1,612121.611,9605thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32697.641,29520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57993.731,48014
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13383.2994312

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)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,0751thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1-2Fleshy703172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
Dairy HeifersLarge 3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Dairy HeifersSmall 4365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added554210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1634
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added258215.00/cwt215.00–215.005553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2491212.32/cwt212.00–214.001,0426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518198.73/cwt195.00–202.501,0292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0071
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
BullsLight Weight1,055107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1291
Bulls1,730123.01/cwt117.00–128.002,1283
Bulls1,815132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,3961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06583.00/cwt83.00–83.008841
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57993.73/cwt90.00–97.001,48014
CowsLean 85-90%1,16283.86/cwt80.00–90.0097411
CowsLean 85-90%81077.00/cwt77.00–77.006241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34795.06/cwt86.50–99.001,28013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,325105.67/cwt101.00–116.001,4006

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.