Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2024-01-24

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 24
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
56 head
8 vs last sale 64 99 vs year ago 155 · 63.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
15 vs last sale 65 2 vs year ago 48 · +4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
6 vs last sale 1 4 vs year ago 3 · +133.3%
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

No comparisons available as sale for last week was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $211.89/cwt on 14 head.
Average price
$211.89
14 head · 744 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$455
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$67.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
29.40
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2428270.001,1562thin
Medium and Large 1-2797202.211,61112thin
One grade step is worth $67.79/cwt here — about −$455 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 sale14 hd
211.89
TN average5 barns · 753 hd
241.30
−29.40
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
BullsAverage1,258115.041,4474thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,177109.351,28714
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,695107.461,82115
CowsLean 85-90%Average97390.358794thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$9401thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,0251thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2591
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2Value Added428270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1562
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added786205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added853191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added910186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy630172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0871
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2615194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
BullsLight Weight1,057114.72/cwt111.00–118.001,2133
Bulls1,860116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,1581
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173120.88/cwt118.00–125.001,4184
CowsBoner 80-85%83595.00/cwt95.00–95.007931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216105.82/cwt98.00–110.001,2879
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,738116.56/cwt115.00–118.002,0262
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,688106.06/cwt100.00–110.001,79013
CowsLean 85-90%97390.35/cwt89.00–92.008794

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.