Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2023-09-08

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Sep 8
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073
Receipts
134 head
167 vs last sale 301 53 vs year ago 187 · 28.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026Graded Holstein Steer SaleFri Aug 14, 2026Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All cattle included in this- the Southeast Pride SelectVac Sale- follow a strict protocol of weaning, double-vaccinating, and deworming.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $252.11/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$252.11
74 head · 741 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,868
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$447
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.26
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1745252.441,88172
Medium and Large 2598240.001,4342thin
One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $447 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 sale74 hd
252.11
TN average9 barns · 643 hd
247.85
+4.26
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

11 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - 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 1825217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7901
HeifersMedium and Large 1544238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,29714
HeifersMedium and Large 1683233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,59141
HeifersMedium and Large 2480228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0941
SteersMedium and Large 1518256.46/cwt247.50–265.001,3282
SteersMedium and Large 1481283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,3614
SteersMedium and Large 1657260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,70814
SteersMedium and Large 1848244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,06923
SteersMedium and Large 1758251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,90329
SteersMedium and Large 2540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 2655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071

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.