Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2023-10-20

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Oct 20
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073
Receipts
772 head
▲ 551 vs last sale 221▼ 17 vs year ago 789 · −2.2%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Sep 16, 2026Graded Holstein Steer SaleFri Sep 11, 2026Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $231.80/cwt on 378 head.
Average price
$231.80
378 head · 646 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,498
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.47
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1662234.021,550308
Medium and Large 2577222.011,28070
One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $270 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 sale378 hd
231.80
—
TN average12 barns · 1,413 hd
238.27
−6.47
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

59 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
SteersMedium and Large 1—736200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,4769
SteersMedium and Large 1—377235.00/cwt235.00–235.008863
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,138182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,0712
SteersMedium and Large 1—840195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6381
SteersMedium and Large 2—577203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1713
SteersMedium and Large 2—433230.00/cwt230.00–230.009963
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—742232.10/cwt232.10–232.101,72264
SteersMedium and Large 1—431243.01/cwt231.00–246.001,0475
SteersMedium and Large 1—659222.26/cwt205.00–223.001,46525
SteersMedium and Large 1—477245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,16911
SteersMedium and Large 1—632205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2964
SteersMedium and Large 2—383216.00/cwt216.00–216.008274
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—610222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3571
SteersMedium and Large 2—517206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0653
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—469262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,22910
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—876217.25/cwt217.25–217.251,90336
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—653222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,45318
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—648239.51/cwt215.00–243.751,55267
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—561256.18/cwt237.50–257.251,43737
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—568230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,30914
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—863206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,7822
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—540230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,2451
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—748219.75/cwt219.75–219.751,6445
HeifersMedium and Large 2—521171.26/cwt165.00–181.008925
HeifersMedium and Large 2—342177.00/cwt177.00–177.006053
HeifersMedium and Large 1—735185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,3638
HeifersMedium and Large 1—483202.50/cwt202.50–202.509787
HeifersMedium and Large 1—366173.50/cwt173.50–173.506355
HeifersMedium and Large 1—345173.50/cwt173.50–173.505991
HeifersMedium and Large 1—574192.10/cwt182.00–195.251,10321
HeifersMedium and Large 2—579178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,0344
HeifersMedium and Large 1—665185.10/cwt185.10–185.101,23112
HeifersMedium and Large 2—436182.50/cwt182.50–182.507965
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470183.74/cwt180.00–185.008644
HeifersMedium and Large 2—363177.00/cwt177.00–177.006435
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—534185.00/cwt185.00–185.009885
HeifersMedium and Large 2—1,04090.00/cwt90.00–90.009361
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—649218.25/cwt218.25–218.251,41678
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—767210.35/cwt210.35–210.351,61341
HeifersMedium and Large 1—905171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5481
HeifersMedium and Large 1—530197.25/cwt197.25–197.251,04524
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—636202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2856
HeifersMedium and Large 1—433202.58/cwt173.50–207.008777
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—770178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3711
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—718178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2782
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—459214.00/cwt214.00–214.009827
SteersMedium and Large 2—710182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 1—631181.06/cwt175.50–185.101,14212
SteersMedium and Large 1—574231.50/cwt229.50–232.501,32918
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—568203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1539
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—458230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,05620
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—975176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,7161
SteersMedium and Large 1—530233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,23816
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,26044
SteersMedium and Large 2—685201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3771
SteersMedium and Large 2—605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
SteersMedium and Large 2—465228.77/cwt227.00–230.001,06412
SteersMedium and Large 2—345235.00/cwt235.00–235.008111

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.