Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2024-07-31

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 31
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
60 head
72 vs last sale 132 33 vs year ago 93 · 35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
43 vs last sale 90 39 vs year ago 86 · 45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
7 vs last sale 5 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%
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, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.63/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits 139.35 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.
Average price
$235.63
11 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,318
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.22
vs TN average
22.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562237.201,33210thin
Medium and Large 2540220.001,1881thin
One grade step is worth $17.19/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales
434398362327median 374.9801/0701/2103/2507/0808/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.81, low $340.56, median $374.98 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale11 hd
235.63
TN average14 barns · 847 hd
251.85
−16.22
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
−22.83
This barn, trailing median11 sales
374.98
−139.35
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
BullsAverage1,995159.523,1823thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202131.651,58310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,456130.351,89815
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,118119.451,3367thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,7701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,6401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,9632thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,5501thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,285142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,770.00/head1,770.00–1,770.001,7701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,640.00/head1,640.00–1,640.001,6401
CowsLean 85-90%1,094121.86/cwt115.00–129.001,3336
CowsLean 85-90%1,265105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468129.52/cwt121.00–136.001,90114
Bulls1,995159.52/cwt155.00–165.003,1823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223130.06/cwt123.00–134.001,5918
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508256.02/cwt252.00–260.001,3012
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5861
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700685228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5621
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600589231.19/cwt231.00–232.001,3625
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600595251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4931
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430257.59/cwt255.00–260.001,1082
CowsBoner 80-85%1,120138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5462
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550534243.20/cwt241.00–244.001,2995
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320265.00/cwt265.00–265.008481
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6091
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423275.44/cwt272.50–277.001,1653
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285292.50/cwt292.50–292.508344
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,962.50/head1,900.00–2,025.001,9632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.