Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2024-08-07

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 7
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
20 vs last sale 60 63 vs year ago 143 · 44.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
12 vs last sale 47 8 vs year ago 67 · 11.9%
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, breaker cows measuring 11.00 t0 13.00 higher, with boning cows 7.00 to 8.00 higher, lean cows 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted due, in part, to recent ongoing downturn in the futures market.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $225.69/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits 177.24 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.
Average price
$225.69
4 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,224
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
15.68
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543225.691,2244thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales
448411374337median 402.9201/2102/1805/0607/1508/19
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.51, low $351.44, median $402.92 across 7 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 sale4 hd
225.69
TN average15 barns · 324 hd
241.36
−15.68
This barn, trailing median7 sales
402.92
−177.24
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
BullsAverage1,559162.042,5277thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,439143.032,05812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,220139.301,7009thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low957123.671,1848thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,600129.852,0782thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,194122.701,4656thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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%1,650152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,5081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,422143.83/cwt132.00–149.002,04510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,395126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7581
CowsBoner 80-85%1,123148.76/cwt147.00–151.001,6712
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%845105.00/cwt105.00–105.008871
CowsLean 85-90%918107.95/cwt104.00–111.009912
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663213.76/cwt210.00–215.001,4174
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428244.39/cwt230.00–260.001,0462
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550535227.58/cwt218.00–245.001,2183
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650627217.87/cwt211.00–224.001,3665
Dairy SteersSmall 4300–350320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700672207.51/cwt199.00–213.001,3943
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265235.00/cwt235.00–235.006231
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370257.50/cwt250.00–265.009532
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800768189.42/cwt186.00–190.001,4557
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528212.98/cwt209.00–217.001,1252
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750745182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3561
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500490235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1521
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2431
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3931
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250245247.50/cwt247.50–247.506061
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450400273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750730195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4241
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375293.82/cwt292.50–295.001,1022
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500458268.52/cwt265.00–272.001,2302
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3351
BullsLight Weight1,055149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5721
CowsLean 85-90%904123.87/cwt119.00–129.001,1204
CowsBoner 80-85%1,345124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6681
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,600129.85/cwt128.00–132.002,0782
SteersLarge 11000–10501,000170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7002
HeifersLarge 1850–900873178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5542
Bulls1,685165.32/cwt158.00–170.002,7864
Bulls1,410148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,0871
Bulls1,710176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,0101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232138.70/cwt130.00–142.001,7096
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,264126.24/cwt120.00–129.001,5965
CowsLean 85-90%1,103139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5332

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.