Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2024-09-18

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 18
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
141 head
68 vs last sale 73 102 vs year ago 243 · 42.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
9 vs last sale 42 9 vs year ago 60 · 15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
1 vs last sale 3 8 vs year ago 12 · 66.7%
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, boning cows measuring 10.00 lower, with no comparisons available for breaker and lean cows and slaughter bulls, but a lower undertone was noted. Also 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 $215.90/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits 159.09 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.
Average price
$215.90
10 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,178
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
9.93
vs TN average
21.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545215.901,17810thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale10 hd
215.90
TN average13 barns · 733 hd
225.83
−9.93
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−21.11
This barn, trailing median11 sales
374.98
−159.09
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
BullsAverage1,943142.602,7717thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,438112.051,6119thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,121109.131,22317
CowsLean 85-90%Average960104.231,0013thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,370110.001,5071thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,580106.501,6831thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
BullsMedium and Large 1Full550–600555204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1322
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750716181.13/cwt175.00–188.001,2975
BullsSmall and Medium 1350–400360220.00/cwt220.00–220.007921
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530214.72/cwt209.00–235.001,1387
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450408259.85/cwt250.00–265.001,0603
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450438229.64/cwt226.00–237.001,0063
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550535218.83/cwt212.00–221.001,1716
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474219.86/cwt208.00–232.001,04216
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550500240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0951
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600561211.50/cwt210.00–212.001,1874
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565231.45/cwt217.50–239.001,3083
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700695190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3211
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628196.03/cwt189.00–203.001,2312
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333285.00/cwt285.00–285.009493
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373230.00/cwt230.00–230.008582
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
BullsHeavy Weight2,645135.00/cwt135.00–135.003,5711
Bulls1,826143.87/cwt135.00–150.502,6276
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438112.05/cwt104.50–120.001,6119
CowsLean 85-90%940108.35/cwt102.00–114.501,0182
CowsLean 85-90%1,00096.00/cwt96.00–96.009601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,121109.13/cwt100.00–120.501,22317
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,370110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5071
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,6831

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.