Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2025-01-08

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 8
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
33 head
40 vs last sale 73 31 vs year ago 64 · 48.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
2 vs last sale 54 9 vs year ago 65 · 13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
13 vs last sale 5 17 vs year ago 1 · +1,700.0%
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

No market trends available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits 130.73 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.
Average price
$244.25
4 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,340
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1
$19.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
25.00
vs TN average
60.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553249.001,3783thin
Small and Medium 1535230.001,2311thin
One grade step is worth $19.00/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale4 hd
244.25
TN average14 barns · 681 hd
269.25
−25.00
National average163 barns · 22,771 hd
305.24
−60.99
This barn, trailing median11 sales
374.98
−130.73
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
BullsHigh2,110170.003,5871thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231132.201,62712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,461129.351,89013
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,012103.711,0503thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,727126.232,1805thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,243118.261,4705thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230118.001,4511thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,7083thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,1002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600555251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3932
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500465275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2791
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900865207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7951
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750745206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5351
HeifersSmall and Medium 1500–550535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2311
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
HeifersSmall and Medium 1450–500490237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1641
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600550245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3481
SteersSmall and Medium 1550–600560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
SteersSmall and Medium 1400–450445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550530290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5371
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,708.33/head1,500.00–1,900.001,7083
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0502,100.00/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bulls2,110170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,5871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,287140.64/cwt138.00–142.501,8103
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500126.21/cwt120.00–133.001,89310
CowsLean 85-90%1,012103.71/cwt100.00–109.001,0503
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212129.39/cwt120.00–134.001,5689
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,332139.83/cwt139.50–140.001,8633
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,243118.26/cwt112.50–123.001,4705
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,230118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,4511
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,727126.23/cwt116.50–135.002,1805

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.