Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2025-01-22

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 22
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
28 head
89 vs last sale 117 28 vs year ago 56 · 50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
55 vs last sale 65 40 vs year ago 50 · 80.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
4 vs last sale 1 2 vs year ago 7 · 28.6%
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 for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $300.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 160.92 against this barn's trailing median of $460.92.
Average price
$300.00
1 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
13.30
vs TN average
40.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540300.001,6201thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
503479454430median 460.9203/2503/2504/0104/2204/22
Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.79, low $444.29, median $460.92 across 3 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 sale1 hd
300.00
TN average12 barns · 409 hd
313.30
−13.30
National average147 barns · 15,667 hd
340.94
−40.94
This barn, trailing median3 sales
460.92
−160.92
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
BullsHigh1,725173.502,9931thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,163141.251,6432thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,482139.492,0673thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average785110.008641thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,310106.501,3951thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,500$2,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,3751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1400–450423333.26/cwt320.00–342.501,4103
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300255430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0971
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7641
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473292.96/cwt272.50–315.001,3862
SteersSmall and Medium 1Full650–700670265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7761
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9561
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9871
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500455332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7741
Dairy SteersSmall 4600–650635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
Dairy SteersSmall 4550–600580167.50/cwt167.50–167.509721
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5002,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bulls1,725173.50/cwt173.50–173.502,9931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,482139.49/cwt135.50–148.002,0673
CowsLean 85-90%785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
CowsBoner 80-85%1,163141.25/cwt141.00–141.501,6432
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,310106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,3951

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.